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Decatur County Emergency Management
Thursday March 14th, 2019 :: 02:11 p.m. EDT

Advisory

TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY UNTIL 2:30 pm. This is a second WARNING for our county.

206 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2019

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHERN BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...
  CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  CENTRAL JENNINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT.

* AT 206 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER BROWNSTOWN, OR 9 MILES WEST OF SEYMOUR, MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 60 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...
  CORTLAND AROUND 210 PM EDT.
  SEYMOUR AND WAYMANSVILLE AROUND 215 PM EDT.
  JONESVILLE, AZALIA AND HAYDEN AROUND 220 PM EDT.
  ELIZABETHTOWN AND COUNTRY SQUIRE LAKES AROUND 225 PM EDT.
  COLUMBUS, WESTPORT, GRAMMER AND NEWBERN AROUND 230 PM EDT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 65 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 45 AND 62.

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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