Indiana weather: Pendleton area hit hard by Memorial Day tornado

For updates Monday morning, click here. 

Update at 10:30 p.m.:

A Madison County emergency management official said that power lines and trees were down across Pendleton on Monday night, and he advised residents to stay inside their homes, if possible.

Todd Harmeson, public information officer of the Madison County Emergency Management Association, also said that an emergency shelter is already set up at Pendleton Heights High School, 1 Arabian Drive, if someone needs a place to stay for the night.

Harmeson added that emergency officials are going door to door to check on residents.

"We're checking to make sure residents are OK. At this point, we have no reports of injuries," Harmeson said.

Trees are down "on every street" in the city, he warned. And power is out across the area.

"Stay inside. Shelter in place if you can," Harmeson said.

Earlier post at 10:00 p.m.:

Several tornado warnings were issued across Indiana as storms swept the state. 

A tornado warning remains in effect for Wayne County until 10:30 p.m. The storm is capable of producing quarter-inch hail and tornadoes. 

A tornado watch has continued until midnight in Delaware, Henry and Randolph counties.

A tornado watch is in effect until 2 a.m. in Fayette, Union and Wayne counties.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado at 9:06 p.m. over Montpelier, 8 miles north of Hartford City.

Madison County emergency services reported widespread damage and said they were conducting search and rescue operations in Pendleton and Huntsville. An update on the situation was expected at 10:15 p.m.

About 1,400 Duke Energy customers in Madison County were without power at 10 p.m. In a Facebook post, Pendleton said the Pendleton Heights High School cafeteria is open to any evacuees in need of shelter. 

Earlier at 9:15 p.m.: 

Other affected areas include south central Carroll County in north central Indiana, east central Tippecanoe County in west central Indiana and northwestern Clinton County in central Indiana...

Earlier in the evening, a tornado watch had been issued for northern parts of Central Indiana — and Hamilton and Boone counties were included.

A tornado also was spotted on the ground in Madison County, shortly after 9 p.m.

According to the National Weather Service, the watch for Hamilton and Boone counties will be in effect until 10 p.m. tonight, and hazardous weather may include a "quick burst of heavy rainfall" with lighting and wind that could reach 60 mph.

At about 7:30 p.m., the tornado watch was extended to Randolph and Delaware counties, including Muncie, and later in the evening to Tippecanoe County. The tornado watch also extends to a number of other counties in Indiana, as well as areas in Illinois, Michigan and Iowa. 

At 7:49 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was reported near Noblesville, moving east at 30 mph, the NWS said. Wind gusts of 60 mph and quarter-sized hail were possible for Fishers as well, and residents were urged to watch out for hail damage to vehicles as well as wind damage to roofs, siding and trees.

At 8:17 p.m., a confirmed tornado — with hail the size of a ping-pong ball — was spotted over Anderson and moving north at 25 mph, the NWS said. The tornado was expected to be near Woodlawn Heights and Country Club Heights at around 8:25 p.m. and  Anderson and Chesterfield at around 8:30 p.m. The NWS warned that mobile homes in the area could be damaged or destroyed, and damage also could occur to roofs, windows and vehicles.

NWS meteorologist Kacie Hoover said Monday afternoon that there were  showers, lightning and wind in parts of Marion County with a chance of more rain and thunderstorms until 11 p.m.

Hoover advises any residents under the tornado watch to seek shelter and move to the interior of their homes. She also encourages everyone to be able to receive weather alerts through their phones, or through the television or radio. 

Kellie Hwang is a reporter at IndyStar. You can email her at kellie.hwang@indystar.com. Follow her on Twitter: @KellieHwang.

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