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The extent of yesterday's storm has not been determined, but NWS Indianapolis noted that multiple tornadoes likely hit southern-central Indiana.
Storms that swept across part of the Midwest and South killed least 27 people including 18 in Kentucky, where another 10 were hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service of Indianapolis say multiple tornadoes likely hit southern-central Indiana on Friday causing significant damage, including one confirmed EF2 tornado in Monroe County.
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WISH-TV on MSNTornado carved 35-mile path through Monroe County, NWS saysSevere storms and tornadoes in Indiana leave 1 dead, 6 injured, and 75 homes damaged. NWS confirms at least 4 tornadoes.
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S: 1 dead, others hurt when strong storms, tornadoes leave destruction from Greene to Monroe and into Brown counties on Friday, May 16.
The tornado-spawning storms destroyed the Bloomington post office in the Clear Creek area. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said at least five people were hurt, and 75 homes were damaged.
National Weather Service investigators say two tornadoes are to blame for the destruction across central Indiana over the weekend.
According to NWS Indianapolis, storms with damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes will reach the Illinois-Indiana border around 6 p.m., and it should reach Indianapolis by 7 p.m. and the eastern portions of central Indiana by 8 p.m.
Severe storms are expected to erupt across a wide swath of Texas late Monday — from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to East Texas.
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A violent, tornado-spawning storm system tore across the central US, leaving at least 25 people dead in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky as it cut a path of destruction through several states.
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