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===2024 tornado outbreak=== At 7:58pm on March 14, 2024, a quarter-mile wide EF3 tornado hit Winchester during [[Tornado outbreak of March 13–15, 2024|a severe weather outbreak]].<ref>{{Cite web |first1=Phil |last1=Helsel |first2=Josh |last2=Cradduck |first3=Kathryn |last3=Prociv |first4=Minyvonne |last4=Burke |title=Tornadoes leave at least 3 dead in Ohio and flatten buildings in Indiana |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/three-dead-severe-weather-hits-indiana-trailer-park-rcna143521 |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=2024-03-14 |accessdate=2024-03-15 |language=en-US |department=Weather}}</ref> Severe damage was dealt to the Goodwill, The Lodge at Summers Pointe, and Strip Mall. The Freedom Life Church and Taco Bell were flattened. Thirty-eight were injured and three were left critically injured; one of the three died 5 weeks later.<ref name="INDsum">{{cite web |title=Summary of March 14th 2024 Severe Storms (Updated 3/27: 2 Tornadoes) |url=https://www.weather.gov/ind/March142024Severe |website=www.weather.gov |publisher=National Weather Service Indianapolis IN |access-date=11 April 2024 |language=EN-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=...NWS Damage Survey for 03/14/24 Tornado Event Update 3... |url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSIND&e=202403271544 |website=Iowa Environment Mesonet |publisher=National Weather Service Indianapolis IN |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref> As of June 2024, 3 months after the tornado’s touchdown, the remainder of the Strip Mall has been demolished as a result of its ultimate destruction from the tornado; and was subsequently rebuilt into a [[Wendy's]] restaurant about a year later. Summers Pointe and Taco Bell have both undergone repairs and eventually reopened. A similar situation to this occurred at 5:53 pm on May 13, 2025; in which a EFU [[landspout]] tornado touched down unexpectedly near the area; causing no damage.<ref>{{cite web|title= Landspout tornado touches down in Randolph County, causes no damage|url=https://www.wishtv.com/weather/weather-stories/landspout-tornado-randolph-county-indiana-farmland-may-13-2025/|website=wishtv.com|publisher=Wish TV|date=May 13, 2025|access-date=May 14, 2025}}</ref>
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