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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:37 PM Apr. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PUTNAM...EASTERN DEFIANCE... EASTERN PAULDING...HENRY...NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT...SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMS...SOUTHEASTERN FULTON AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT... At 737 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Stryker to near Van Wert. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Defiance, Napoleon, Ottawa, Archbold, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Deshler, Kalida, Liberty Center, Continental, Pandora, Holgate, Glandorf, Ottoville, Mcclure, Hamler, Fort Jennings, Texas, and Dupont. This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 139 and 141. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northwestern and west central Ohio. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 11:35 PM Apr. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 102 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO ALLEN OH DEFIANCE FULTON OH HENRY PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT WILLIAMS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTWERP, ARCHBOLD, BLUFFTON, BRYAN, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, EDGERTON, HICKSVILLE, LEIPSIC, LIBERTY CENTER, LIMA, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, OHIO CITY, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, SHERWOOD, SPENCERVILLE, SWANTON, VAN WERT, AND WAUSEON.
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