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Deadly Tornado Rakes Two States
Death Toll Mounts in Southern Indiana, Kentucky
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Nov. 6) - A tornado ripped across a wide swath of southern Indiana and part of northern Kentucky early Sunday, killing at least eight people, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said.
Courtesy of WFIE
Homes in Evansville, Ind., suffered some of the worst damage from the overnight tornado.
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Witnesses said the tornado touched down first near Henderson, Ky., and hopped across the Ohio River into Indiana at around 2 a.m.
The Eastbrook Mobile Home Park on the southeast side of Evansville was heavily damaged. Five people were killed there, said Diane Duvall, a dispatcher at the Vanderburg County Sheriff's office.
"We're treating the trailer park as a mass disaster area,'' Eric Williams, chief deputy of the sheriff's department, told the Evansville Courier & Press.
"We've had severe damage," said Newburgh, Ind., assistant fire chief Chad Bennett. "Homes were totally devastated."
Warrick County Coroner Don Harris confirmed three deaths, two near the community of Degonia Springs and one near the village of Yankeetown.
The damage path in Newburgh, eight miles east of Evansville, was about three-quarters of a mile wide and roughly 20 miles long, Assistant Fire Chief Chad Bennett told CNN. He said emergency sirens sounded, but most people didn't hear them because it happened in the middle of the night.
At the Ellis Park racetrack, between Evansville and Henderson, Ky., the Henderson County Sheriff's department said about half of the track's grandstands had been destroyed, along with horse barns and housing units.
Several people were injured at the track and a number of horses were killed, said Paul Kuerzi, the track's vice president and general manager.
Mike Roeder, a spokesman for utility company Vectren, said 25,000 homes were without power, mostly in Warrick County. There also were reports of natural gas leaks
Deadly Tornado Rakes Two States
Death Toll Mounts in Southern Indiana, Kentucky
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Nov. 6) - A tornado ripped across a wide swath of southern Indiana and part of northern Kentucky early Sunday, killing at least eight people, wrecking homes and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said.
Courtesy of WFIE
Homes in Evansville, Ind., suffered some of the worst damage from the overnight tornado.
Watch Video: Twister Cut a Destructive Swath
Talk About It: Post Thoughts
Witnesses said the tornado touched down first near Henderson, Ky., and hopped across the Ohio River into Indiana at around 2 a.m.
The Eastbrook Mobile Home Park on the southeast side of Evansville was heavily damaged. Five people were killed there, said Diane Duvall, a dispatcher at the Vanderburg County Sheriff's office.
"We're treating the trailer park as a mass disaster area,'' Eric Williams, chief deputy of the sheriff's department, told the Evansville Courier & Press.
"We've had severe damage," said Newburgh, Ind., assistant fire chief Chad Bennett. "Homes were totally devastated."
Warrick County Coroner Don Harris confirmed three deaths, two near the community of Degonia Springs and one near the village of Yankeetown.
The damage path in Newburgh, eight miles east of Evansville, was about three-quarters of a mile wide and roughly 20 miles long, Assistant Fire Chief Chad Bennett told CNN. He said emergency sirens sounded, but most people didn't hear them because it happened in the middle of the night.
At the Ellis Park racetrack, between Evansville and Henderson, Ky., the Henderson County Sheriff's department said about half of the track's grandstands had been destroyed, along with horse barns and housing units.
Several people were injured at the track and a number of horses were killed, said Paul Kuerzi, the track's vice president and general manager.
Mike Roeder, a spokesman for utility company Vectren, said 25,000 homes were without power, mostly in Warrick County. There also were reports of natural gas leaks