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Paulding County Emergency Management Agency
Monday May 18th, 2026 :: 03:35 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:30PM

SVRIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Defiance County in northwestern Ohio... Paulding County in west central Ohio...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 334 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Woodburn, or 10 miles northeast of New Haven, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Defiance, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Melrose, Latty, Cecil, Broughton, Worstville, Arthur, Charloe, and Briceton.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DEFIANCE, OH ... PAULDING, OH

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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