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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday August 11th, 2026 :: 02:35 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:15PM

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Franklin County in southeastern Indiana... Wayne County in east central Indiana... Union County in east central Indiana... Fayette County in east central Indiana... Western Preble County in west central Ohio...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 233 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of New Castle, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Richmond, Connersville, Eaton, Brookville, Centerville, Cambridge City, Liberty, Hagerstown, New Paris, Fountain City, Dublin, West College Corner, Glenwood, Franklin, Salem, Waterloo, Blooming Grove, Columbia, Metamora, and Bunker Hill. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 134 and 156. I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 11.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FAYETTE, IN ... FRANKLIN, IN ... UNION, IN ... WAYNE, IN ... PREBLE, OH

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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.

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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