Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:30AM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Shelby County in central Indiana... Southwestern Rush County in central Indiana... Decatur County in central Indiana... East central Johnson County in central Indiana... Northeastern Bartholomew County in central Indiana...
* Until 1230 AM EDT.
* At 1148 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of Shelbyville, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Geneva and Waldron around 1200 AM EDT. Hope and St. Paul around 1205 AM EDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Adams, Milford, Hartsville, Burney, Greensburg, Letts, Westport and Millhousen. This includes the following highways... Interstate 65 between mile markers 81 and 87. Interstate 74 between mile markers 109 and 144.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BARTHOLOMEW, IN ... DECATUR, IN ... JOHNSON, IN ... RUSH, IN ... SHELBY, IN
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Rush County Sheriff's Office
131 E 1st St
Rushville, IN 46173
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-932-2931
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP RUSHCOUNTY followed by your message, to 888777
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