The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck the Merrillville/Hobart area during heavy storms Friday night and is investigating whether a tornado touched down in Portage and/or Valparaiso as well.
The Merrillville area had tree damage, downed power lines and utility poles, and fences knocked down by the storm, as well as damage to homes, including a tree that fell on a house, according to weather service and town officials.Meteorologists can determine whether damage is from a tornado or heavy winds by “the direction the debris was blown,” NWS meterologist Kevin Doom said, adding if debris are erratic, the cause is likely tornadic and not straight line winds.
As of 2 p.m. Monday, NIPSCO said on its power outage webpage that crews and contractors continued to work to restore electricity to the 320 customers who did not yet have power, down from more than 27,000 customers at the height of the storm. The Merrillville tornado, an EF-1 with winds between 86 and 110 mph and considered weak according to the National Weather Service’s website, was the 16th identified in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana area Friday night.
Town officials said in a release that the Madison Meadows and Forrest Hills neighborhoods were most damaged by the tornado. Additionally, those in need of support are encouraged to visit the Trustee’s Office at 26 W. 73rd Ave. or call there at 769-2111; the office also is taking donations to assist residents. The Red Cross can be reached at 1-800-RedCros.With more storms forecast for Tuesday, Blackman said, “we put a plan in place in case, God forbid, anything like this happens. We’ll be on standby.”
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