SELLERSBURG, Ind. (WDRB) -- Tarps covered the roofs of homes on Lumberfield Lane in the Lewis & Clark subdivision in Sellersburg early Wednesday, after damaging storms moved through the area Tuesday evening. 

Siding and shingles were ripped away as the storm moved through around 9 p.m., and cell phone videos from southern Indiana residents in Sellersburg and Memphis showed a tornado touching down.

WDRB Meteorologist Marc Weinberg reposted several videos from viewers on X, and said he believes it could have been an EF-0 or EF-1 tornado. 

Crews with the National Weather Service will make that determination after conducting surveys in the area on Wednesday, but NWS spokesperson John Gordon said its preliminary assessments indicate an E-F0 tornado with 85+ mph winds hit near Sellersburg and was on the ground for about a mile.

"Yeah, definitely a tornado," Gordon said. "Really impressive videos. You see two dangling funnels, about 50 yards apart. Each one is only 15 to 20 yards wide, and when they hit, look what they do: roofs, siding, gutters, soffits, trees. And they're skipping. It's not a continuous thing, it's more intermittent, jumpy."

IMAGES | Southern Indiana residents cleaning up after tornado touchdown Tuesday Night

Residents in southern Indiana are making repairs to homes damaged by a confirmed tornado touchdown in the Sellersburg area in the late evening hours of May 7, 2024. 

Officials with Clark County Emergency Management said its initial assessment found eight homes in the Lewis & Clark subdivision were damaged in the storm. Residents in those homes have been able to stay there, with temporary tarps covering the damage. 

One couple in the subdivision described what happened as the storm approached. 

"We headed to the shelter because we could hear -- I mean the wind just picked up all at once," said Candice Holmes. "My husband and my son stepped outside, opened the door and they slammed the door and ran back to the bathroom. And they held the bathroom door shut, as it came through."

Holmes said "it was over as soon as it started, but it was definitely a scary moment. And I'm glad we're alive."

Video courtesy of Kristian Baker.

Holmes said she is also thankful for neighbors she doesn't even know who immediately began pitching in to help. 

A nearby neighbor told us it felt like the storm moved so rapidly there was barely enough time to decide to take shelter. 

Video courtesy Isak Guernsey at Perry Crossing.

Terry Matern was thankful he was able to get to a safe place, but he said things may have been different if he had hesitated. So he is urging others to take severe weather warnings seriously. 

"When they say seek shelter, do it immediately because it happens very fast," Matern said. "I'm just thankful that we're all right, and I'm thankful for people coming out, offering to help." 

At least eight homes were damaged by a possible EF-0 tornado.

More storms are in the forecast for late Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning, with Kentucky and Indiana under an enhanced risk for severe weather. So make sure to keep your devices charged and loaded with the WDRB weather app.

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