199  
WWUS81 KILN 010116  
SPSILN  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
916 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
OHZ026-035-010200-  
AUGLAIZE OH-HARDIN OH-  
916 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF HARDIN AND  
NORTHEASTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...  
 
AT 916 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LIMA, MOVING  
EAST AT 55 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. HAIL MAY CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO  
VEGETATION.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
KENTON, ADA, FORT SHAWNEE, CRIDERSVILLE, FOREST, DUNKIRK, ALGER,  
WAYNESFIELD, BLANCHARD, MOUNT VICTORY, MCGUFFEY, PATTERSON, DOLA,  
GRANT, SILVER CREEK, JUMBO, HUNTERSVILLE, PFEIFFER, WALTON, AND  
HEPBURN.  
 
THIS INCLUDES I-75 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 117 AND 118.  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR  
WEST CENTRAL OHIO.  
 
TO REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT  
WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, WHEN YOU CAN  
DO SO SAFELY.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4070 8350 4070 8344 4069 8344 4069 8342  
4051 8342 4065 8424 4068 8422 4066 8422  
4066 8411 4064 8411 4065 8388 4082 8388  
4082 8351  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 288DEG 49KT 4072 8410  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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