149  
WWUS83 KIWX 171829  
SPSIWX  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
229 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
 
OHZ016-171845-  
PUTNAM OH-  
229 PM EDT WED APR 17 2024  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY  
THROUGH 245 PM EDT...  
 
AT 229 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
LEIPSIC, OR NEAR OTTAWA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 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...  
LEIPSIC, WEST LEIPSIC, GILBOA, AND BELMORE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4100 8397 4112 8402 4117 8393 4117 8388  
4102 8388  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1829Z 242DEG 37KT 4107 8395  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
MARSILI  
 
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