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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday April 1st, 2023 :: 12:12 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:00AM Saturday

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Franklin County in southeastern Indiana... Wayne County in east central Indiana... Union County in east central Indiana... Fayette County in east central Indiana... Western Preble County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Butler County in southwestern Ohio... Southwestern Darke County in west central Ohio...

* Until 100 AM EDT.

* At 1211 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hagerstown to near Dublin to 10 miles south of Shelbyville, moving northeast at 70 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Oxford, Connersville, Greenville, Eaton, Batesville, Brookville, Centerville, Cambridge City, Liberty, Hagerstown, New Paris, New Madison, Fountain City, Dublin, West College Corner, Oldenburg, Glenwood, Lake Santee and Franklin. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 156. I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 9. I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 145 and 148.

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

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for southeastern and east central Indiana...and southwestern and west central Ohio. 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 500 AM EDT for southeastern and east central Indiana...and southwestern and west central Ohio.

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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