Whiteland, Indiana, likely hit by EF2 tornado, NWS says after surveying damage

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Whiteland, Indiana, likely hit by EF2 tornado, NWS says after surveying damage
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The National Weather Service said Saturday evening its teams have preliminarily determined the community was hit by an EF2 tornado.

Storm damage littered along I-65 near Whiteland, Indiana on Saturday, April 1, 2023.The town of Whiteland in Johnson County took a “direct hit” from a suspected tornado last night as severe weather swept through most of the state.

Several houses and warehouses appear to have been destroyed or received significant damage, according toWhiteland Fire Chief Eric Funkhauser told the Daily Journal that the winds destroyed at least 10 to 20 homes and left about 20 people in a shelter. AES Indiana is reporting as of Saturday morning a little over 4,000 customers are currently without power and that they were dealing with many poles and wires down across their service area.

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