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Forest Fire and Police Department
Thursday August 24th, 2023 :: 02:02 a.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:45AM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

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

* Until 245 AM EDT.

* At 201 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Upper Sandusky, moving southwest at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Kenton, Ada, Richwood, Forest, Dunkirk, Alger, Belle Center, Blanchard, Mount Victory, Rushsylvania, Mcguffey, Ridgeway, Patterson, Dola, Huntersville, Pfeiffer, Big Springs, Essex, Grant, and Silver Creek.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HARDIN, OH ... LOGAN, OH ... UNION, 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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