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Linton Police Department
Tuesday August 20th, 2019 :: 02:32 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:15PM

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Monroe County in south central Indiana... Southeastern Sullivan County in southwestern Indiana... Knox County in southwestern Indiana... Southwestern Clay County in west central Indiana... Southern Owen County in west central Indiana... Martin County in southwestern Indiana... Greene County in southwestern Indiana... Western Lawrence County in south central Indiana... Daviess County in southwestern Indiana...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 229 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of Linton, or 22 miles northeast of Vincennes, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Bloomington, Vincennes, Washington, Linton, Bloomfield, Shoals, Ellettsville, Bicknell, Loogootee, Jasonville, Worthington, Odon, Dugger, Lyons, Carlisle, Elnora, Oaktown, Monroe City, Wheatland and Bruceville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MARTIN, IN ... DAVIESS, IN ... LAWRENCE, IN ... MONROE, IN ... KNOX, IN ... GREENE, IN ... CLAY, IN ... SULLIVAN, IN ... OWEN, IN

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Address/Location
Linton Police Department
190 NW A St
Linton, IN 47441

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-847-4411

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant 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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