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Forest Fire and Police Department
Monday February 27th, 2023 :: 03:56 p.m. EST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Seneca County in northwestern Ohio... Northwestern Wyandot County in northwestern Ohio... Western Sandusky County in northwestern Ohio... Southern Wood County in northwestern Ohio... Hancock County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 445 PM EST.

* At 354 PM EST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Deshler to near Ottawa to near Lima, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Findlay, Bowling Green, Tiffin, Fremont, Fostoria, Upper Sandusky, Bluffton, North Baltimore, Gibsonburg, Woodville, McComb, Weston, Forest, Arlington, Elmore, Arcadia, Rawson, Vanlue, Van Buren and New Riegel.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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