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Linda Walls take photos of the damage around the Southwind Plaza after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressA cart return is mangled outside Tequilas Mexican Restaurant in the Southwind Plaza after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressDamage is seen in off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressPeople help unload a flipped trailer off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressFriends and family check in after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressPeople clean up in Ponderosa Mobile Home Park after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressA car is surrounded by downed trees in Ponderosa Mobile Home Park after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressKaren Johnson, left, and Charles Johnson walk through Ponderosa Mobile Home Park after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressThe mangled roof of a mobile home is seen in Ponderosa Mobile Home Park after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressDamage is seen in Ponderosa Mobile Home Park after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressDamage is seen in off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressThe sun sets behind clouds over a field where a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressDamage is seen in off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressPeople nail down a tarp off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressDamage is seen in off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressDamage is seen in off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressDamage is seen in off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressDamage is seen in off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressFirst responders gather in a field off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressAlan Chriswell takes a photo of the damage to his yard and home off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressRoof debris is seen in Southwind Plaza after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressRoof debris is seen in Southwind Plaza after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressStorm debris is seen in Southwind Plaza after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressPeople nail down a tarp off Siebert Lane after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressThe Posey County EMA check in with Alan Chriswell after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Damage is seen after a tornado at a warehouse for Kenco Logistics, in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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People observe damage after a tornado at Southwind Plaza, in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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A firetruck parks next to debris after a tornado at Southwind Plaza, in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Summer Vaughan, right, and her two-year-old son, Landry Vaughan, clean debris out of their yard after a tornado at Ponderosa Mobile Home Park off Siebert Lane, in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Debris is seen by a fence after a tornado at Southwind Plaza, in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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A downed tree is seen after a tornado at Ponderosa Mobile Home Park off Siebert Lane, in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Brian Vaughan cleans debris out of his pool after a tornado at Ponderosa Mobile Home Park off Siebert Lane, in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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First responders gather after a tornado at Southwind Plaza, in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Lexus Gernigan, left, embraces her husband, Zakari Plouchard after a tornado hit the Ponderosa Mobile Home Park off Siebert Lane in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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First responders are seen after a tornado in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Damage is seen after a tornado in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Damage is seen after a tornado in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
Kate Cassady / Courier & PressDamage is seen after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressA train is derailed after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressA train is derailed after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressDamage is seen after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressWorker survey the damage from a train derailment after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
MaCabe Brown / Courier & PressBlaine Morgan surveys damage after a tornado ripped through Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Damage is seen after a tornado in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Damage is seen after a tornado in Mount Vernon, Ind., Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Damage from a tornado near the Port of Indiana in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Damage from a tornado near the Port of Indiana in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Damage from a tornado near the Port of Indiana in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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Video footage from cameras at the Nutrien Ag Solutions building in the Port of Indiana at Mount Vernon shows the tornado approaching (and damaging) the facility.
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Video footage from cameras at the Nutrien Ag Solutions building in the Port of Indiana at Mount Vernon shows the tornado approaching (and damaging) the facility.
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