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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday April 2nd, 2025 :: 11:00 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:45PM Wednesday

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Union County in east central Indiana... Fayette County in east central Indiana...

* Until 1145 PM EDT.

* At 1059 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rushville, moving northeast at 65 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 Municipal Airport, Mount Auburn, Franklin, Whitewater State Park, Dublin, Spring Grove, Abington, Mettel Field, Brownsville, Cambridge City, Bunker Hill, Liberty, Waterloo, East Germantown, Connersville, Interstate 70 at Exit 145, Bentonville, Economy, Greens Fork, and Williamsburg. This includes I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 156.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FAYETTE, IN ... UNION, IN ... WAYNE, IN

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 400 AM EDT for southeastern and 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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