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WWUS83 KIWX 152017
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
417 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
OHZ016-152030-
PUTNAM OH-
417 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY
THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 417 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LEIPSIC, OR 7 MILES EAST OF OTTAWA, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
OTTAWA, LEIPSIC, PANDORA, AND GILBOA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.
LAT...LON 4094 8388 4095 8399 4099 8402 4104 8402
4107 8401 4109 8400 4110 8399 4117 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 247DEG 44KT 4105 8390
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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