

Burgess.ĭowned power lines, trees, and debris also posed a hazard in the area. Several neighborhoods and homes were damaged or destroyed in parts of northern Johnson County and the damage covers a large area, said Johnson County Sheriff Duane E.

Multiple roads were closed in the area of White River Township affected by the tornado.

Pruitt said emergency crews were conducting searchers but there were no immediate reports of injuries. reported the tornado had blown through New Whiteland, a town about 19 miles south of Indianapolis, and caused structural collapses.īargersville Deputy Fire Chief Michael Pruitt confirmed multiple structures were damaged near White River Township in Johnson County, Indiana. Damages reported in south-central IndianaĪt least one tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Indiana. "The heat that has gripped Texas for days on end will extend into (this) week as an intense core of high pressure high up in the atmosphere expands in coverage from northern Mexico into more of eastern Texas," said AccuWeather Meteorologist La Troy Thornton. Excessive heat warnings and heat advisories were issued for most of Texas. The heat wave is entering its third week as soaring temperatures impacted the region. Meanwhile, temperatures are forecast to climb for the rest of the week across the south-central United States, according to AccuWeather. A second round of severe storms is also slated to "fire across Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky" Sunday night before moving southeast, the weather service said.īy Sunday night, nearly 749,000 customers across parts of the Midwest and South were without power due to severe weather conditions, according to Numerous tornado warnings and watches were issued Sunday by the weather service in parts of Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. The agency said destructive hail and scattered damaging winds are the primary threats but a few tornadoes are possible. The weather service said several dangerous weather conditions are possible in the region, which is under an enhanced risk of thunderstorms. “There is a notable risk for tornadoes across the Ohio Valley through Sunday night,” said AccuWeather Meteorologist Matt Benz. The Ohio and Tennessee valleys will have the largest threat Sunday, according to the weather service. The National Weather Service said "scattered to numerous" severe storms are forecast from the middle South to the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes. Violent weather is expected to spread across the Ohio Valley Sunday, the latest system to raise concern in the region after severe thunderstorms swept through the Midwest and South this month. Watch Video: Severe storms slam hail and tornadoes on Alabama, Georgia, more states
