State police: No serious injuries after Indiana tornadoes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No serious injuries were reported after multiple tornadoes touched down Wednesday in central Indiana, tearing the roofs off apartment buildings, sending air conditioners falling onto parked cars and cutting power to thousands of people.
About a dozen people suffered minor injuries as the tornadoes moved through the area, said State Police spokesman Capt. David Bursten.
National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Herold said a preliminary survey shows an EF3 tornado with maximum winds of 165 mph struck Kokomo, about 40 miles north of Indianapolis.
Howard County Commissioner Paul Wyman noted that the county and the city of Kokomo faced tornado damage in November 2013 when the region was hit by a twister that damaged homes and businesses and injured nearly three dozen people.
Police officers in Indianapolis also spotted at least two funnel clouds close to the ground Wednesday just south of Interstate 70, according to officer Jim Gillespie of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Starbucks released a statement on its website Wednesday evening, saying "all partners (employees) and customers" at the damaged coffee shop were safe.