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Ottawa Police Department
Wednesday August 24th, 2016 :: 08:56 p.m. EDT

Advisory

National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Svr Thunderstorm warning for Putnam County until 9:30.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
850 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...
NORTHERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

* UNTIL 930 PM EDT

* AT 850 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR DEFIANCE TO 7 MILES WEST OF
CONTINENTAL...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...OTTAWA...LEIPSIC...DESHLER...
LIBERTY CENTER...CONTINENTAL...HOLGATE...GLANDORF...MCCLURE...
OAKWOOD...HAMLER...TEXAS...DUPONT...MELROSE...MALINTA...FLORIDA...
WEST LEIPSIC...GILBOA AND BELMORE.

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.

Address/Location
Ottawa Police Department
136 North Oak Street
Ottawa, OH 45875

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 419-523-3449

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