Parts of central Indiana were hit by severe weather, including tornados that leveled buildings, massive hail that pummeled the area and powerful winds that uprooted trees and downed power lines.
Johnson County is one of the areas that appears to have taken the brunt of the “terrifying” storms on Sunday, with Sheriff Duane Burgess telling local news outlet 13News that several neighborhoods have been “damaged or destroyed.” As of 8 p.m. Sunday night, it is unclear if anyone was killed or injured or how much destruction was incurred.
“Parts of northern Johnson County has been hit by a tornado and the damage area covers a very large area,” Burgess said to 13News. “Several neighborhoods and homes have been damaged or destroyed. We are asking that if you do not live in the area please stay out of the area because you are hindering the work of Emergency workers.”
Greenwood, a city of about 65,000 people located roughly 20 minutes south of Indianapolis, was slammed by storm, the Indianapolis office of the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed.
Newsweek reached out via email to the NWS and Greenwood Mayor Mark Myers for comment.
Just after 4:20 p.m. local time, NWS Indianapolis sent out a tornado warning on Twitter for the Greenwood area, cautioning that a tornado had been “observed.”
Dozens of Twitter users shared videos of a powerful tornado touching down and wreaking havoc as it moves through the city.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/videos-show-devastating-tornadoes-rip-through-parts-indiana-1808911
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