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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday April 2nd, 2024 :: 05:55 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Wayne County in east central Indiana... Southwestern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Northern Preble County in west central Ohio... Southern Darke County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 554 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Paris, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Tipp City, West Milton, Versailles, Covington, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, New Paris, Pleasant Hill, New Madison, Fountain City, Webster, Wayne Lakes, Russia, Gettysburg, and Eldorado. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 151 and 155. I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 70 and 84.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WAYNE, IN ... DARKE, OH ... MIAMI, OH ... PREBLE, OH ... SHELBY, OH

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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 1000 PM EDT for east central Indiana...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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