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Paulding County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday February 19th, 2026 :: 06:42 a.m. EST

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15AM

SVRIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Allen County in northeastern Indiana... Southeastern De Kalb County in northeastern Indiana... Northwestern Defiance County in northwestern Ohio... Northwestern Paulding County in west central Ohio...

* Until 715 AM EST.

* At 642 AM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grabill, or 9 miles southwest of Hicksville, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Hicksville, Antwerp, Grabill, St. Joe, Leo-cedarville, Concord, Newville, Cecil, Harlan, Spencerville In Dekalb County, Cuba, Saint Joe, and Mark Center.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, IN ... DE KALB, IN ... DEFIANCE, OH ... PAULDING, OH

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Paulding County Emergency Management Agency
451 McDonald Pike
Paulding, OH 45879

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 419-399-3500

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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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