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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
609 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

OHZ015-016-024-022245-
Putnam OH-Van Wert OH-Paulding OH-
609 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL PUTNAM...
SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES THROUGH 645
PM EDT...

At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Van Wert, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Emergency
         mananagement officials reported wind gusts to 46 mph as
         well as pea size hail east of Cavett.

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...
Van Wert, Ottoville, Grover Hill, Scott, Melrose, Wetzel, Mandale,
Roselms, and Cavett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4085 8459 4095 8466 4110 8441 4094 8425
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 236DEG 12KT 4094 8453

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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