Fourteen tornadoes were reported Tuesday and Wednesday morning across Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, along with dozens of damaging wind reports, including gusts topping 100 mph in Kentucky.
Dalia Faheid and Gene NormanA line of severe thunderstorms brings damaging winds and a threat of dangerous tornadoes to the Ohio Valley.
At least 13 homes were damaged and some residents were injured, Fayette County, West Virginia, Office of Emergency Management director Kevin Walker told CNN. The injuries were non-life threatening, Walker said. More than 100,000 utility customers in West Virginia remained in the dark Wednesday morning after powerful winds with gusts topping 90 mph blasted through the state Tuesday, according to poweroutage.us.
"I was on duty and patrolling the streets when it came through," he said. "There was a lot of heavy wind, a lot of lightning and I could see a lot of sparks flying from the power lines."In southern Indiana, multiple vehicles were flipped over "due to high winds or possible tornado" on Interstate 265, Indiana State Police in Sellersburg said, adding minor injuries were reported.
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