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Damage Reported As Severe Storms Move Through
NWS Receives Numerous Reports Of Funnel Clouds
POSTED: 8:45 pm EDT May 30,
2009
UPDATED: 10:44 pm EDT May 30,
2009
INDIANAPOLIS -- Severe thunderstorms dropped at least one possible tornado and prompted numerous reports of funnel clouds across portions of central Indiana Saturday evening.Tornado warnings were issued for two storms that formed north of Indianapolis at about 8 p.m.Track Storms: Interactive Radar | Send/View Storm Pics
Police reported a tornado on the ground near Lapel, about 13 miles west of Anderson just before 9:30 p.m., but no significant damage was reported.Tipton County authorities said that one person was trapped in a damaged building near the Hamilton County line, but that person got out safely. Information about the extent of the damage wasn't immediately available.Two storms prompted tornado warnings -- one in southern Hamilton and northern Marion counties and another in Tipton County. The storms moved southeast at about 35 mph and prompted additional warnings along their path.Trees and large limbs were downed near the Mt. Comfort exit along Interstate 70, and a 70 mph wind gust was reported as storms moved through Montgomery County.Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for several other counties to the northwest of Indianapolis as a line of storms began forming and pushing southeast.Additional warnings were issued south of Indianapolis as the storms headed that way.Trained spotters reported funnel clouds and wall clouds across Boone County just after 8 p.m., which prompted the first warnings of the evening. A funnel cloud had also been reported in Clinton County, the NWS said.Large hail reports were received from Lawrence, in Marion County, where hail up to 1.75 inches in diameter fell, along with additional large hail reports in Shelby, Fountain, Howard, Boone, Carroll, Hancock, Hendricks and White counties.Severe thunderstorm watches were posted for central and southern Indiana through the evening hours.Watch 6News and refresh this page for updates.
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