Friday, August 26, 2016

Indianapolis Storms Bring Down Trees, Knock Out Power to Thousands

Sean Breslin
Published: August 26,2016

A fallen piece of a tree is seen on a home in Indianapolis on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016.
(Twitter/Hannah Schneider)
Thousands of Indianapolis residents were in the dark Friday morning as a round of damaging storms rolled through the city, knocking down trees and power lines.
The storms began in the city just after 8 a.m. local time and lasted for more than a half-hour, according to weather.com meteorologist Tom Moore. As a result, tree and power line damage was widespread.
According to storm reports from the National Weather Service, at least one home suffered roof damage as trees collapsed in the wind. These storms came just two days after a round of severe weather spawned a handful tornadoes in the Hoosier State, including an EF3 that left substantial damage in the town of Kokomo.
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At least 19,000 Indianapolis Power and Light customers lost electricity due to the storms Friday morning, the Indianapolis Star said.
Street flooding was also an issue following the storms, but no water rescues were reported. No injuries have been reported from these storms.
@BrianWilkes59wx more damage.

@WTHRcom taken at Eagle Creek a little bit ago

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