{"id":104990,"date":"2024-04-03T06:03:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T06:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/severe-weather-tears-through-ohio-kentucky-indiana\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T06:03:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T06:03:26","slug":"severe-weather-tears-through-ohio-kentucky-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/severe-weather-tears-through-ohio-kentucky-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe weather tears through Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(NEW YORK) — A line of severe thunderstorms is expected to bring damaging winds and a threat of dangerous tornadoes to the Ohio Valley.<\/p>\n

Many schools across Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana announced closures or early dismissals Tuesday ahead of the storms.<\/p>\n

Intense, long-track tornadoes are in the forecast into Tuesday evening for Ohio to Kentucky, including the cities of Cincinnati and Louisville.<\/p>\n

Tornado watches are in effect from northeastern Mississippi to southern Ohio. There have been numerous reports of flash flooding in eastern Ohio on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“Ohio really has a bull’s-eye directly on us,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told reporters earlier Tuesday. “It’s a very, very serious situation. … People just need to be very, very careful.”<\/p>\n

On Tuesday night, a tornado watch was extended to include Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.<\/p>\n

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One of our https:\/\/t.co\/y2mdfitzGi<\/a> traffic cameras in Lawrence County captured the strength of storms that moved through earlier today. @ODOT_SouthOhio<\/a> crews are cleaning up. pic.twitter.com\/VvvzWvs2nn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Bruning (@mbruning81) April 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon, saying there are “reports of substantial damage to a number of structures.” He added officials are not aware of any fatalities.<\/p>\n

Severe thunderstorms — including tornadoes and powerful wind gusts — are possible for a large swath of the country, from Columbus, Ohio; to Charleston, West Virginia; to Nashville, Tennessee; to Birmingham, Alabama; to Columbus, Georgia.<\/p>\n

In West Virginia, power has been knocked out to more than 130,000 customers.<\/p>\n

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CHECK THIS OUT! A lightning strike hit a transformer in Mt. Juliet and Candi caught it on camera! Stay safe this afternoon friends! More storms are starting to fire up as we speak! @WKRN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fuf3H7t0yM<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Danielle Breezy (@DanielleBreezy) April 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

From Monday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon, at least nine tornadoes were reported across four states: three in Oklahoma, three in Kentucky, one in Missouri, one in Indiana and one in Illinois.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, flood watches are in effect from Indiana to New Jersey, with cities including Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia expected to be hit the hardest.<\/p>\n

Two to 3 inches of rain has already inundated Pittsburgh, where a flash flood warning is in effect.<\/p>\n

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