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Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
Monday May 27th, 2019 :: 09:03 p.m. EDT

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NWS issues TORNADO WARNING for Northern Wayne County until 9:30pm. Please seek shelter immediately.

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
859 PM EDT MON MAY 27 2019

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT.

* AT 859 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAGERSTOWN, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

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.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND, CENTERVILLE, HAGERSTOWN, FOUNTAIN CITY, FRANKLIN, GREENS
FORK, SPRING GROVE, BETHEL, ECONOMY, WHITEWATER, MIDDLEBORO,
INTERSTATE 70 AT EXIT 145 AND WILLIAMSBURG.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES...
I-70 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 144 AND 156.
I-70 IN OHIO NEAR MILE MARKER 0.

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.

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.

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LAT...LON 4000 8520 4000 8481 3983 8481 3988 8520
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 273DEG 40KT 3999 8525

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

Instructions:

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
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:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
Tornado Warning

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