Josh Brewer is offered a hand by Johnny Garred as they retrieve their belongings from Brewer's Fort Branch, Ind., mobile home Wednesday, March 1, 2017, which was flipped onto it's roof in last night's storms. Brewer survived the ordeal hiding under a neighbor's pickup truck with his dog, Libbert, a chocolate Labrador. (Denny Simmons /Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
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MITCHELL, Ind. (AP) - The National Weather Service says surveys have confirmed tornado damage in parts of Indiana from storms that hit the Midwest this week.
The weather service rated Wednesday morning's tornado near Mitchell in Lawrence County as an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with maximum wind speeds of 130 mph. The weather service says the tornado was on the ground for about a half mile.
Reported damage included at least three collapsed metal chicken barns and damaged some outbuildings. No injuries were reported.
Meanwhile, crews worked to determine the strength of a tornado in southwestern Indiana's Posey County that damaged homes. Officials have said the damage apparently was caused by the same deadly tornado that struck adjacent White County, Illinois, and killed a man.
The silo of Ellen and Kelly Kramer Fort Branch, Ind., came to rest on the shoulder of Hwy 41 after last night's storms. A tractor is attached to the silo to keep it from possibly moving onto the highway the following morning, Wednesday, March 1, 2017. The silo was halted by telephone lines. (Denny Simmons /Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
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Pink insulation remains trapped in the branches of the trees on the east side of Highway 165, north of Poseyville, Ind., Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
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Garry Gourley helps with the recovery effort at Curtis and Dawn McCoy's home after Tuesday's storms in the area, in Owensville, Ind., Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
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