Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Putnam County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Van Wert County in west central Ohio... Allen County in west central Ohio...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 449 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ohio City, or near Van Wert, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Spencerville In Allen County around 455 PM EDT. Delphos around 500 PM EDT. Elida around 510 PM EDT. Lima around 515 PM EDT. Columbus Grove around 520 PM EDT. Pandora around 525 PM EDT. Bluffton around 530 PM EDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Vaughnsville, Yoder, Conant, Westminster, Hume, Harrod, Slabtown, Fort Jennings, Monticello and Rushmore. This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, OH ... PUTNAM, OH ... VAN WERT, OH
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Paulding County Emergency Management Agency
503 Fairground Dr
Paulding, OH 45879
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 419-399-3500
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PAULDING followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning