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Forest Fire and Police Department
Thursday July 20th, 2023 :: 07:12 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Richland County in north central Ohio... Southern Huron County in north central Ohio... Southern Seneca County in northwestern Ohio... Northern Ashland County in north central Ohio... Wyandot County in northwestern Ohio... Crawford County in north central Ohio... Southern Hancock County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 710 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Bloomville to Forest, moving east at 40 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... Mansfield, Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Bluffton, Galion, Shelby, Willard, Ontario, Crestline, New London, Plymouth, Forest, Arlington, New Washington, Bloomville, Sycamore, Savannah, Morral, Vanlue and Chatfield.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHLAND, OH ... CRAWFORD, OH ... HANCOCK, OH ... HURON, OH ... RICHLAND, 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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