558  
WUUS53 KIWX 170038  
SVRIWX  
OHC003-137-170145-  
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0061.250517T0038Z-250517T0145Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
838 PM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...  
ALLEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...  
 
* UNTIL 945 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 837 PM EDT, SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING STRONG  
WIND GUSTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR PAULDING  
TO NEAR JACKSON CENTER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...BROADCAST MEDIA.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO  
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LIMA, DELPHOS, OTTAWA, BLUFFTON, FORT SHAWNEE, SPENCERVILLE,  
COLUMBUS GROVE, LEIPSIC, ELIDA, KALIDA, PANDORA, CONTINENTAL,  
GLANDORF, OTTOVILLE, SPENCERVILLE IN ALLEN COUNTY, CAIRO, FORT  
JENNINGS, HARROD, BEAVERDAM, AND DUPONT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 75 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 119 AND 141.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT  
AGENCY. THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
OFFICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4064 8411 4066 8411 4066 8422 4069 8422  
4069 8440 4082 8440 4082 8434 4090 8434  
4090 8440 4099 8440 4099 8434 4117 8434  
4117 8388 4065 8388  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 241DEG 50KT 4108 8458 4038 8403  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
CLH  
 
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