A powerful tornado struck central Indiana, injuring five people, one of them critically, authorities said. The high winds wrecked a 19th-century covered bridge and tore the roof and top floor from an old schoolhouse in the small town of Moscow, a community of about 80 residents about 35 miles southeast of Indianapolis.

The National Weather Service issued warnings for parts of Ohio and West Virginia, with tornado watches for sections of Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio and the western tip of Maryland.

Flash flood warnings are also in effect in Indiana. About 5 inches of rain fell in the past 24 hours and 1.5 inches of rain might continue to fall, the weather service said.

A woman was in critical condition after a 3-inch-diameter tree limb penetrated her chest, said Charles Smith, chief of the Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department.
 
"She didn't talk, but she was moaning. I just hope she makes it," said Smith adding that the woman lost her house as well.

The roads in Moscow were closed on Wednesday due to the powerful storm which brought heavy rain and lightning with it. Numerous roads were flooded and others were blocked by downed power lines, fallen tree limbs and other debris.

The twister also struck Indiana National Guard Camp Atterbury, about 25 miles south of Indianapolis injuring two troopers. 

Nearly 40 buildings were damaged at the National Guard's Camp, camp spokesman Capt. Greg Lundeberg said. The camp shelters about 2,000 troops, including a Marine unit training for deployment to Iraq. Fortunately he building where the troops were sleeping wasn’t hit.

Nearly 2 inches of rain in an hour fell in Ohio and several communities near Dayton were flooded. As much as 24,000 Duke Energy customers in the Cincinnati area lost power.