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By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
BOURBON — Several homes in Bourbon were apparently destroyed or significantly damaged Wednesday night when a strong storm raced through the town after dark.
Much of the damage appeared to be northeast of the downtown in a subdivision.
No serious injuries were reported.
Many residents were outside looking at the damage and helping clean up by 8 a.m.
The National Weather Service arrived early Thursday morning to survey damage and determine if the damage was caused by a tornado.
Meteorologist Lonnie Fisher said the damage in Bourbon is the worst in a recent spat of storms across northern Indiana.
Sunday’s storm was more spread out across parts of northern Indiana, while Wednesday night’s storm was more focused and intense, he said.
The storm’s intensity appears to have stretched from Culver to Bourbon and then just outside of Etna Green. State Road SR, north of Etna Green, was closed Thursday morning due to apparent damage to an electrical tower.
Among the many people out surveying the damage early Thureday were two teens, Addison Hammond and Braden Hooley, who said they were aware of several houses that were flattened or had lost their roofs in the storm.
“Last night there was an elderly couple that was trapped in the basement (when it collapsed,” said Addison Hammond.
Marcia Keyser said she had been taking cover inside a home when a tornado siren shut off and she decided to take a look outdoors.
“I looked outside and the wind was blowing so hard it actually looked like it was waving, and then we heard a big noise and we went back to where we were sheltered,” Keyser said.
Damage in the neighborhood was spotty and sporadic. Keyser lives a block away from where the worst damage could be found on Crocus Court.
“We have a little siding that’s off … and our shed moved just a little, but it’s nothing compared with what these people have had,” Keyser said.
Contrary to a report last night, downtown Bourbon escaped with little damage.
Also nearby, at least one semi tipped over on US 30, which required the closing of the highway for a while.
Photos below by Dan Spalding.
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