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Decatur County Emergency Management
Friday May 20th, 2022 :: 02:20 a.m. EDT

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY UNTIL 245 AM EDT. RADAR INDICATED 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
214 AM EDT FRI MAY 20 2022

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 245 AM EDT.

* AT 214 AM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF SEYMOUR TO BROWNSTOWN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ELIZABETHTOWN AND JONESVILLE AROUND 220 AM EDT.
  COLUMBUS AND AZALIA AROUND 225 AM EDT.
  HARTSVILLE AND NEWBERN AROUND 230 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE HAYDEN, GRAMMER, LETTS, COUNTRY SQUIRE LAKES, GREENSBURG, NORTH VERNON, VERNON, WESTPORT AND BUTLERVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 67.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

Instructions:

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

Address/Location
Decatur County Emergency Management
315 South Ireland Street
Greensburg, IN 47240

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-663-8125

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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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