Tornadoes Level Entire Communities in Indiana and Ohio

Devastating tornadoes ripped through Ohio and Indiana into the early morning hours of Tuesday, leaving trails of wreckage behind them and millions without power.

According to The Guardian, several tornadoes ripped through Dayton, Ohio, Monday night and into early Tuesday morning, leveling entire communities. 

Reportedly the storms caused heavy debris especially in areas where two tornadoes followed each other closely and at one point even crossed paths. Highway crews were reportedly using snowplows to move debris from an interstate. 

The storms have left some five million people without power as of Tuesday morning and a least a half a dozen communities suffered severe damage across eastern Indiana and central Ohio. Dayton Power said in a Tweet Tuesday morning that some 64,000 of their customers were without power. They did not know when the power would be restored, but they wrote that it would be a “multi-day restoration effort.”

Dayton residents are also being encouraged to conserve water, as water plants and pump stations in the area are also without power.

According to MSNBC, in Kokomo, Indiana – where a Starbucks was completely leveled by one of the tornadoes – winds were as high as 138mph when the twister first touched down. 

@Starbucks absolutely destroyed blocks from my hotel @CourtyardHotels in Kokomo, IN! 😳 pic.twitter.com/QevPLSPuA5

— JamieBall…