Severe thunderstorms swept across Indiana during the evening hours on Monday, April 27. In some areas, the storms caused quite a bit of damage, including downed trees that have impacted homes, power lines and roadways.
“So far there’s been just a lot of damaging wind and hail reports across central Indiana from the storms ranging from yesterday afternoon all the way into the overnight hours,” Meteorologist Cody Moore told IndyStar on Tuesday, April 28.
At this time, a tornado has not been confirmed in central Indiana, but NWS is out surveying the area and we should know more information later this afternoon.
“We do have storm survey teams out right now in a couple of counties south of Indianapolis, but currently nothing has been confirmed as of yet, as our teams are still checking everything out,” Moore said.
Here’s what we know about the storms and their impact around the state so far.
Thousands of Hoosiers are without power, according to AES, Duke Energy
As of 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, AES reported 2,413 Indianapolis residents were without power after the overnight storms, while Duke Energy shared there were 11,933 Hoosiers around the state without power.
Greenwood High School moves classes online due to storm damage
Greenwood High School announced early April 28 on Facebook, that it would be operating on a synchronous learning schedule because of roof damage sustained during the storm.
Brown County Schools operated on two hour delay due to flooding, debris
Brown County Schools operated on a two-hour delay on Tuesday, April 28, due to flooded roads and storm debris that affected many roadways, the school district said in a Facebook post.
The roads were cleared, allowing school to resume after the two-hour delay, but Van Buren Elementary School was without power and had to be canceled for the day, according to the school district’s Facebook page. Brown County Schools is working with the state to determine when the school day will be made up.
Trees fell on two homes in Madison Township
Along with widespread power outages reported, two homes in Madison Township were damaged by trees that were downed by the high winds during the storm.
Was there a tornado in Indiana April 27, 2026?
As of 9 a.m. on April 28, a tornado has not been confirmed in Indiana after the April 27 storm, but NWS surveyors are out working today to determine whether or not we had one last night.
“It could be a whole day process depending on how many damage sites that you’re visiting, how far away is it, how long it takes to get there, and sometimes you have road closures depending on where the damage is,” Moore said. “So they can take anywhere from a couple hours to almost the whole day.”
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Jen Guadarrama contributed to this report.
Katie Wiseman covers trending news for IndyStar and Midwest Connect. Contact her at klwiseman@indystar.com. Follow her on Bluesky, Twitter and Instagram.
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