Park workers from Shakamak State Park and Lake Monroe have been brought in to help clear the trails.

Police in Lafayette and the sheriff's office in surrounding Tippecanoe County said that high water early Thursday forced some roads to be closed in the area.

Wednesday morning's tornado near Mitchell in Lawrence County was rated as an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with maximum wind speeds of 130 mph.

Forecasts call for a mixed bag of weather conditions across Indiana this weekend, including freezing rain and ice.

The National Weather Service said a record 8.49 inches of rain fell on South Bend in a 24-hour period on Aug. 15-16.

Officials don’t yet have an estimate of how much cleanup will cost, in part because some damage is still being discovered.

Crews are still surveying damage near Peru to determine if it was caused by a tornado.

While the number of injuries is minimal, the damage to homes and businesses in the Kokomo area is extensive.

The American Red Cross setup a shelter at the Kokomo Event and Conference Center for those displaced.

Storms of the size that hit central part of the state Wednesday are fairly uncommon for Indiana, especially this time of year.