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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

OHZ015-016-024-025-222200-
Allen OH-Putnam OH-Van Wert OH-Paulding OH-
514 PM EDT Wed Apr 22 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN PUTNAM...SOUTHEASTERN
PAULDING...EASTERN VAN WERT AND ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Van Wert, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lima, Delphos, Ottawa, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Columbus
Grove, Elida, Kalida, Pandora, Ottoville, Spencerville In Allen
County, Middle Point, Cairo, Fort Jennings, Harrod, Grover Hill,
Beaverdam, Cloverdale, and Venedocia.

This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4064 8411 4066 8411 4066 8422 4069 8422
      4069 8446 4073 8446 4073 8457 4107 8453
      4098 8388 4065 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 292DEG 27KT 4093 8449

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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