A line of severe storms forced their way cross the southern part of Indiana on Thursday
afternoon.
Storms first began to form in the late morning hours on Thursday in Southeastern Illinois
and once they crossed into Southwest Indiana they began to form into a bow echo
speeding up their pace.
Tornado warnings were issued during the 1 o’clock hour for parts of Pike and Daviess
County as well a tornado warning for Southern Spencer County in the Rockport area. The
National Weather Service says the warnings were prompted by radar indicated rotation.
Dubois as well as other counties across the area were issued severe storm warnings.
Once the storms hit the area the main impact was heavy straight-line winds and the
eventual reports of many fallen trees and limbs that brought power lines down with them.
Dubois County Emergency Management Director Tammy Humbert says so far the only
reports of damage received by her office thus far involved down trees and lines……
One storm related report of damage was a tree that was said to have fallen across
Highway 231 near Alfordsville road just north of Haysville.
Duke Energy reported more than 50,000 customers without service Thursday evening,
including more than 15,000 in Monroe County, where Bloomington is located.
Vectren reported nearly 4,600 customers without service, and Indianapolis Power & Light
Co reported nearly 2,000 outages.
The storm blew down trees and limbs blocking some roads, including a portion of
Interstate 65 in southern Indiana.
The national weather service says we’ll see a brief clearing of skies tonight but then
another round of thunderstorms will be possible ahead of a cold front making its way to
the region late Sunday.
