{"id":53099,"date":"2025-04-02T22:23:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T02:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=53099"},"modified":"2025-04-02T22:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T02:34:11","slug":"possible-tornado-hits-brownsburg-indiana-damage-reported-at-warehouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/possible-tornado-hits-brownsburg-indiana-damage-reported-at-warehouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible tornado hits Brownsburg, Indiana; damage reported at warehouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A tornado has reportedly struck near Indianapolis, causing significant damage amid a broader severe weather outbreak affecting parts of the Midwest and South. A warehouse has sustained significant damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Indianapolis issued<\/a> a tornado warning for the Brownsburg area at 9:09 p.m. ET on Wednesday, initially describing it as radar-indicated. Minutes later, the warning was upgraded to an observed tornado. Tornado sirens sounded across parts of the Indianapolis metro area as the line of storms approached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after the warning was issued, reports emerged of a warehouse in Brownsburg sustaining significant damage. Footage from the scene appeared to show extensive structural damage, with one side of the building missing walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities have confirmed they are working to free a woman trapped inside the damaged warehouse, according<\/a> to journalist Kyla Russell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NWS also issued additional tornado warnings for surrounding areas and a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) severe thunderstorm warning for Indianapolis itself. The alert warned of winds up to 80 mph and penny-sized hail as the storm system moved through the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday\u2019s severe weather outbreak was part of a broader system that prompted a High Risk alert\u2014the highest level issued by the NWS Storm Prediction Center\u2014for portions of Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Illinois. A wider Moderate Risk area extended from northern Louisiana through the Ohio Valley, including central Indiana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forecasters warned of numerous tornadoes, including strong EF3+ tornadoes, as well as widespread damaging winds and large to very large hail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere, a large tornado struck areas near Lake City, Arkansas, east of Jonesboro. While significant damage has been reported, there is no immediate word on casualties or injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n