Severe weather damages more than a dozen homes in Merrillville, Indiana

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (CBS) — Extreme climate that swept throughout the Chicago space additionally broken greater than a dozen houses in Merrillville, Indiana, Friday. 

Winds ripped open roofs and tore aside the partitions. Two neighborhoods, Madison Meadows and Forest Hills, appear to have essentially the most harm. 

It’s exceptional to see the wreckage within the daylight, however leaders say there have been no main accidents, simply main harm. 

Roofs could be seen pulled clear off of buildings and items of particles caught within the bushes which can be nonetheless standing. 

Simply a few blocks away, one tree was uprooted. 

Repairs began early Saturday. Crews might be seen already at work making non permanent patches and tarps overlaying open areas till they’ll get in with everlasting repairs. 

City leaders say there are a number of street closures due to downed bushes and energy traces.

Crews have been out Saturday pushing the particles to the facet, and so they say lots of that may stay on the facet of the street as they schedule pick-ups over the upcoming days.

There are additionally nonetheless lots of neighborhoods with energy outages. Saturday afternoon the ability firm reported greater than 2,300 clients in Merrillville have been with out energy.

CBS 2 spoke with one resident who says her neighbors evacauted as a result of their mother is aged and so they stayed in place Friday evening.

She says it seemed like an airplane landed on her dwelling.

“There was loud wind. Loads of wind, lots of loud wind. And I began to get involved that time, however it’s a kind of issues. You by no means assume it should occur to you,” stated Lisa Lancaster.

City leaders say this all occurred round 9 p.m. as a part of a suspected twister.

Lancaster says she’s grateful to see all her neighbors pull collectively and officers standing watch outdoors their home Friday evening to ensure they have been OK.