CLARK COUNTY — A shelter-in-place was issued after a tornado-warned storm moved through a local fair.
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Around 5:25 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Clark County.
One of the areas included in the warning was the Clark County Fairgrounds, where the county fair is underway.
Everyone was moved into buildings at the fairgrounds for shelter, according to Clark County Sheriff Chris Clark.
Clark said one of his deputies spotted a funnel cloud in the area of Arthur Road, and that is what prompted them to get people to safety.
“We weren’t expecting what we got; luckily, we were watching very closely,” Clark said.
A shelter-in-place was also issued.
Ashley Stites was camping at the fairgrounds.
“It went from ‘it’s not a big deal’ to ‘we probably need to see shelter at this point,’” Stites said.
People rushed into the mercantile building.
“The wind really started to pick up for us. The clouds were almost making a swirl for us out in front of us, which was nerve-wracking,” she said.
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The Stites Family took shelter in the bathroom.
Dean Blair, Clark County Fairgrounds executive director, said it was important to make sure everyone was safe.
“Even though you have a very light day, you might still have four or 5,000 people here one given time. It is very high priority to keep everybody safe,” Blair said.
Stites said it was all over in around 15 minutes, but she was still worried.
“My husband made us wait a little bit longer because there was still lightning going on. After that, we made our way back to our camper,” she said.
Sheriff Clark said nobody reported getting hurt or having significant damage across the county.
We will continue to follow this story.
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