Alert
Strong Thunderstorms will impact central and southern Decatur County.
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY, SOUTHEASTERN MONROE, WEST CENTRAL DECATUR, SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON, BARTHOLOMEW, BROWN, NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND NORTHWESTERN JACKSON COUNTIES... AT 519 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKLIN TO 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLOOMINGTON. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD...WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
Instructions:
SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
Address/Location
Decatur County Emergency Management
315 South Ireland Street
Greensburg, IN 47240
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-663-8125
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