Severe Thunderstorm Warning Ohio | Effective 03/26/2026 16:44

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 26 at 7:44PM EDT until March 26 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 26, 2026 - 4:44pm
Expires: 
March 26, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
SVRIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning 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.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Allen, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov