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Decatur County Emergency Management
Sunday July 17th, 2022 :: 05:44 a.m. EDT

Alert

A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northern Decatur County through 6:30 AM EDT.

A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Shelby,
southern Rush and northern Decatur Counties through 630 AM EDT...

At 540 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Greensburg, or 14 miles southeast of Shelbyville,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Shelby, southern Rush and northern Decatur Counties, including the
following locations... Milroy, Clarksburg, Burney, Milford, New
Salem, Adams, St. Paul, Waldron, Geneva and Sandusky.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 117 and 141.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside 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:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Statement

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