8 p.m. update
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a severe thunderstorm warning until 8:30 p.m. for northwestern Bartholomew County.
Other areas in the warning area include:
Monroe County in south central Indiana…
Southeastern Morgan County in central Indiana…
Brown County in south central Indiana…
Johnson County in central Indiana…
Eastern Knox County in southwestern Indiana…
Southeastern Owen County in west central Indiana…
Martin County in southwestern Indiana…
Lawrence County in south central Indiana…
Greene County in southwestern Indiana…
Northwestern Jackson County in south central Indiana…
Daviess County in southwestern Indiana…
* At 7:39 p.m. EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles northeast of Spencer to near Petersburg,
moving northeast at 65 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Bloomington, Bedford, Franklin, Martinsville, Washington,
Bloomfield, Spencer, Nashville, Shoals, Ellettsville, Whiteland,
Bargersville, Loogootee, Worthington, Odon, Princes Lakes, Oolitic,
Trafalgar, Morgantown, and Gosport.
This includes Interstate 65 between mile markers 85 and 94.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 10 p.m. for central, south
central, southwestern and west central Indiana.
ORIGINAL STORY
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The National Weather Service has extended a tornado watch until 9 p.m. for the following areas, as a line of severe thunderstorms approach southeastern Indiana.
The watch includes the following counties: Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Madison, Rush, Shelby, Delaware, Henry, Randolph, Jackson and Jennings.
This includes the cities of Columbus, Hope, Seymour, Shelbyville and North Vernon.
This story will be updated.
