Watches, Warnings & Advisories



2 products issued by NWS for: Richmond IN

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
337 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

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337 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Indiana,
southeast Indiana, northeast Kentucky, northern Kentucky, central
Ohio, south central Ohio, southwest Ohio and west central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and
continue into this evening. A few strong to severe storms will be
possible with damaging wind the main threat.

In addition, the storms will be capable of producing very heavy
rainfall, leading to the potential for localized flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Showers and thunderstorms will move south across the region Saturday
afternoon into Saturday evening. Some severe storms will be possible
with damaging wind the primary threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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Air Quality Alert

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Including the cities of Richmond, Connersville, Liberty,
West College Corner, and Brookville
1243 AM EDT Fri Jul 17 2026

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has declared an
Air Action Day, through midnight EDT tonight.

Fine particulate levels are expected to be in the `Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups` range. Active children and adults, and people with
respiratory disease, such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor
exposure.

For additional actions and information, please visit the IDEM Smog
page at: https://www.in.gov/idem/airmonitoring/smogwatch/.

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