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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday June 23rd, 2016 :: 01:50 a.m. EDT

Advisory

National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for Wayne Co until 0230am

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
WAYNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...
PREBLE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
DARKE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 230 AM EDT.

* AT 146 AM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF HAGERSTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 65 MPH. HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND...GREENVILLE...EATON...CENTERVILLE...CAMBRIDGE CITY.. LIBERTY...ARCANUM...LEWISBURG...HAGERSTOWN...UNION CITY...
NEW PARIS...WEST ALEXANDRIA...ANSONIA...NEW MADISON...
FOUNTAIN CITY...DUBLIN...FRANKLIN...WEBSTER...
ABINGTON AND WAYNE LAKES.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-70 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 134 AND 156.
I-70 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 17.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

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.

INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

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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