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Decatur County Emergency Management
Tuesday May 7th, 2024 :: 09:16 p.m. EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Central Decatur County in central Indiana Until 10:00 PM.

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Decatur County in central Indiana...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 911 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest
of Greensburg, or 15 miles east of Columbus, moving east at 40 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...
Greensburg, Millhousen, Newpoint, Letts, and Burney.

This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 135 and 144.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for central
Indiana. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
central Indiana.

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of 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:
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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