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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday May 21st, 2022 :: 04:16 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Union County in east central Indiana... Fayette County in east central Indiana... Northwestern Preble County in west central Ohio...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 415 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Connersville, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Connersville, Eaton, Centerville, Cambridge City, Liberty, New Paris, Dublin, Waterloo, Columbia, Bunker Hill, Abington, Brownsville, East Germantown, Spring Grove, Boston, Mount Auburn, Whitewater, Richmond Municipal Airport and Whitewater State Park. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 139 and 156. I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 5.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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.

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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