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Rush County Sheriff's Office
Tuesday August 20th, 2019 :: 03:07 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30PM

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Rush County in central Indiana... Decatur County in central Indiana...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 301 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Greensburg, or 16 miles west of Batesville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Greensburg, Adams, Milford, St. Paul, Milroy, Millhousen, Newpoint, Clarksburg, Burney, Sandusky, Lake Santee and Moscow. This includes Interstate 74 between mile markers 124 and 144.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DECATUR, IN ... RUSH, IN

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.

Address/Location
Rush County Sheriff's Office
131 E 1st St
Rushville, IN 46173

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-932-2931

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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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