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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday August 8th, 2026 :: 12:09 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:00AM Saturday

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Wayne County in east central Indiana... Union County in east central Indiana... Preble County in west central Ohio...

* Until 100 AM EDT.

* At 1208 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Liberty, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Eaton, Liberty, Camden, Lewisburg, West Alexandria, Gratis, Salem, Abington, Brownsville, West Manchester, Boston, Richmond Municipal Airport, Dunlapsville, Whitewater State Park, Goodwins Corner, Oklahoma, West Florence, Cottage Grove, and Morning Sun. This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 1 and 17.

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