Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 4 at 4:52PM EDT until September 4 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 4, 2026 - 1:52pm
Expires:
September 4, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Brookville,
moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Brookville, Sunman, St. Leon, Cedar Grove, Mount Carmel, Sharptown,
New Trenton, Lawrenceville, Penntown, Saint Peter, Rockdale, and
Interstate 74 at State Route 101.
This includes I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 154 and 167.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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.
Area Description:
Dearborn, IN; Franklin, IN; Ripley, IN
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov