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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday October 19th, 2016 :: 06:09 p.m. EDT

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New event. Severe Thunderstorm Warning from 10/19/2016 6:04 PM to 6:45 PM EDT for (including) SE Ripley County:

<p>BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED<br />
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING<br />
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH<br />
604 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016<br />
<br />
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A<br />
<br />
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...<br />
OHIO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...<br />
SOUTHERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...<br />
SOUTHEASTERN RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...<br />
NORTHERN SWITZERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...<br />
CENTRAL GALLATIN COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...<br />
BOONE COUNTY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...<br />
<br />
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT.<br />
<br />
* AT 604 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DILLSBORO...<br />
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.<br />
<br />
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.<br />
<br />
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.<br />
<br />
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL<br />
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT<br />
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.<br />
<br />
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...<br />
FLORENCE...LAWRENCEBURG...GREENDALE...AURORA...WALTON...RISING<br />
SUN...OAKBROOK...BURLINGTON...UNION...DILLSBORO...SHAWNEE...<br />
PATRIOT...WILMINGTON...PLEASANT...FRENCH...ADDYSTON...HARTFORD...<br />
FAIRVIEW...BEAR BRANCH AND ABERDEEN.<br />
<br />
THIS INCLUDES I-71 IN KENTUCKY BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 72 AND 76.<br />
<br />
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...<br />
<br />
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A<br />
BUILDING.<br />
<br />
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND<br />
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.</p>

Instructions:

Seek safe shelter.

Address/Location
Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
210 N Monroe St
Versailles, IN 47042

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-689-0505

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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