The winds tore the protective roof off the Taylor Elementary School gym in Kokomo, and peeled the roof back down a hallway of classrooms. (Video courtesy: Taylor Community School Corporation.)
KOKOMO, Ind. — An Indiana elementary school is picking up the pieces of their damaged roof after a Friday evening thunderstorm brought ferocious wind gusts.
The winds tore the protective roof off the Taylor Elementary School gym in Kokomo, and peeled the roof back down a hallway of classrooms, Taylor Community School Corporation district officials posted on Facebook.
“At this point, we believe that there was no structural damage other than the roof and the ceiling tiles in the school,” officials said in the post. “There is a lot of water damage due to the large amount of rain we received.”
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis had warned of gusts of 40-50 mph as thunderstorms approached.
Roofers were spending the weekend trying to repair as much damage as possible. Classes were canceled at the school for Monday but district officials hope enough repairs can be made to rearrange classes out of damaged areas reopen school in the undamaged areas on Tuesday.
School was not in session during the storm and there were no reported injuries.