Homeowners continue cleanup after EF-1 tornado ravages neighborhoods in Northwest Indiana
<p>Laura Ramos said she grabbed her cat and hunkered down in her bathtub Tuesday after her phone sounded an alarm warning that a tornado was headed her way.</p><p>Moments later, a tornado with wind gusts of 86 to 110 mph tore through her Munster, Indiana, neighborhood, knocking down power lines, uprooting trees and buckling sidewalks. The National Weather Service confirmed the EF-1 tornado touched down on the north side of town.</p><p>“It’s true what they say that it sounds like a train going over your roof,” said Ramos, 59.</p><p>Indiana Gov.
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<p>Laura Ramos said she grabbed her cat and hunkered down in her bathtub Tuesday after her phone sounded an alarm warning that a tornado was headed her way.</p><p>Moments later, a tornado with wind gusts of 86 to 110 mph tore through her Munster, Indiana, neighborhood, knocking down power lines, uprooting trees and buckling sidewalks. The National Weather Service confirmed the EF-1 tornado touched down on the north side of town.</p><p>“It’s true what they say that it sounds like a train going over your roof,” said Ramos, 59.</p><p>Indiana Gov. Mike Braun declared a state of emergency Thursday in response to widespread damage in Northwest Indiana from this week’s severe storms that brought flooding and tornadoes to the state. Weather officials also confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down in St.
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- <p>Laura Ramos said she grabbed her cat and hunkered down in her bathtub Tuesday after her phone sounded an alarm warning that a tornado was headed her way.</p><p>Moments later, a tornado with wind gusts of 86 to 110 mph tore through her Munster, Indiana, neighborhood, knocking down power lines, uprooting trees and buckling sidewalks. The National Weather Service confirmed the EF-1 tornado touched down on the north side of town.</p><p>“It’s true what they say that it sounds like a train going over your roof,” said Ramos, 59.</p><p>Indiana Gov.
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Homeowners continue cleanup after EF-1 tornado ravages neighborhoods in Northwest Indiana
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