The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:30 a.m. for Ripley and Dearborn counties in Southeast Indiana, northern Boone County in Northern Kentucky and western Hamilton and southwestern Butler counties in Southwest Ohio.

Eastern Indiana is under a tornado watch until 10 a.m. Scattered parts of central and southern Indiana are under a severe thunder storm warning. Over 50,000 Hoosiers do not have power as strong winds with up to 60 mph gusts rip across Indiana.

"The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms," states the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA. The warning is in effect until 9:30 p.m.