A severe storm with at least one suspected tornado ripped through southern Indiana and northern Kentucky on Thursday, damaging dozens of homes and leaving people without power, authorities said.
The storm damaged homes and trailers in the Ohio River area of Hanover and Lamb, Indiana.
“We’ve seen properties that have been destroyed and people in campers along the river,” said Libby Hoffman, superintendent of the Jefferson County Jail.
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Indiana State Police Sergeant Stephen Wheels said a suspected tornado struck Jefferson County, damaging several homes and downing trees and power lines.
He posted a photo on X (formerly Twitter) showing a house with its roof torn off, shingles falling off, and himself holding a hailstone the size of a baseball.
Severe storms caused property damage and at least one suspected tornado in Indiana and Kentucky.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
About 2,000 Duke Energy customers in Hanover lost power, the company reported.
In Kentucky, Trimble County Emergency Management Director Andrew Stark said the storm damaged at least 50 structures, including homes.
“We have tremendous damage,” Stark told the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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The National Weather Service said on X-TV that severe weather is expected from northeast Texas to Indiana and Ohio into Thursday night. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri until 9pm CT.
