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Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday October 19th, 2016 :: 06:15 p.m. EDT

Alert

New event. Tornado Warning from 10/19/2016 6:09 PM to 6:45 PM EDT for southeast Ripley County:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
609 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
OHIO COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN DEARBORN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
SOUTH CENTRAL RIPLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
NORTHERN SWITZERLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT.
* AT 609 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DILLSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PLEASANT...HARTFORD...FAIRVIEW...FRIENDSHIP...BEAR BRANCH...FARMERS RETREAT...ABERDEEN...AVONBURG...PATE...ALLENSVILLE...EASTENTERPRISE AND CROSS PLAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
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.

Instructions:

Take cover now!

Address/Location
Ripley County Emergency Management Agency
210 N Monroe St
Versailles, IN 47042

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-689-0505

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible 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:
Tornado Warning

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