LINTON, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)— Recovery efforts continue in Greene County after a tornado touched down in Linton Friday night.
Mike Morin, Greene County resident, caught the tornado on video and watched it in real time.
“I stepped out of the building and it started getting really windy so I looked to the south, the southwest, and the tornado was right behind the building and continued on the ground way past the property line and just continued east,” Morin said.
Eric Carpenter, Linton Fire Chief, said the first call came in from the storm at approximately 7:12 P.M. on Friday.
He said they have been able to determine that the storm covered about a 15-16 mile stretch of the area.
“The damage was very widespread. We had damage here in the city of Linton, we had heavy damage within Stockton Township. We provide fire protection for both of those areas,” Carpenter said.
There has been one confirmed fatality from Friday night’s storm.
Meanwhile, WTWO’s Jen Thompson was also able to speak with Greene County Commissioner Nate Abrams, who stated, ” I implemented a disaster declaration [Friday night] at 9:10 p.m.”
You’re asked to avoid the area of the tornado damage, some of it along Lone Tree Road in Linton.
Carpenter said damage surveys from the National Weather Service are planned for Sunday in Greene, Sullivan, and other counties.
Hail also hit parts of the Valley.
The video above is hail out of Robinson, Illinois, and the photos come from Worthington, Sullivan, and Robinson. The lightning was seen in Carlisle.
The video above is some hail collected from the Sullivan area.
Video above is of the funnel cloud on the south side of Bloomington.
The National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down in Linton.
The National Weather Service also confirms softball size hail hit parts of Sullivan County. Hail was spotted by viewers in Sullivan and Dugger.
We also have viewer submitted video from Worthington, Indiana of a tornado coming through
Several viewers submitted photos of large hail throughout the Wabash Valley
We have confirmation of a tornado touchdown near the Bloomington and Ellettsville area as well. If you have photos of the weather coming through the Wabash Valley you can send them to our Report It page. You can follow Chief Meteorologist Jesse Walker’s update on WTWO’s Facebook page.
