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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
727 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

OHZ004-015-016-024-130015-
Defiance OH-Putnam OH-Van Wert OH-Paulding OH-
727 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PUTNAM...SOUTHEASTERN
DEFIANCE...SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES
THROUGH 815 PM EDT...

At 726 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Van Wert, moving northeast at 35 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...
Delphos, Ottawa, Kalida, Continental, Glandorf, Ottoville, Fort
Jennings, Grover Hill, Dupont, Melrose, Cloverdale, Miller City,
Wetzel, Kieferville, Roselms, Rushmore, North Creek, Mandale, Rimer,
and Wisterman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4100 8399 4086 8424 4086 8434 4084 8434
      4103 8452 4122 8427 4119 8423 4117 8423
      4117 8420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 227DEG 29KT 4093 8448

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

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