Part of Tippecanoe County was included in a tornado warning until 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, a tornado was confirmed 10 miles northwest of Veedersburg – 13 miles northwest of Crawfordsville – moving northeast at 15 mph. A large tree branch landed on a car and a nearby apartment complex also sustained roof damage with some of the roofing landing nearby, revealing a dangerous aspect of the clean-up, large nails.LAFAYETTE, Ind. Some homes have sustained some damage in this area, including one with a chimney knocked over and shingles ripped off the roof.Īs the tornado moved into Darien the wind damage continued with many trees damaged in an area between Plainfield and Bailey roads. In Darien, the damage was pretty widespread with numerous trees down, either completely knocked down or sheered in half. RELATED: Naperville residents share harrowing tornado storeis "If this would have hit earlier in the night, might have had a lot of casualties."Ĭhopper 7HD flew above 77th Street and Ranchview Drive where one home was completely destroyed, while one home next door had some roof damage and another appeared undamaged. "Thank god nobody was out at that time," said Anthony Franco, storm victim. The extent of the damage in Naperville is widespread, with several subdivisions pummeled by powerful winds. Fermanda had seconds to rescue him before a piece of wood crashed through the roof, puncturing the boy's bed and pillow. On Nutmeg Lake, Leandro and Fermanda Saeze returned to their destroyed home to salvage a stuffed animal from their 9-year-old son's bedroom.
RELATED: Tornado destroys Naperville home, leaving couple on couch covered in debris "I'd want people to come out and help out as much as I can, so just doing the little things that would help." "I'm just trying to think of the family," said Dominic Gabrielli, volunteer. So how can I not pitch in when people have gone through this?" And we're just so grateful, our street was untouched. "I mean, they're always here to help one another whether it's big or small.
"I think it was a given that people would show up immediately," said Lisa Bracey, neighbor. The leveled home belongs to the Patel family, and Monday afternoon volunteers were picking up the debris and sifting through the piles looking for valuables and other personal belongings, doing their best to ease the family's pain. "So just seeing that, it's pretty overwhelming," she said. She choked up thinking about her neighbors' home, destroyed. It was just, it was utter chaos," said Katie Long Piper, who was still processing the devastating impact of the storm.
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"It's like bombs going off everywhere as the debris was hitting our house and the windows were breaking in. In nearby Naperville, Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis said five people have been transported to hospitals, including one person who was critically injured.Ĭhief Puknaitis said about 130 homes were damaged by the storms, with 10 that are uninhabitable and one that is completely leveled.
Injuries, property damage in Naperville tornado aftermath And then her son came and got the two dogs out, that are still in our car."īut for all the property damage, residents are counting their blessings no lives were lost. "They had to cut the garage door to get her out. "She moved in here in '75, and stuff that she treasured, it's all gone," said Mike Baar, brother-in-law. Monday, her sister and brother-in-law were on hand to help pick up the pieces. RELATED: Tornado cleanup underway in Woodridge, DarienĬhris Florczak, a widow, has owned only one home in her life, in Woodridge, which was destroyed in the storm. "One gentleman said he tried to work his microwave off his generator, and it didn't work." No one wants to open up their refrigerator," he said.
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Brian Rock served free pizzas in Darien, using a wood fire oven in the back of his truck. In the face of adversity, the community came together. "It all happened so fast, it was kind of like a 'whoosh' and I crawled out of my room to get to my little kids and my big kid came up to help me get them and then we all got downstairs," Bridget Casey said.
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