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This car in northwestern Indianapolis was believed to have been one of many damaged by hail Friday. "It was coming down like rocks out of the sky," the car's owner said.

Large Hail, Strong Winds Pound Indiana

More Storms Possible This Weekend

UPDATED: 6:57 pm EDT April 15, 2006

Strong storms on Friday evening pounded parts of Indiana with rain, strong winds and large hail -- some more than 1 inch in diameter -- causing damage to cars, windows and trees in some areas.

The storms included one confirmed tornado -- near Burney in Decatur County -- the National Weather Service said. Officials said the twister was on the ground for about a half-mile and caused minor damage.

No injuries or deaths relating to the storms were reported, said Pam Bright, spokeswoman for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.


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Meteorologists were also predicting another round of storms slated to move through Saturday night and Sunday. (Check watches and warnings.)

Storm Team 6 Chief Meteorologist Kevin Gregory holds hail that had fallen onto RTV6 property Friday evening.

"We could see another round of large hail, damaging winds and possible tornadoes," said Jason Puma, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. "We're right in the thick of the severe weather season here."

High Winds, Hail Cause Damage

Some of the worst damage from Friday's storms was reported in Hendricks and Montgomery counties, which the weather service said was struck by straight-line winds.

At Wabash College in Crawfordsville, winds peeled off most of the roof of Kingery Hall, which was built in the 1800s and currently is used for office space. The storm also uprooted Montgomery County's largest living white oak, which was part of the college's Fuller Arboretum.

In North Salem in Hendricks County, buildings, trees and a local baseball field were damaged.

To the east of Indianapolis, in Williamstown on the border of Decatur and Rush counties, high winds caused serious damage to several mobile homes.

The storms brought large hail to Indianapolis and other parts of the state. Heavy wind knocked down trees and power lines in numerous areas in northwestern and central Indiana.

In Indianapolis, hail cracked windshields and broke home windows. Some roads flooded, causing a problem for drivers.

In the northwestern part of the city, a trained weather spotter reported seeing 1.5-inch hail shortly before 7 p.m., the National Weather Service said. A report of 1.75-inch hail near 30th Street and Kessler Boulevard also was made.

Hail was believed to have broken windows of homes on Linwood Avenue on Indianapolis' east side.

On the city's northwest side, hail broke the rear window of a man's new Nissan.

"It was coming down like rocks out of the sky," the man said.

In a subdivision near the city's New Augusta Middle School, homes were hit hard by hail. Vera Robinson's living room window was shattered.

"There's nothing we can do about it. You just have to take it as it comes," Robinson told 6News' Jeremy Brilliant.

Hail of more than 1 inch in diameter also was reported in many other Indiana communities, including Burlington, Burnettsville, Delphi, the Greensburg area, the Attica area and Rochester, according to the weather service.

Heavy rain cause road flooding in parts of the state, including on I-65 near Lebanon and at I-65's south split with I-70 in Indianapolis. Dozens of vehicles in the Indianapolis area were stalled in high water Friday evening, Spehler reported.

At about 10 p.m., a wind gust of 86 mph was recorded in Indianapolis, according to the weather service.

The day marked the third straight Friday that Indiana was struck by severe storms.

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