INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Most of Indiana is seeing a tornado watch until 10 a.m. Scattered parts of central and southern Indiana are under a severe thunder storm warning. Over 50,000 Hoosiers do not have power as strong winds with up to 60 mph gusts rip across Indiana.
Most of the severe weather is moving east towards the Ohio border.
A tornado watch is issued until 10 a.m. for the following counties: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carrol, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Tipton.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until 6:15 a.m. for southeastern Henry, northeastern Shelby, and northern Rush counties. In northern Indiana, a severe thunderstorm watch remains until 9 a.m.
Wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected, which can damage roofs, siding, and trees.
The National Weather Service of Indianapolis recommends moving to an interior room on the lowest floor possible.
Over 53,000 Hoosiers are without power this morning.
Duke Energy reports that over 20,000 of their customers do not have power from 431 active outages. The majority of outages they report are south of Bedford and in southwestern portions of Indiana.
AES Indiana says they have 960 customers in Indianapolis without power.
Indiana Michigan Power reports the least amount of outages in their service, with only 91 customers without power.
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