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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday May 19th, 2026 :: 06:11 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

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

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Richmond, moving northeast at 35 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... Greenville, Eaton, Arcanum, Lewisburg, New Paris, New Madison, Fountain City, Wayne Lakes, Eldorado, West Manchester, Bethel, Hollansburg, Palestine, Ithaca, Castine, Whitewater, Oklahoma, West Florence, Middleboro, and Sharpeye. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana near mile marker 153. I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 13.

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

Instructions:

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.

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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