Hoosiers begin cleanup after storms march across Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Severe weather rolled across Indiana Wednesday night, leaving significant damage in parts of northern and central Indiana.

Storm Surveys

The National Weather Service says survey teams will be out across the state to determine if the damage was caused by storms, tornadoes, or other strong winds.

At least one Indiana tornado has been confirmed by survey teams. The National Weather Service in Chicago says preliminary information indicates an EF-1 tornado “impacted parts of Gary” on Thursday. An EF1 tornado has sustained winds of 86 – 110 mph.

NWS Indianapolis will have a crew in Bartholomew County on Thursday. They will also have a few people heading to Hendricks County but said they don’t anticipate finding tornado damage.

NWS Northern Indiana says a team will look at storm damage at the Logansport/Cass County Airport and in an area south of U.S. 35.

The storms also caused power outages throughout the state. Most of the outages were concentrated in Bartholomew, Carroll, Lake, Putnam, and Switzerland counties.

Cleanup efforts are underway in much of the state.

News 8 viewers sent in photos and videos of severe weather and damage in areas including Columbus, Gary, Franklin, Logansport, Brazil, and Danville. Some of those photos are featured below.

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PHOTOS | Eyes in the storm: Severe weather wreaks havoc across Indiana

Bartholomew County

The Indiana Department of Transportation Southeast said Thursday morning that State Road 46 in Bartholomew County was closed at Base Road and County Road East 100 North due to Wednesday’s storm damage

Hail from Columbus, Ind. (Provided Photo/Tabatha Locke via Facebook)

Hendricks County

Johnson County

The roof of a storage building owned by the Franklin Skate Club sustained serious damage in Wednesday’s storms.

Owners told News 8 chief photographer John LeSage that the roller rink was completely unharmed by the severe weather, and they planned on having normal operating hours on Thursday.