At least three people are killed after devastating tornado tears through Winchester, Indiana as 13 million people nationwide are placed under twister warning

At least three people have died after a tornado ripped through parts of Indiana and destroyed a trailer park.

Indiana State Police confirmed this NBC that three people had been killed after severe weather hit a caravan park in Winchester.

The Winchester government announced on social media that a tornado was on the ground and moving at 40 miles per hour.

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that there was “heavy storm damage” and urged people to avoid the Winchester area.

More than 13 million people in the country were under tornado watch, according to the weather service.

The Winchester government announced on social media that a tornado was on the ground and moving at 40 miles per hour

Images and videos on social media show large twisters in and around Winchester and in other parts of the state.

Others depict the aftermath, with debris strewn across roads and large branches breaking.

Joseph Nield, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, said it was very likely a tornado caused the damage in the Winchester area.

He said: ‘It appears this is the most damage we have reported.’

Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that there is “heavy storm damage” and urged people to avoid the area while emergency crews responded.

A Facebook post on the Winchester Community High School page stated that all schools in that school district would be closed Friday.

Another message said the high school had electricity and was open for emergencies for people who “need a warm and dry place.”

Earlier, storms damaged homes and trailers in the Ohio River communities of Hanover and Lamb, Indiana.

Jefferson County Sheriff Ben Flint said storms destroyed three or four single-family homes and four or five other buildings.

The sheriff also added that the storms had destroyed several uninhabited campers along the river. “We were fortunate that no one was injured,” Flint added.

Randolph County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that there is “heavy storm damage” and urged people to avoid the area while emergency crews responded

Images and videos on social media show large twisters in and around Winchester and in other parts of the state

Indiana State Police Sergeant Stephen Wheeles said a suspected tornado struck Jefferson County, damaging several homes and downing trees and power lines.

He posted photos on X, formerly known as Twitter, showing a house with its roof torn off and another missing shingles, as well as an image of a baseball-sized house. hailstone.

About 2,000 Duke Energy customers in Hanover, Indiana, lost power at some point during the storm, the company said.

Forecasters were also aware of damage in the Lakeview, Ohio area and throughout the region and plan to survey the area Friday to confirm the tornado, said Scott Hickman, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio.

That includes a “mass casualty” event declared after a tornado ripped through a trailer park in Ohio, leaving people beneath the wreckage.

The residents of Lakeside RV Park, in Lakeview, Ohio, were hit by a tornado on Thursday evening.

Images from the site have since emerged on social media showing the park left completely destroyed.

What’s left of campers lie twisted and broken along the side of the road, next to fallen trees.

Images from the site have since emerged on social media showing the park left completely destroyed

What’s left of campers lie twisted and broken along the side of the road, next to fallen trees

The residents of Lakeside RV Park, in Lakeview, Ohio, were hit by a tornado on Thursday evening

A number of buildings in Lakeview were destroyed, Amber Fagan, the president and CEO of the Indian Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, told ABC 6 news.

‘It’s pure devastation, I’ve never seen anything like it in my life. ‘Our Lakeview municipal building is being demolished.

‘Our laundrette is gone. The old plastic building has just been completely demolished. Things are bad in the city center.’

A spokesperson for the Logan County Emergency Management Agency confirmed the tornado.

She said there were no confirmed reports of deaths or injuries. Lakeview is located in Logan County.

The spokesperson added, “We had a tornado strike here in Logan County. There is damage, it is still being assessed. We have people on the ground doing that work.”

Earlier, storms damaged homes and trailers in the Ohio River communities of Hanover and Lamb, Indiana.

Indiana State Police Sergeant Stephen Wheeles said a suspected tornado struck Jefferson County, damaging several homes and downing trees and power lines

Jefferson County Sheriff Ben Flint said storms destroyed three or four single-family homes and four or five other buildings

About 2,000 Duke Energy customers in Hanover, Indiana, lost power at some point during the storm, the company reported

In Kentucky, Trimble County Emergency Management Director Andrew Stark said the storms damaged at least 50 buildings, including homes.

“We have a lot of damage,” Stark told the newspaper Courier diary of Louisville.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued a statement saying a tornado had touched down along the Indiana state line in Gallatin and Trimble counties.

He urged Kentuckians to stay weather informed as more storms were expected across the state Thursday evening and overnight.

“It looks like there was really significant damage done, especially in the town of Milton in Trimble County,” Beshear said. “We believe there are more than 100 structures that may have been damaged.”

The state’s emergency operations center was activated to coordinate the storm response, Beshear said.

Large hail was also reported in parts of the St. Louis area this afternoon.

There were unconfirmed reports of tornadoes in Jefferson County, Missouri, and Monroe County, Illinois, but no immediate reports of damage.

Severe weather was possible from northeast Texas to Indiana and Ohio through Thursday evening, the National Weather Service said on X.

It issued a tornado watch for parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri until 9 p.m. Central Daylight Time.