Suspected tornado touches down in Indiana: Police
A suspected tornado touched down in Randolph County, Indiana, Thursday night, according to Indiana State Police.
There have been eight tornadoes reported across seven different states from Texas to Ohio throughout Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
Chad Steinke - PHOTO: Lightning flashes while a tornado touches down near Fryburg, Ohio, on March 14, 2024.
The latest tornado watch was issued for parts of Kentucky, southern Indiana and Ohio. The watch is to remain in effect until early Friday morning.
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After an initial assessment, nearly half of the structures in Selma, Indiana, have been damaged, according to a press release from Delaware County Emergency Management Agency.
However, with 50% of structures being damaged, only minor injuries had been reported at the time of the assessment, according to the release.
While the Indiana State Police said earlier there had been at least three fatalities, at a press conference in the early hours of Friday morning, Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said the information was not correct and no fatalities had been confirmed.
A suspected tornado touched down in Randolph County, Indiana, Thursday night, according to Indiana State Police.
There have been eight tornadoes reported across seven different states from Texas to Ohio throughout Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service.
Chad Steinke - PHOTO: Lightning flashes while a tornado touches down near Fryburg, Ohio, on March 14, 2024.
The latest tornado watch was issued for parts of Kentucky, southern Indiana and Ohio. The watch is to remain in effect until early Friday morning.
MORE: Winter storm: Tornadoes, flooding rain threaten East Coast
After an initial assessment, nearly half of the structures in Selma, Indiana, have been damaged, according to a press release from Delaware County Emergency Management Agency.
However, with 50% of structures being damaged, only minor injuries had been reported at the time of the assessment, according to the release.
While the Indiana State Police said earlier there had been at least three fatalities, at a press conference in the early hours of Friday morning, Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said the information was not correct and no fatalities had been confirmed.
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Summary
A suspected tornado hit Randolph County, Indiana on Thursday night, causing damage to nearly half of the structures in Selma, Indiana. Eight tornadoes were reported across seven states from Texas to Ohio. Despite the damage, only minor injuries were reported. Initially, there were reports of at