A picture of a possible funnel cloud in Chesterton, Ind., (courtesy WNDU.com)
Possible tornado hits northwest Indiana
Homes were severely damaged
Updated: Thursday, 20 Aug 2009, 7:42 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 20 Aug 2009, 7:26 AM EDT
Strong storms hit extreme southwest Michigan and northwest Indiana Wednesday night, possibly even spawning a tornado in Chesterton, Ind., WNDU reports.
St. Joseph County sounded the severe weather sirens at around 8:15 p.m., and Kosciusko County was placed under a tornado warning about an hour later.
Chesterton police told WNDU a tornado touched down in several spots in that area. Homes were severely damaged, and trees and power lines were downed.
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