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Decatur County Emergency Management
Saturday July 29th, 2023 :: 04:21 a.m. EDT

Alert

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DECATUR COUNTY UNTIL 5:00 AM.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SHELBY, SOUTHEASTERN
HANCOCK, RUSH, SOUTHEASTERN MORGAN, DECATUR, SOUTHERN JOHNSON, BROWN,
BARTHOLOMEW, SOUTH CENTRAL HENRY, NORTHEASTERN JACKSON AND NORTHERN
JENNINGS COUNTIES THROUGH 430 AM EDT...

AT 346 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF RUSHVILLE TO 7 MILES SOUTH
OF FRANKLIN. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND 
         UNSECURED OBJECTS.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  RUSHVILLE AROUND 350 AM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE COLUMBUS.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 53 AND 93.
 INTERSTATE 70 NEAR MILE MARKER 126.
 INTERSTATE 74 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 107 AND 144.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING. 

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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