⚠ ACTIVE EMERGENCIES & ADVISORIES (Source)Tornado Watch: Tornado Watch issued June 17 at 5:37PM EDT until June 18 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Northern IndianaTHE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 344 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA BLACKFORD CASS IN GRANT HUNTINGTON JAY MIAMI WABASH WHITE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BROOKSTON, DUNKIRK, GAS CITY, GRISSOM AFD, HARTFORD CITY, HUNTINGTON, LOGANSPORT, MARION, MEXICO, MONON, MONTICELLO, MONTPELIER, NORTH MANCHESTER, PERU, PORTLAND, ROANOKE, R 🛡 Action: Move to basement or interior room on lowest floor. Stay away from windows, doors, outside walls. Weather Now68°F / 20°C - Light RainWind: 11 mph SSE | Humidity: 75% Air Quality: 41 (Good) ForecastThursday: 74°F - Mostly SunnyThursday Night: 56°F - Mostly Clear Juneteenth: 75°F - Sunny Source: NWS |
Rural Emergency TipsKnow your address - cross streets, mile markers, GPSWeak cell? Text 911 if voice fails. Try high ground. Road blocked? Have alternate routes planned Well water? Assume contaminated after floods - boil 1 min or use purification tablets Propane? Keep tanks filled before storms Generator? OUTSIDE ONLY, 20+ ft from windows No ID? You can still get help - 211 for local aid No cell service? Satellite phone (Garmin inReach, Zoleo), ham radio 146.52 MHz simplex Power backup: Solar charger with battery bank (10,000mAh minimum) ResourcesRoads: IN 511Emergency: IN DHS Health: IN Health Power: poweroutage.us Shelters: Red Cross 1-800-733-2767 211: Food, housing, utilities - dial 211 FEMA: 1-800-621-3362 (no immigration check) Weather: NWS Radar |
🎒 Emergency Kit
- Water: 1 gal/4L per person per day (purification tablets if unsure)- Non-perishable food, manual can opener
- First aid kit, prescription meds (7-day)
- Flashlight, batteries, NOAA radio
- Phone charger, solar charger, cash, important docs
Source: Ready.gov