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A violent windstorm swept through Van Wert County late Wednesday night, downing trees, knocking out power, and leaving a trail of damage across the region.
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Van Wert County was hit with a significant wind storm on Wednesday afternoon, according to Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy. A storm system that was predicted by the National Weather Service several days ago produced tornadoes across Illinois and damaging winds across the Hoosier and Buckeye States.
Several Van Wert city residents received a rude awakening Thursday morning after a thunderstorm microburst developed in the area. “I woke up to a loud burst of wind,” said resident Tammy Miller, whose house was in the path of the microburst but did not sustain any damage. “It sounded almost like a freight train coming through or something. It sounded like the windows were going to bust out, sounded like the wind was going to fly off."