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Decatur County Emergency Management
Thursday March 14th, 2019 :: 01:57 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Tornado Warning issued for WESTERN DECATUR COUNTY until 2:30 this afternoon.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
154 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  WEST CENTRAL DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.

* AT 154 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBUS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  TAYLORSVILLE AROUND 200 PM EDT.
  CLIFFORD AROUND 205 PM EDT.
  HOPE AND FLAT ROCK AROUND 210 PM EDT.
  HARTSVILLE AROUND 215 PM EDT.
  MILFORD, GENEVA AND BURNEY AROUND 220 PM EDT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 66 AND 78.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Address/Location
Decatur County Emergency Management
315 South Ireland Street
Greensburg, IN 47240

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-663-8125

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