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Ottawa Police Department
Sunday February 14th, 2021 :: 03:52 p.m. EST

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NWS IWX issues Winter Storm Warning for Putnam County

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Allen IN-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Defiance-
Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
Including the cities of Fort Wayne, New Haven, Huntington,
Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, Berne, Marion, Gas City,
Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier, Portland, Dunkirk, Defiance,
Sherwood, Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, Liberty Center,
Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove,
Continental, Pandora, Van Wert, Ohio City, Lima, and Spencerville
341 PM EST Sun Feb 14 2021

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12
inches.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 7 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult late this evening into
Tuesday morning with the greatest impacts likely seen Monday
night and Tuesday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light snow late this evening into the
overnight hours will bring 1 to 2 inches of accumulation by
Monday morning. There may be a lull in the accumulating snowfall
before an area of moderate to locally heavy snow moves in Monday
evening and persists into the overnight hours before quickly
ending by Tuesday morning. The expected snowfall late Monday
afternoon into Monday night, combined with the snowfall tonight
will bring total storm accumulations to 8 to locally as much as
12 inches by Tuesday morning. Some blowing and drifting snow
will occur in rural areas.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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Instructions:

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.

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

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

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Warning

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