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Strong To Severe Storms Rake Indiana

Tornadoes, Hail, Strong Winds All Possible

POSTED: 9:38 am EDT May 30, 2008
UPDATED: 11:14 pm EDT May 30, 2008

Strong to severe thunderstorms packing strong, damaging winds and small hail, along with reports of funnel clouds and tornadoes, moved through portions of Indiana Friday evening.

Wind gusts of up to 70 mph were reported on the north side of Indianapolis, causing scattered power outages and wind damage.

Several residents of the Falcon Point apartment complex, on 38th Street near North Mitthoefer Road, were forced out of there homes because of damage. The roof of a home was blown into a road on Indianapolis' northeast side, according to storm spotters.

Several tornado warnings were issued for counties to the north and west of Indianapolis as three supercell thunderstorms hit parts of the area. The first storm tracked across portions of Tippecanoe, Clinton, Carroll and Howard counties. A storm spotter reported a possible tornado seven miles south of Delphi, in Carroll County.

Several reports of wall and funnel clouds came in from Howard County at about 8 p.m. Wind damage was also reported near Peru, in Miami County, with several trees downed.

A second storm tracked across portions of western Indiana, including Vermillion, Parke, Montgomery and Hendricks County, prompting more reports of wind damage and small hail.

A third storm, part of a ragged line of thunderstorms, moved across northern and central Marion County and into Henry County, prompting a tornado warning.

Duke Energy reported that as many as 10,000 homes lost power at some point during the storm, but power had been restored to most by late Friday.

Heavy rain caused flash flooding in numerous counties.

A tornado watch was posted through the evening hours, generally from Indianapolis to the northwestern part of the state. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for areas south and east of Indianapolis late Friday.

Isolated, but severe storms formed in the late afternoon in Illinois and marched into the northern half of Indiana. Those storms were among a ragged line expected to slide through the state during the overnight hours.

With ample moisture in place and strong winds in the upper atmosphere, any storms have the potential to pack large hail, strong winds and tornadoes -- some of which could be strong and long-lived.

The storms were expected to linger into the early-morning hours on Saturday before exiting the state.

Stay with Storm Team 6 and TheIndyChannel.com for the latest severe weather information.

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