ORANGE COUNTY, Indiana — Strong storms from Sunday night caused significant damage and power outages in French Lick and Paoli.
The Indiana Department of Transportation reported at 8:57 a.m. Monday that U.S. 150 at Triangle Road was closed due to downed power lines. The street was reopened around 10 a.m.
Orange County authorities put out a statement on Facebook Monday morning, saying that there is "no power in the town of Paoli at this time," and "the rest of county has widespread power outages also."
For a current live outage map from Duke Energy, click here.
Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service Louisville office said its survey team near Paoli determined a "preliminary EF-1 tornado rating with 95 mph winds" touched down in the area.
8/7 4:06pm EDT update: Preliminary EF-1 tornado rating with 95 mph winds from our survey team near Paoli, IN. Surveys are ongoing.
— NWS Louisville (@NWSLouisville) August 7, 2023
