Catastrophic weather, spurring multiple tornadoes, has caused severe damage in parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
“A dangerous half mile wide tornado was reported in northern Ohio Thursday night while at least three others were confirmed in Kentucky and Indiana,” USA Today reports.
“VERY DANGEROUS HALF MILE WIDE TORNADO on the Ground FROM HURON Emergency Management… damage to homes and structures being report. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS and dangerous tornado on the ground!!!” National Weather Service Cleveland wrote.
⚠️VERY DANGEROUS HALF MILE WIDE TORNADO on the Ground FROM HURON Emergency Management… damage to homes and structures being report. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS and dangerous tornado on the ground!!!⚠️ pic.twitter.com/eZp8aOn3uZ
— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) March 15, 2024
“A catastrophic tornado has just passed through Indian Lake, Ohio, leading emergency personnel to declare a Mass Casualty Incident due to reports of multiple buildings collapsing with people trapped. Gas leaks, accidents, fires, and downed power lines are widespread, prompting crews to set up a triage collection point,” Rawsalerts wrote.
“Footage shows the aftermath after a catastrophic tornado went through Indian Lake, Ohio, leading emergency personnel to declare a Mass Casualty Incident,” Rawsalerts added.
Footage below:
🚨#UPDATE: Footage shows the aftermath after a catastrophic tornado went through Indian Lake, Ohio, leading emergency personnel to declare a Mass Casualty Incident pic.twitter.com/G3F2WKXSPh
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 15, 2024
Daily Mail reports:
A mass casualty event has been declared after a tornado plowed through a trailer park in Ohio, leaving people under the wreckage.
The occupants of Lakeside RV Park, in Lakeview, Ohio, were hit by a tornado on Thursday evening.
Images of the site has since emerged on social media showing the park left completely devastated.
What is left of campervans is seen twisted and broken at the side of the road, alongside ripped down trees.
The park has space for a total of 343 campers, with it remaining unclear just how many people have been impacted by the storm.
One local journalist has reported that the storm has caused a mass casualty incident at the park, with people trapped under the remnants of their vans.
A Logan County public safety message read: “[FR/Mass Casualty Incident] Multiple building collapses with people trapped in Russells Point after tornado.
BREAKING: Mass casuality incident declared at Indian Lake, Ohio after a violent tornado moved through the area. Reports of multiple building collapsed, people trapped pic.twitter.com/dPBgCH1Wb8
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 15, 2024
"From Logan County, OH – Mass casualty event – Multiple building collapses with people trapped in Russells Point after tornado. Gas leaks, accidents, fires, and power lines down all around Indian Lake. Triage collection point set up."https://t.co/7RJmxn9uIS pic.twitter.com/s5bC51SZn2
— Channel3 Now (@channel3nownews) March 15, 2024
Per USA Today:
Further southeast, at least three reported tornadoes wreaked havoc in southern Indiana and north-central Kentucky on Thursday.
Two tornadoes were confirmed outside of Madison, Indiana, one in Hanover and another in Switzerland County, according to the Indiana Emergency Management Agency.
No injuries have been reported but at least one home and a trailer were damaged. Nearly 9,000 power outages were reported in the state, USA TODAY’s tracker showed.
In Kentucky, a tornado that touched down in the town of Milton damaged at least 50 structures, including homes, Trimble County Emergency Management Director Andrew Stark confirmed. Fallen trees and downed power lines were also reported.
Over 5,000 outages were reported in the state, according to USA TODAY’s outage map.
Weather service meteorologists earlier warned that tornadoes and large hail could possibly threaten parts of north-central Texas and the Midwest with the greatest overall threat occurring across eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Missouri.