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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday July 16th, 2019 :: 04:50 p.m. EDT

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Severe THUNDERSTORM WARNING issued for Wayne County until 5:15pm

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
446 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2019

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Wayne County in east central Indiana...
Northeastern Union County in east central Indiana...
Northern Preble County in west central Ohio...
Southwestern Darke County in west central Ohio...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 445 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Richmond,
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, Centerville, Arcanum, Lewisburg, New Paris, New
Madison, Wayne Lakes, Eldorado, Verona, West Manchester, Spring
Grove, Hollansburg, Gordon, Boston, Ithaca, Castine, Whitewater,
Richmond Municipal Airport and Oklahoma.

This includes the following Interstates...
I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 144 and 156.
I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 17.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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:
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:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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