Midwest States Devastated by Multiple Tornadoes in Friday Night Storms

The National Weather Service confirmed 17 tornadoes touched down in Indiana on Friday night, with the strongest being EF3 tornadoes in Sullivan, Monroe, and Owen counties. Five people died in the storms. Johnson County was declared a state of emergency, and nearly 50 power poles were down in Whiteland. The EF scale measures tornado strength, with EF2 or EF3 considered strong and EF4 or EF5 considered violent. The NWS still needs to assess the Valparaiso area, so the number of confirmed tornadoes could grow.