Peru, IN Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
268 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA

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IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS                 ALLEN IN              BLACKFORD
CASS IN               FULTON IN             GRANT
HUNTINGTON            JAY                   MIAMI
PULASKI               WABASH                WELLS
WHITE                 WHITLEY

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

PAULDING              VAN WERT

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ANTWERP, BERNE, BLUFFTON,
BROOKSTON, COLUMBIA CITY, DECATUR, DUNKIRK, FORT WAYNE,
FRANCESVILLE, GAS CITY, GRISSOM AFD, HARTFORD CITY, HUNTINGTON,
LOGANSPORT, MARION, MEDARYVILLE, MEXICO, MONON, MONTICELLO,
MONTPELIER, NEW HAVEN, NORTH MANCHESTER, OHIO CITY, OSSIAN,
PAULDING, PAYNE, PERU, PORTLAND, ROANOKE, ROCHESTER,
ROYAL CENTER, SOUTH WHITLEY, TRI-LAKES, UPLAND, VAN WERT, WABASH,
WARSAW, WINAMAC, AND WINONA LAKE.

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cass County in north central Indiana...
Miami County in north central Indiana...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 646 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Brookston to 12 miles north of Frankfort,
moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Logansport, Peru, Grissom Afb, Walton, Bunker Hill, Royal Center,
Mexico, Lincoln, Wells, Galveston, Miami, Converse, Erie, Denver,
Amboy, Onward, Clymers, Bennetts Switch, Leases Corner, and
Deedsville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH