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Forest Fire and Police Department
Thursday August 24th, 2023 :: 01:25 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15AM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Seneca County in northwestern Ohio... Wyandot County in northwestern Ohio... Crawford County in north central Ohio... Eastern Hancock County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 215 AM EDT.

* At 124 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fostoria to near Sycamore to near Crestline, moving southwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Tiffin, Fostoria, Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Galion, Crestline, Forest, New Washington, Bloomville, Sycamore, Arcadia, Vanlue, New Riegel, Chatfield, Carey, Benton, Nevada, Bettsville, Wharton and Tiro.

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