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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Friday September 4th, 2026 :: 03:01 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

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

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 259 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near New Madison, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Arcanum, New Madison, Wayne Lakes, Pitsburg, Bethel, Hollansburg, Gordon, Palestine, Ithaca, Castine, Whitewater, and Sharpeye.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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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