WeatherFanatics: Reported Tornado Leaves Damage near Indianapolis

Monday, August 15, 2016

Reported Tornado Leaves Damage near Indianapolis

Sean Breslin
Published: August 15,2016

Damage has been reported west and northwest of Indianapolis from a likely tornado that was spawned Monday night.
The reported tornado was in progress for a prolonged period of time as it moved across central Indiana, damaging trees, crops and some structures along the way. According to local storm reports, considerable debris was reported near the town of Brownsburg, just west of Indianapolis.
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A damaged structure is seen in this image taken Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 in Whitestown, Indiana.
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Joe Gleissner, who lives in Brownsburg, said he had only been home about five minutes before the twister roared through his neighborhood. His home suffered minimal damage, but he told the Indianapolis Star that the sound from the tornado was deafening.
"They say it sounds like a train," he said. "I think it was worse."
In addition to the fields of crops that were damaged, many large trees were downed in the Brownsburg area, National Weather Service storm reports also said.
According to the Brownsburg Fire Department, an unknown number of homes were damaged by the reported tornado, but there were no injuries.

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