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Forest Fire and Police Department
Tuesday August 6th, 2024 :: 04:02 p.m. EDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM

SVRCLE The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

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

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 359 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bellevue to near New Riegel to near Glandorf, moving southeast at 35 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... Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Bluffton, Bellevue, Clyde, McComb, Forest, Arlington, Green Springs, New Washington, Bloomville, Sycamore, Arcadia, Rawson, Vanlue, Van Buren, and New Riegel.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Wind damage with these storms will occur before any rain or lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM EDT for northwestern 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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