By rssfeeds-admin According to a news release from Braun’s office, 18 counties throughout the state are now under a state of emergency. According to previous reports, Indiana saw 21 tornadoes on April 2, impacting several portions of the state, as well as rain that brought significant rain and flooding.
The following counties are being impacted based on Braun’s declaration because of flooding, storm and tornado damage:
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Dearborn County
- Delaware County
- Gibson County
- Hamilton County
- Harrison County
- Lake County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Martin County
- Owen County
- Perry County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
Officials said this declaration is effective for 30 days and allows the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to provide financial assistance to impacted communities that have eligible expenses under the state’s disaster relief fund.
“It is my hope that this step enables residents, businesses and local government to access needed resources and assistance as they assess and recover from these devastating weather events,” Braun said in the release.
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