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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday April 8th, 2020 :: 09:12 p.m. EDT

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New event. "Severe Thunderstorm Warning" from 4/8/2020 9:08 PM to 10:15 PM EDT including Ripley County:

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
908 PM EDT Wed Apr 8 2020

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Franklin County in southeastern Indiana...
Wayne County in east central Indiana...
Northern Ripley County in southeastern Indiana...
Union County in east central Indiana...
Fayette County in east central Indiana...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 907 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Greenfield, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
Richmond, Connersville, Batesville, Brookville, Centerville,
Cambridge City, Liberty, Hagerstown, Osgood, Fountain City, Dublin,
West College Corner, Oldenburg, Glenwood, Lake Santee, Franklin,
Salem, Waterloo, Blooming Grove and Columbia.

This includes the following Interstates...
I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 156.
I-70 in Ohio near mile marker 0.
I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 145 and 157.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM EDT for southeastern
and east central Indiana...and west central Ohio.

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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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