The Latest: Tornado confirmed in storm-damaged Indiana town
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on damaging storms across the central United States (all times local):
12:20 p.m.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified two people who were killed when a tornado ripped through a central Oklahoma community over the weekend.
Spokeswoman Amy Elliott said Tuesday that 54-year-old Timothy Solis and 47-year-old Bridget Brockwell were killed when a tornado struck the Skyview Estates trailer park late Saturday night in El Reno, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Oklahoma City. Elliott says the cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries to both victims.
El Reno officials say more than a dozen families were displaced when their homes were damaged in the tornado, which the National Weather Service says was an EF3 tornado with wind speeds of up to 165 mph (266 kph).
The tornado also destroyed a motel and damaged several other nearby structures.
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12:10 p.m.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in a central Indiana town where dozens of homes were damaged.
The weather service said Tuesday that a storm survey team determined that a tornado caused Monday's damage in the Madison County town of Pendleton, just northeast of Indianapolis. The storm's intensity and the length of its path haven't been determined.
Monday evening's storm damaged at least 75 homes in Pendleton, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Indianapolis, and the nearby community of Huntsville.
No serious injuries were reported in the area or other parts of the state.
Pendleton residents were urged to remain in their homes Tuesday morning because of dangers posed by fallen trees, downed power lines and utility poles that were also blocking roads.
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