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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
354 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026
 
OHZ015-024-182045-
Van Wert OH-Paulding OH-
354 PM EDT Mon May 18 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PAULDING AND NORTHERN VAN WERT
COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

At 354 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hicksville to Convoy. Movement was
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Van Wert, Delphos, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Convoy, Middle Point,
Grover Hill, Scott, Melrose, Haviland, Latty, Cecil, Broughton,
Wetzel, Worstville, Arthur, Charloe, Tipton, and Roselms.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for
northwestern and west central Ohio.

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LAT...LON 4083 8434 4085 8480 4091 8480 4125 8477
      4125 8446 4121 8446 4121 8434 4099 8434
      4099 8440 4090 8440 4090 8434
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 227DEG 25KT 4124 8472 4090 8473 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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