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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday March 28th, 2020 :: 12:55 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:30PM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Wayne County in east central Indiana... Union County in east central Indiana... Fayette County in east central Indiana...

* Until 130 PM EDT.

* At 1254 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rushville, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible.

* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Connersville, Centerville, Liberty, Glenwood, Waterloo, Columbia, Bunker Hill, Abington, Brownsville, Spring Grove, Boston, Richmond Municipal Airport, Dunlapsville, Whitewater State Park, Goodwins Corner, Mettel Field, Bentonville, Springersville and Witts Station. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 154 and 156. I-70 in Ohio near mile marker 0.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WAYNE, IN ... UNION, IN ... FAYETTE, IN

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Main St
Richmond, IN 47374

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-973-9399

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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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