NWS has EXTENDED the TORNADO WARNING for Northern Wayne County until 10pm. If in the path of the storm, seek shelter
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
923 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 1000 PM EDT.
* AT 922 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR 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, GREENS FORK,
SPRING GROVE, BETHEL, ECONOMY, WHITEWATER, MIDDLEBORO, JACKSONBURG,
INTERSTATE 70 AT EXIT 145 AND WILLIAMSBURG.
THIS INCLUDES I-70 IN INDIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 155.
Instructions:
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
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Main St
Richmond, IN 47374
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-973-9399
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP 89EMA followed by your message, to 888777
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