Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 8:16PM EDT until August 9 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 5:16pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
At 815 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles northeast of Elida to near Lima to near
Spencerville In Allen County to Celina, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lima, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Elida, Cridersville,
Spencerville In Allen County, Cairo, Harrod, Beaverdam, Vaughnsville,
Yoder, Westminster, Conant, Hume, Slabtown, Gomer, Rousculp,
Southworth, and Needmore.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Allen, OH; Putnam, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov