NWS issues tornado watch in central, southwest Indiana Sunday

A line of storms capable of dropping heavy rain, hail and tornadoes is expected to move through Indiana starting Sunday afternoon, prompting warnings for Hoosiers to keep an eye on the skies.

Around 1 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for central and southwest Indiana until 8 p.m. EDT Sunday, signaling there’s a growing chance the storms could spawn a few tornadoes, hail up to 2 inches in diameter and wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour.

The tornado watch includes most Central Indiana counties, including Marion, Hamilton, Boone and Johnson counties. The threat also affects the west-central and southwestern parts of the state, including areas around Bloomington, Terre Haute, Vincennes and Evansville…

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