Tornado warnings issued for Brown, Monroe and Jackson counties

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a tornado warning for Lawrence, Brown, Monroe and Jackson counties until 1:45 p.m.

At 1:15 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Bedford, moving northeast at 60 miles per hour, said Shannan Hinton, Bartholomew County Emergency Management director.

Hinton said this storm cell is heading toward Bartholomew County and asked local residents to closely monitor weather warnings in the event of severe weather here.