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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
613 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026
 
OHZ025-192230-
Allen OH-
613 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN ALLEN COUNTY THROUGH 630
PM EDT...

At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lima, moving east at 45 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...
Lima, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Cairo, Harrod, Beaverdam, Yoder,
Westminster, Slabtown, Rockport, and Rousculp.

This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM EDT for
west central Ohio.

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LAT...LON 4064 8411 4066 8411 4066 8414 4089 8410
      4091 8405 4091 8400 4092 8399 4092 8388
      4065 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 250DEG 39KT 4079 8401 

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

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