Expires:202405022245;Remove:202405022245;512202 WWUS83 KIWX 022209 SPSIWX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 609 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 OHZ015-016-024-022245- Putnam OH-Van Wert OH-Paulding OH- 609 PM EDT Thu May 2 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL PUTNAM... SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... At 607 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Van Wert, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Emergency mananagement officials reported wind gusts to 46 mph as well as pea size hail east of Cavett. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Van Wert, Ottoville, Grover Hill, Scott, Melrose, Wetzel, Mandale, Roselms, and Cavett. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4085 8459 4095 8466 4110 8441 4094 8425 TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 236DEG 12KT 4094 8453 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ FISHER