The storms that moved through the Pittsburgh region on Sunday afternoon pushed in fast and furiously. A lot of damage was seen around the region, including downed trees and power lines, but nothing speaks to the ferocity of the winds like the devastation of a barn in Burrell Township near Blairsville.

It likely took the Barron family weeks to build this barn in the late 1870s, but within minutes on Sunday afternoon, the fourth and fifth generations of this clan watched as it was ripped apart by high winds.

Daniel Barron, who was inside the barn when the storm hit, says he barely escaped with his life.

“The wind just started picking up and I decided to jump on my quad and make a run for the house,” said Daniel. “It was about 10 seconds after that, I looked back and there was about a 20×20 wall up in the air, just pure wood from the barn.”

Some of that flying debris nicked Daniel in the head. He made it back to their farmhouse where he and the rest of the Barron family, his father Kris, mother Karla, and sister Rachel, were all taking cover.

While family says no one officially saw a funnel cloud form and touch down, they all witnessed debris from the barn swirling in mid-air.

“I am shaken up and just devastated, you know, a lot of damage,” Daniel said.

The Barron family is now working to clean up the mess and debris, but they say they have a long road ahead.

Every family member KDKA-TV spoke with on Sunday said, however, that they are grateful that nobody was severely injured when this barn came down.

• Three EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Central Indiana on Saturday, causing damage but no injuries.
• The tornadoes, with winds up to 110 mph, damaged homes, barns, and outbuildings.
• Heavy rain and localized flooding are possible through Sunday night.
• Temperatures will drop into the upper 20s Sunday night, with a chance of snow.

Saturday’s potent storm dropped three confirmed tornadoes in Central Indiana, causing widespread wind damage and cutting power to thousands of homes.

The National Weather Service confirmed the tornadoes, each classified EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale that measures the force of the twisters, in Daviess, Jackson, and Parke counties. Each tornado touched down in Saturday’s early hours, with the last and smallest observed at 5:14 a.m.

An EF-1 tornado is considered moderate, with winds of 86-110 mph.

Central Indiana remains under a hazardous weather outlook through Sunday night, with the potential for localized flooding from brief, heavy rain possible this morning, according to the NWS.

With the threat of tornadoes in Central Indiana in the rear view for now, here’s a look at what the NWS said about Saturday’s storm and the remaining weekend weather, which could turn toward snow before the workweek returns.

Daviess County tornado throws debris ‘at least a mile’

This tornado cut a nearly 14-mile path west of Loogootee early Saturday, causing significant damage to a farm due to winds that peaked at 110 mph.

Several metal outbuildings at the farm were damaged, and a piece of lumber was driven through the windshield of a semitruck, according to NWS. Two large grain bins were destroyed, with debris thrown “at least a mile northeast.”

The tornado also uprooted trees and caused additional roof and siding damage to nearby houses. Once the tornado dissipated, straight-line winds still caused damage, including through Loogootee, home to roughly 2,600 residents.

No injuries were associated with the tornado, according to NWS.

Saturday’s tornado in Parke County damages structures

With peak winds of 110 mph, this tornado touched down for a little more than 2.5 miles near Mecca, according to NWS. Its path was mostly through rural woods, but it destroyed a small garage and severely damaged a 150-year-old barn, according to the weather service.

Several nearby residences sustained tree and pole barn damage, but no injuries were associated with the tornado.

Jackson County tornado tears away mobile home roof

The smallest of the three confirmed tornadoes, this twister touched down for more than 2 miles south of Brownstown. The NWS estimated its peak winds at 105 mph, which tore the roof off a mobile home and collapsed its walls.

No associated injuries were reported.

Indianapolis Sunday weather: Wet with a chance of snow

Central Indiana’s continued cooldown could drop the temperature into the upper 20s by Sunday night, bringing with it a chance of overnight snow.

While there’s little to no snow accumulation expected, expect a soggy Sunday with showers likely before 5 p.m. and the temperature continuing to drop throughout the day.

The upcoming week looks to include spring’s typical mixed bag of weather, with Tuesday’s daytime high expected to crest to 69 degrees before rain and cooler, more seasonable temperatures extend through the later part of the week.

(This story has been updated with additional information.)

At least four tornadoes touched down in northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana as powerful storms swept through the Midwest late Friday night into early Saturday.

The National Weather Service confirmed three EF-0 tornadoes touched down Friday in southwest suburban Yorkville, Illinois; northwest suburban Bartlett and Hanover Park, Illinois; and Schererville and Merrillville in northwest Indiana. An EF-1 tornado also touched down in Cedar Lake, Indiana.

Storm damage survey teams also found damage from straight-line winds in eastern DeKalb County, western and northwestern Kane County, and the city of Elgin.

“It is possible that there were additional brief tornadoes that occurred within these straight-line wind corridors, but at this time, we do not have enough evidence to be able to make that conclusion. More info on these findings will be made available in the coming days,” the National Weather Service said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Among the damage left behind from Friday night’s storms, multiple barns were destroyed in Somonauk Township in DeKalb.

One of Scott Thorp’s barns was completely demolished, and the roof was sheared off another.

Storms also uprooted trees in Hanover Park, and tossed a trampoline on to the roof of a home.

In Elgin, the roof of First United Methodist Church was almost completely torn off. The church has been around for over a hundred years. It was first destroyed by a tornado in 1920.

While no one was killed in the storms in Illinois, at least 31 fatalities were reported in six states Friday night into early Saturday, as powerful storms moved across the country – including three deaths in Mississippi, 12 in Missouri, one in Oklahoma, three in Arkansas, eight in Kansas, and four in Texas.