Sean and Chuck, thank you so mu.
We want to get you out to the de
zone and our thoughts and praye,
certainly with our friends
in northern Johnson County.
Our Logan Gay is live tonight at
Stones Crossing and 135 Logan.
This was one of the hardest hit areas.
What are you seeing out there?
Yeah, that's right, Jenny.
I'm still in the former Marshes parking
lot and I just wanted you to take a look
at some of the damage that's behind me.
This is the old marsh and just .
At what happened, I assumed this used to
be on the roof and now is on the ground.
If you look closely, you can see that
there are wires coming down from the roof.
Part of the structure has even started
coming down from the roof just because
of this debris that has fallen .
I can only imagine, you know,
just luckily that no one was standing there.
This marsh, I am told, is empty,
but we did take a loop around ae
also saw windows that were shattered.
It's a lot of stuff going on
just right here in this area.
We're going to take a quick walk behind
me and I want you to take a quik
look at this car, this abandoned car.
Now, if you look closely,
you can see that the windows are shattered.
There. There are no windows.
I can only imagine what was going through
this driver's mind when the storm hit that
they are fearful enough to leave their car.
You can see it's covered in mud,
and it's here, right here,
next to the marsh.
And also, I just want you to take a look now.
At the power lines,
you can see that there is debris all over the
power lines hanging from the power lines.
And if you look down,
we're going to pan down.
I want you to look at the traff.
Now this traffic is happening
because the stoplights are out.
Power is down in this area.
Firefighters have warned us to n
the lookout for downed power li.
We have seen a lot of people driving by,
taking pictures and just looking
at the damage.
But I would suggest that if
you don't have to be out,
stay indoors because you don't want to be
caught in this traffic is not worth it.
They're trying to pick things u,
they're trying to clean it up
and make it safe for everyone.
So if you don't have to be out,
stay indoors while things get worked out.
But again,
a lot of damage in this area and
this is just.
Some of the beginning,
there are houses that have no r,
there are trees that are down ad
it's all just trying to be picked up.
The fire department was here in
this parking lot not so long ag.
There was also a light post that's down.
So just a lot going on here.
As we continue to to discover
more and also try to talk to soe
neighbors about what they seen.
We will get that to you on air and online.
Just check back in with us,
Jenny, back to you.
All right, Logan, thank you.
Pretty incredible to see
that former Marsh store.
The roof just collapsed there.
And as Logan mentioned,
many neighborhoods have been
impacted by the tornado.
In fact, we want to show you some video
we've been showing all afternoon long.
It's really incredible to
see the power of this storm.
You can take a look.
This is a funnel cloud going thh
the flats at Stones Crossing.
Apartment complex.
We do want to let you know
that most of this apartment
complex is under construction,
but take a look at that debris
churning up as the storm moves t
through that apartment complex.
And just to give you an
idea exactly where this is,
if you're familiar with State Road 135
and Stones Crossing kind of where Logan was,
this is a little bit east.
On Stones Crossing Rd.
just South of the barn at Bay Horse Inn.
Thankfully nobody hurt here as
as far as we know right now,
but we do want to get you updatd
also on the scope of this disas,
the scope of the number of neighborhoods
that have been impacted and for that Chief.
Eric Funkhauser with the Barkersville Fire
Department and Whiteland Fire Department.
Kind enough to join us on the
phone from the command center we
they're kind of sending out emergency
crews to take care of everyone.
Eric,
can you hear me?
Yes, I can. Okay,
Chief, thank you. First of all,
talk to me about how large an aa
you're dealing with, as far as,
you know, the number of homes damaged
and the area impacted by this tornado.
Yeah, we're dealing with a
pretty large area at this time.
You know for the
the width we're not really sure yet and
the number of homes that are involved,
we're not able to to give an ext
number of that.
But it started in the Travis Rd.
area over around Mullinx and it
traveled through multiple neighborhoods.
So it it did damage in Kensington just
South of Center Grove High Scho,
continued across the train tracs
and then through 135 up into the
the West side of Greenwood, so.
We're probably looking at about
a three mile area right now that
we're still doing searches in,
just kind of going through it,
making sure everything's, you k,
everybody's taken care of.
And we're very fortunate at this time that,
you know, I can report that we e
not had any serious injuries at
all that have come in from this,
even with all the damage.
That is so good to hear, Chief.
We're taking a look at video
right now that you actually too.
Of the funnel cloud and this was in your car,
kind of explain what we're
seeing what what you sent to us.
Yeah. So I was coming from the Franklin
area that was going up center line that
was as it was going across the ,
you know on the north side of Greenwood or
I'm sorry on the South side of Greenwood
there in that stones crossing area, so.
It basically went through there.
The only thing we want to make sure that
we're putting out to everybody right now is
please stay out of the area at this time.
You know, we're still in there trying to
do searches of homes that have damaged,
you know, homes that have been collapsed.
We're very fortunate.
We're kind of getting to the pot
where we're clearing most of
the neighborhoods at this time.
But there is so many, you know,
hazards in those areas right now
with all the damage and everythg
that you're seeing, You know,
with the power lines still being down,
we do not have confirmation the power
lines have been turned off yet.
We're trying to work with them.
We're trying to get temporary housing,
set up a shelter.
More information is going to be
put out here soon,
but all of that information is
going to be coming out of Europe
hopefully within the next hour.
As far as those homes that you mentioned
that have collapsed or been dam,
what kind of damage are we
talking about specifically?
What have you seen out there?
I actually have not been up inte
actual damage zone yet, but everybody's
reporting back that we have, you know,
multiple houses with the roofs taken off.
You know, collapsed structures in the area.
You know, we're still having
areas right now where we're takg
chainsaws just to cut through,
to get through the roads, to open up,
just to get back to some of the
houses to see what's going on.
So you know, again, you know,
we're not hearing of any
major injuries at this time,
but we're still trying to search the area,
you know, and and make sure
that we get that done.
So if everybody can stay out
of the damaged area and out of
the hot zone at this time,
that would just help us out a b.
Chief, I can't help but ask.
It's only been three months
since you've been in this exact
same scenario. It's tough.
Yeah, yeah, definitely,
definitely been a tough, you kn,
few months for Johnson County.
So Johnson County is definitely taking
a hit over these last few storm.
So you know, hopefully we'll be able to.
I keep coming back and saying
though the good news is,
is that, you know at this time
there are no major injuries.
So and it's the same thing that happened
on the last one.
So we'll be very thankful.
Yeah, yeah, certainly excellents
and and for people maybe who dot
live in the Johnson County area,
maybe a little unfamiliar but
do know that Whiteland was
hit by a storm March 31st,
kind of explain how close
this one was to that one.
Yeah, we're probably only talkig
within a five mile radius of where the
other one was, if not less than that,
you know, so the last one that
started on March 31st started in
Southern Bartersville area and
worked its way up through Whited
and crossed over Centerline.
And this one started on the wesn
end of you know Greenwood area
over there on the northern end f
the Bartersville Fire Department
district and worked its way
across the Stones crossing area.
So yeah, very close,
you know and only being a few months apart.
Well, thankfully at least so fao
major injuries just like the last time.
I know you have a lot of work to
trying to coordinate the the emergency
response and we certainly appree
all all of the emergency respons
who are helping to clear that a.
Chief Eric Funkhauser,
thanks for joining us.
We certainly appreciate it.
We'll let you go for now.
But again, he's mentioning be
sure to stay out of that area if
you don't have to be in the area
because they are working hard to
try and clear all those homes ad
get the help where it needs to .
Also those downed trees,
power lines could certainly
be dangerous if you're in the
area and don't need to be.