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Midwest Tornadoes: Strong Winds Overturn Car into Indiana Starbucks Knocking Out Front Windows (VIDEO)

Nov 18, 2013 12:36 PM EST | By Justin Stock

A potential tornado overturned a car in to an Indiana Starbucks and secluded customers television station Fox 59 reported Sunday.

"I was looking out the front window of the Starbucks and I saw this kind of weird 'V' cloud shape and then... my eyes kind of tracked down and that's when the debris started to kick up just like you see in the movies," Elizabeth MacDougald told television station Fox 59. "You start to see the wood and the corn stalks and that's when I was on the phone with my mom and I said 'Uh, Mom, I gotta go! The lights went out and then you hear the freight train and then my ears popped and then the glass shattered. Our car was parked right next to the car that's currently sitting on its side. "(The Starbucks' staff started to scream for all the customers to) to get in the bathroom! so everyone huddled inside the men's and women's restrooms for cover.

The storm took out the coffee shop's windows, and spread insulation throughout a parking lot, and field in close proximity to the business. MacDougald, and the other individuals were not injured during the storm.

Twenty-six homes also affected by the weather system along with three warehouses, and many other businesses. People are also not able to currently live in seven residences. Starbucks and other stores around it also resumed operations Sunday.

According to The Indianapolis Star, The Lebanon Police Department reported a Tornado hit the ground at 3:59 p.m. Sunday afternoon. The Lebanon Industrial Park at Indiana route 39, and Interstate 65, and many houses around South Meridian, and South East streets were affected.

Two individuals were hurt after a semi-tractor trailer landed on I-65. It was previously in a parking lot at the Flying J Truck Stop.

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