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Forest Fire and Police Department
Thursday July 20th, 2023 :: 06:31 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Northern Hardin County in west central Ohio...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 626 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alger, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Ada, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, Blanchard, Mcguffey, Patterson, Dola and Huntersville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: AUGLAIZE, OH ... HARDIN, OH

Instructions:

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.

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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