@BreakingNewsBreaking NewsIndiana storms leave 1 person dead after tree falls on car1 Killed, Damage Reported As Storms Slam Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS -- Damaging winds and some large hail rolled through parts of Indiana on Saturday, killing one person as a tree fell onto a car.
Madison County officials one of four occupants of a car was killed when a tree fell onto it at Mounds State Park. The three other people in that car suffered minor injuries.
There were reports of wind damage in Blackford County, where windows were blown out of some buildings in Hartford City, along with downed trees, emergency management officials told the National Weather Service.
Wind gusts of up to 70 mph also downed trees and power lines in Tippecanoe, Cass, White, Madison, Boone, Miami and Carroll counties.
Strong winds of up to 70 mph also rolled through Kokomo, in Howard County, along with hail of up to 1.5 inches near the Chrysler plant.
As of 9:45 p.m., more than 12,000 Indianapolis Power and Light customers were in the dark, most on the south and east side of the city. More than 26,000 Duke Energy customers were without power, with about 9,000 of those in Hamilton County.
Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected across the northern half of Indiana through Sunday as a frontal system slides through the region, bringing damaging winds and large hail.
A severe thunderstorm watch was posted until 2 a.m. Sunday for much of central Indiana, including the Indianapolis area. Watches and warnings had already been issued for many northern Indiana counties.
A severe thunderstorm watch was posted until 2 a.m. Sunday for much of central Indiana, including the Indianapolis area. Watches and warnings had already been issued for many northern Indiana counties.
Winds gusts of up to 70 mph and up to 2-inch hail are possible in the area under the watch.
Strong to severe thunderstorms fired up in northern Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours on Saturday. Those storms pushed into the Indianapolis area at about 8 p.m.
The storms generally moved from west to east as the frontal system drifted slowly southward. Strong storms in Illinois were expected to move into parts of central Indiana during the late evening and overnight hours.
Strong to severe thunderstorms fired up in northern Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours on Saturday. Those storms pushed into the Indianapolis area at about 8 p.m.
The storms generally moved from west to east as the frontal system drifted slowly southward. Strong storms in Illinois were expected to move into parts of central Indiana during the late evening and overnight hours.
South of the storms, Indianapolis hit a record-high 95 degrees on Saturday, breaking the previous record of 94 that was set in 1925.
The severe weather threat will continue on Sunday, with the southern half of the state in a slight risk area for severe weather.
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