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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Friday May 16th, 2025 :: 10:15 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM Friday

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Wayne County in east central Indiana... Northern Preble County in west central Ohio... Southern Darke County in west central Ohio... Northwestern Montgomery County in west central Ohio... Southwestern Miami County in west central Ohio...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 1013 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Richmond, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Gordon, Pitsburg, Eldorado, Potsdam, Ithaca, Spring Grove, Arcanum, Middleboro, West Manchester, Whitewater, New Madison, Lewisburg, New Paris, Brookville, Castine, Laura, Interstate 70 at US Route 127, Abbottsville, Wayne Lakes, and Garland. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 147 and 156. I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 25.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WAYNE, IN ... DARKE, OH ... MIAMI, OH ... MONTGOMERY, OH ... PREBLE, OH

Instructions:

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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 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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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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