Ohio Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/03/2026 16:37

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 7:37PM EDT until July 3 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 3, 2026 - 4:37pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 736 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pandora, or near Bluffton, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Lima, Delphos, Ottawa, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Elida, Kalida, Pandora, Glandorf, Ottoville, Spencerville In Allen County, Cairo, Fort Jennings, Harrod, Beaverdam, Gilboa, and Elgin. 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.
Area Description: 
Allen, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana