973  
WUUS53 KIWX 151915  
SVRIWX  
OHC039-051-069-125-171-152000-  
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0116.260415T1915Z-260415T2000Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
315 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...  
NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...  
HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...  
SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...  
SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN OHIO...  
 
* UNTIL 400 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 314 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHWEST  
OF DEFIANCE, MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
DEFIANCE, NAPOLEON, BRYAN, WAUSEON, ARCHBOLD, DELTA, STRYKER,  
LIBERTY CENTER, HOLGATE, MCCLURE, PULASKI, FARMER, HAMLER, TEXAS,  
NEY, MALINTA, FLORIDA, CECIL, NEW BAVARIA, AND EVANSPORT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 32 AND 45.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE  
SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. STAY  
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4118 8396 4117 8469 4146 8471 4165 8397  
4153 8388 4126 8388  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 255DEG 46KT 4134 8449  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
CLH  
 
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