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Forest Fire and Police Department
Saturday April 1st, 2023 :: 01:07 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:45AM Saturday

RRA The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Shelby County in west central Ohio... Champaign County in west central Ohio... Logan County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Hardin County in west central Ohio... North central Madison County in central Ohio... Union County in central Ohio... Northeastern Miami County in west central Ohio...

* Until 145 AM EDT.

* At 105 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Pandora to near Pleasant Hill, moving east at 75 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Marysville, Bellefontaine, Urbana, Kenton, Ada, Richwood, St. Paris, West Liberty, Mechanicsburg, North Lewisburg, Jackson Center, Forest, Russells Point, De Graff, Lakeview, Dunkirk, Alger, Waynesfield, Belle Center and West Mansfield.

* AFFECTED AREAS: AUGLAIZE, OH ... CHAMPAIGN, OH ... HARDIN, OH ... LOGAN, OH ... MADISON, OH ... MIAMI, OH ... SHELBY, OH ... UNION, OH

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for west central Ohio. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM EDT for west central Ohio.

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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