A Travel Status Warning (Red) Level III was issued for Greene County early Tuesday morning, February 16. It is effective immediately, which may lead to restricting travel in the county to emergency personnel only.

Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe announced the status change around 8:10 a.m.

“Due to extraordinary circumstances, president of the Greene County Board of Commissioners, Nathan Abrams, has set Greene County's Road Travel Status to Level III or Warning,” said Axe.

Only the Commissioners can make this determination, according to Axe. A county’s emergency management agency notifies the state and the public of changes in status.

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security defines three travel status levels. Of these, a Warning (Red) Level III is the highest level of local travel advisory. It means that travel may be restricted to emergency management workers only.

During a Warning (Red) Level III Travel Status, local travel advisory individuals are directed to:

• 1. Refrain from all travel

• 2. Comply with necessary emergency measures

• 3. Cooperate with public officials and disaster services forces in executing emergency operations plans, and

• 4. Obey and comply with the lawful directions of properly identified officers.