Severe Thunderstorm Warning Ohio | Effective 03/31/2026 16:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 7:20PM EDT until March 31 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 31, 2026 - 4:20pm
Expires: 
March 31, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
At 720 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Paulding, or 7 miles southwest of Defiance, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Defiance, Paulding, Dupont, Melrose, Cecil, Jewell, Arthur, Brunersburg, Charloe, Mark Center, Ayersville, and The Bend.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Defiance, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov