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WWUS83 KIWX 162056
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
456 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
OHZ004-015-162115-
DEFIANCE OH-PAULDING OH-
456 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN DEFIANCE AND PAULDING
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...
AT 456 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ANTWERP, OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF HICKSVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
DEFIANCE, PAULDING, ANTWERP, PAYNE, MELROSE, LATTY, CECIL, BROUGHTON,
WORSTVILLE, ARTHUR, CHARLOE, AND BRICETON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4105 8480 4126 8475 4125 8435 4103 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 281DEG 38KT 4117 8471
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MCS
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