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WWUS73 KIWX 131726
NPWIWX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
126 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-140000-
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DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
126 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY, VISIBILITY BETWEEN
ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST. FOR THE HIGH WIND
WARNING, WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
* WHERE...ALLEN OH, DEFIANCE, HENRY, PAULDING, PUTNAM, AND VAN WERT
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE EMERGENCY MANAGER IN VAN WERT COUNTY
REPORTED 1/4 MI VISIBILITY DUE TO THE BLOWING DUST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING
SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE
WAY OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE,
STAY ALIVE'.
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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216-MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-002-140000-
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ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-
WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-NORTHERN LA PORTE-EASTERN ST.
JOSEPH IN-NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO-SOUTHERN LA PORTE-WESTERN ST. JOSEPH
IN-SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
NORTHERN BERRIEN-SOUTHERN BERRIEN-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
126 PM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /1226 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA, SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN, AND
NORTHWEST OHIO.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND
AVOID WINDOWS. WATCH FOR FALLING DEBRIS AND TREE LIMBS. USE CAUTION
IF YOU MUST DRIVE.
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