We had some storms blow through here last night. We had lightning and wind and some rain. I love storms and slept like a rock. No damage here but I get up this morning to find a tornado struck the Evansville-Newburgh, Indiana. From reports on WTVW it was pretty bad. CNN is also covering.

CNN:Adam Groupey, deputy director of emergency management for Evansville and Vanderburgh County, said the tornado touched down about 2 a.m. in Henderson County, Kentucky, then hit an Evansville mobile home park before moving into Warrick County.

Here is the list of shelters and phone numbers WTVW is posting this AM for people needing shelter or attempting to locate family members.

Shelters Set Up Phone Numbers by WTWW: (Note southern Indiana area code is 812)

* Deaconess Hospital -- 450-5000.

* St. Mary`s Hospital -- 485-4496.

* St. Mary`s Warrick -- 897-4800.

* National Guard Armory in Evansville -- 469-4020.

* Henderson, KY shelter -- 270-827-7700.

* Zion Baptist Church -- 853-8828.

*Castle High School -- 305-1926.(moving to Crossroads Church at 3:00pm due to lack of power).

Shelters Set Up To Assist in Relief by WTWW.* The Vanderburgh County Red Cross has set up a shelter at their main office just off of the Lloyd Expressway.

* The Warrick County Red Cross has a temporary shelter in the south gym at Castle High School. Since there is no power at the school, the shelter will be moved to Crossroads Christian Church at 3 p.m. today.

* The Epworth United Methodist Church at the corner of Epworth and Lincoln has set up a shelter. They have breakfast available, and will have soup and sandwiches later today. They will also have showers available.

 Souls Harbor Church will be serving meals this afternoon from 1:30 to 5 p.m. today. The church is located at 2126 Cass Avenue.

Note : The East Side Wal Mart and National Guard Armory are also taking people. Diapers were noted to be in short supply at at least one shleter.

The Vanderburgh Co. CoronerÂ’s Office is confirming 12 dead, more have been reported. A state of emergency has been declared in Warrick County IN. The National Guard has arrived in affected areas as well as much private equipment & local law enforcement to dig through houses in the search for Victims. The weather is good this AM which should help. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is expected to arrive this afternoon. Eville's airport is on the North side so no problem there.

Others: Jay at Stop the ALCU and In the Angora.

Other Eville Area Outlets.

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Evansville Courier & Press

Update: So far confirmed 22 deaths. The path of the storm took it over Ellis Park Raceway killing several race horses and then Eastward leaving a path as wide as 500 yards and 35 to 40 miles long. The storm missed the denser areas of the city but struck smaller towns and suburbs to the south and east. Mrs. Stella Rawlings and her husband stepped out so see the entire area around their home destroyed The elderly couple credited their minor damage and tremendous luck to the Lord

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