At least two dead as devastating tornadoes tear through Ohio and Indiana with 'mass casualty' event at trailer park as 13 million people nationwide are placed under twister warning

Multiple people were killed when a tornado ripped through eastern Ohio. The twister was part of the same weather system that earlier flattened parts of Indiana and Kentucky and left 13 million people under a weather warning.

Sheriff Randall Dodds of Logan County, Ohio, close to the Indiana border, confirmed the deaths. 'This is unbelievable. This damage up here is just unbelievable,' Dodds said. 

Three were killed in a mobile home park in Lakeview, two were killed in nearby Orchard Island, located on Indiana Lake, and one person killed 60 miles north in the village of Midway, reports Fox8. 

When contacted by DailyMail.com, officials did not confirm the number of deaths. 

Images of the site has since emerged on social media showing the park left completely devastated. 

What is left of campervans is seen twisted and broken at the side of the road, alongside ripped down trees. 

Just ten miles west of Logan County, the town of Winchester, Indiana, was left devastated when a tornado lashed that community around 8pm on Thursday, leaving buildings flattened and residents with 'significant injuries.'

The Randolph County Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency confirmed that 38 people were injured in Winchester with 12 being hospitalized. 

The Indiana State Police initially stated that three people had died as a result of the storm but later walked back that statement. Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter did confirm the injuries and described it was a 'terrible, terrible event.'

The occupants of Lakeside RV Park, in Lakeview, Ohio, were hit by a tornado on Thursday evening

Images of the site has since emerged on social media showing the park left completely devastated

What is left of campervans is seen twisted and broken at the side of the road, alongside ripped down trees

Winchester's government announced on social media that a tornado was on the ground and moving at 40mph

Local officials announced on social media that a tornado was on the ground and moving at 40mph. Winchester is around 70 miles northeast of Indianapolis. 

'I heard what sounded like a train. We need to really wait until the morning to really see what the true damage is. We're going to continue to work through the night and try and find people,' Winchester Mayor Bob McCoy told NBC.   

The suspected tornado damaged a Walmart store and a Taco Bell in Winchester, Randolph County sheriff Art Moystner told FOX59/CBS4.

Travel throughout the county is restricted to emergency management workers only, he said.

Forecasters were also aware of damage in the Lakeview, Ohio, area and across the region and plan to survey the area on Friday to confirm the tornado, said Scott Hickman, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio.

A number of buildings in Lakeview were destroyed, Amber Fagan, the president and chief executive of the Indian Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, told ABC 6 news.

'It's pure devastation,' she said.

'I have never seen anything like this in my entire life. Our Lakeview municipal building is demolished. Our laundromat is gone. The old plastics building is just completely demolished. Downtown, it's bad.'

The tornado touched down near the southern end of Indian Lake, impacting the villages of Lakeview and Russells Point, said Sheri Timmers, a spokesperson for Logan County, home to the villages.

Winchester's government announced on social media that a tornado was on the ground and moving at 40mph

A few people were confirmed injured, Ms Timmers said, but their conditions were not immediately available. A shelter has been opened for anyone displaced.

She said multiple buildings in the Indian Lake area were damaged, but the full extent of the destruction was still being assessed. Whether anyone was missing in the aftermath, was not immediately known.

'They're right now doing some searching,' she said.

In Ohio's Huron County, emergency management officials posted on Facebook that there was a 'confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado' near Plymouth - some 75 miles northeast of Indian Lake.

To the west of Winchester, Indiana, in Delaware County, emergency management officials said initial assessments suggested that up to half of the structures in the small town of Selma were damaged by a possible tornado.

'We are relieved to report that only minor injuries have been reported thus far, with one individual transported to the hospital for treatment,' the Delaware County Emergency Management Agency said in a news release. About 750 people live in Selma.

Earlier, storms damaged homes and trailers in the Ohio River communities of Hanover and Lamb in Indiana.

The Ohio governor's office said they did not have any information about fatalities in the state.

Jefferson County sheriff Ben Flint said storms destroyed three or four single-family homes and four or five other structures and demolished several uninhabited campers along the river.

'We were fortunate that no one was injured,' Mr Flint told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

Sergeant Stephen Wheeles of the Indiana State Police earlier said another suspected tornado struck Jefferson County, damaging several homes and downing trees and power lines.

He posted photos on X showing one home with its roof torn off and another missing roof shingles as well as an image of a baseball-sized hailstone.

Around 2,000 Duke Energy customers in Hanover lost power at one point during the storms, the company reported.

In Kentucky, Trimble County Emergency Management director Andrew Stark said the storms damaged at least 50 structures, including homes.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued a statement saying a tornado touched down along the Indiana state border in Gallatin and Trimble counties and there were reports of a couple of minor injuries.

He urged Kentuckians to stay aware of the weather as more storms were expected across the state on Thursday evening and overnight.

'It does appear that there is some really significant damage, especially to the town of Milton in Trimble County,' Mr Beshear said. 'We think there are over 100 structures that are potentially damaged.'

Randolph County Sheriff's Office said on social media that there is 'heavy storm damage' and urged people to avoid the area as emergency crews responded

Images and videos on social media show large twisters in and around Winchester and in other areas of the state

Joseph Nield, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis, said it was highly likely a tornado caused the damage in the Winchester area.

He said: 'It appears that is the most significant damage that we've had reported to us.'

Randolph County Sheriff's Office said on social media that there is 'heavy storm damage' and urged people to avoid the area as emergency crews responded. 

A Facebook post on the Winchester Community High School page said all the schools in that school district would be closed on Friday.

Another post said the high school had electricity and was open for emergency use for people who 'need somewhere warm and dry.'

Forecasters were also aware of damage in the Lakeview, Ohio, area and across the region and plan to survey the area Friday to confirm the tornado, said Scott Hickman, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio.

A number of buildings in Lakeview were destroyed, Amber Fagan, the president and CEO of the Indian Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, told ABC 6 news.

'It's pure devastation, I have never seen anything like this in my entire life. 'Our Lakeview municipal building is demolished. 

'Our laundromat is gone. The old plastics building is just completely demolished. Downtown, it's bad.'

A spokesperson for Logan County's Emergency Management Agency confirmed the tornado. 

She said there were no confirmed reports of fatalities or injuries. Lakeview is in Logan County.

The spokesperson added: 'We had a tornado strike here in Logan County. There is damage, it is still being assessed. We have people on the ground, doing that work.'

Earlier, storms damaged homes and trailers in the Ohio River communities of Hanover and Lamb in Indiana.

Sgt. Stephen Wheeles of the Indiana State Police said a suspected tornado struck Jefferson County, damaging several homes and downing trees and power lines

Jefferson County Sheriff Ben Flint said storms destroyed three or four single-family homes and four or five other structures

Around 2,000 Duke Energy customers in Hanover, Indiana, lost power at one point during the storms, the company reported

In Kentucky, Trimble County Emergency Management Director Andrew Stark said the storms damaged at least 50 structures, including homes.

'We have a whole bunch of damage,' Stark told the Courier Journal of Louisville.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued a statement saying a tornado touched down along the Indiana state border in Gallatin and Trimble counties. 

He urged Kentuckians to stay aware of the weather as more storms were expected across the state Thursday evening and overnight.

'It does appear that there is some really significant damage, especially to the town of Milton in Trimble County,' Beshear said. 'We think there are over 100 structures that are potentially damaged.'

The state´s emergency operations center was activated to coordinate storm response, Beshear said.

Large pieces of hail also was reported in parts of the St. Louis area this afternoon.

There were unconfirmed reports of tornadoes in Jefferson County, Missouri, and Monroe County, Illinois, but no immediate reports of damage.

Severe weather was possible into Thursday night from northeast Texas to Indiana and Ohio, the National Weather Service said on X. 

It issued a tornado watch for parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri until 9 p.m. Central Daylight Time.