Tornado warning issued for Warrick and surrounding counties, Evansville IN
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Weather WarningAs discussed during the dispatch call, a tornado warning was issued for Warrick, Gibson, and Vanderburgh Counties after radar detected rotation in a storm moving east near Haubstadt and Fort Branch. Authorities were monitoring the situation, and a siren near Hesmer Road and Kentucky Avenue reportedly failed to activate.
Audio|Heard on: Evansville Police and Fire Dispatch
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03:22
Transcript:
00:00
Attention District Thirty Five units and stations, tornado warning has been issued for northwestern Warrick County, southeastern Gibson County, in northern Vanderburgh County until 08 p.m.
00:21
Central Standard Time, a serious thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Haubstadt or near Fort Branch, moving east at fifty-five miles per hour.
00:31
Source radar indicated rotation.
00:39
TEOC is active and monitoring.
03:12
Just want to let you know we were advised that the siren near Hesmer Rd and Kentucky Ave did not go off.
03:18
Would you like me to tone it again?
03:22
Yes, please.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Hesmer Rd & N Kentucky Ave, Evansville, IN 47711
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