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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday September 16th, 2026 :: 05:00 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM

SVRILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

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

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 500 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fountain City, moving east at 15 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... Richmond, Centerville, New Paris, Fountain City, Greens Fork, Spring Grove, Whitewater, Interstate 70 at Exit 145, Middleboro, and Williamsburg. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Indiana between mile markers 143 and 156. I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 0 and 4.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WAYNE, IN ... DARKE, 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.

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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