Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Allen, Van Wert, and Putnam Counties

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning (03/26/26) for...

  Southeastern Putnam County in west central Ohio...
  Southern Van Wert County in west central Ohio...
  Allen County in west central Ohio...

* Until 830 PM EDT.

* At 744 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles east of Monroe to 6 miles southeast of Van
  Wert to near Columbus Grove, moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Emergency management.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lima, Delphos, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Columbus
  Grove, Elida, Pandora, Ohio City, Spencerville In Allen County,
  Middle Point, Cairo, Harrod, Willshire, Beaverdam, Venedocia,
  Elgin, Westminster, Yoder, and Gomer.

This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for west central
Ohio.