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Forest Fire and Police Department
Thursday January 19th, 2023 :: 04:22 p.m. EST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Seneca County in northwestern Ohio... Northwestern Wyandot County in northwestern Ohio... Southern Hancock County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 500 PM EST.

* At 421 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ada, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Bluffton, Forest, Arlington, Vanlue, New Riegel, Carey, Mount Blanchard, Wharton, Jenera, Mount Cory and Williamstown.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HANCOCK, OH ... SENECA, OH ... WYANDOT, OH

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Forest Fire and Police Department
211 W Lima St
Forest, OH 45843

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 419-273-2500

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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

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