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The National Weather Service released new information based on field visits to areas that sustained damage in the storm, including the area in Greene County where a woman died Friday evening.

Storms that swept across part of the Midwest and South killed least 27 people including 18 in Kentucky, where another 10 were hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.

Damage reports are coming in after numerous tornado and thunderstorm warnings.

Scattered to numerous storms may be severe, with damaging winds as the main threat.

Recent storms, flooding and tornadoes have damaged homes and businesses across the state.

If you lost part of your tree in Sunday’s storm, you might be wondering whether to take the rest of it down to avoid it happening again. A Purdue University expert advises caution before making a decision.

Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service determined that most of the March 30 storm damage in Monroe, Brown and Bartholomew counties was caused by straight-line winds between 65 and 85 miles per hour.

There were ten tornado reports in Indiana on March 14 and 15, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service’s storm prediction center.

“It is really, incredibly hard to be outside, even if there are shelters available. So, we are concerned and continue to do outreach to those who are unhoused in our community,” Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson said.

Monroe County has released a newly updated schedule for pickup of debris left by the June 25 storms.