National Weather

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Putnam County in west central Ohio...
Northeastern Allen County in west central Ohio...

* Until 815 PM EDT.

* At 742 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Ottoville, or 7 miles north of Delphos, moving
southeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
Columbus Grove around 755 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Vaughnsville, Beaverdam, Cairo, Rimer, Fort Jennings, Rockport,
Gomer, Rushmore, and Cloverdale.

This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 131 and 141.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

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TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
82 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA

KOSCIUSKO             ST. JOSEPH

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS                 ALLEN IN              BLACKFORD
CASS IN               DE KALB               ELKHART
FULTON IN             GRANT                 HUNTINGTON
JAY                   LA PORTE              LAGRANGE
MARSHALL              MIAMI                 NOBLE
PULASKI               STARKE                STEUBEN
WABASH                WELLS                 WHITE
WHITLEY

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH              DEFIANCE              FULTON OH
HENRY                 PAULDING              PUTNAM
VAN WERT              WILLIAMS

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALBION, ANGOLA, ANTWERP,
ARCHBOLD, AUBURN, BASS LAKE, BERNE, BLUFFTON, BLUFFTON, BREMEN,
BROOKSTON, BRYAN, COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL,
CULVER, DECATUR, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, DUNKIRK, EDGERTON,
ELKHART, FORT WAYNE, FRANCESVILLE, FREMONT, GARRETT, GAS CITY,
GOSHEN, GRANGER, GRISSOM AFD, HARTFORD CITY, HICKSVILLE,
HUNTINGTON, KENDALLVILLE, KNOX, LA PORTE, LAGRANGE, LEIPSIC,
LIBERTY CENTER, LIGONIER, LIMA, LOGANSPORT, MARION, MEDARYVILLE,
MEXICO, MICHIGAN CITY, MISHAWAKA, MONON, MONTICELLO, MONTPELIER,
MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, NAPPANEE, NEW HAVEN, NORTH JUDSON,
NORTH MANCHESTER, OHIO CITY, OSSIAN, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING,
PAYNE, PERU, PLYMOUTH, PORTLAND, ROANOKE, ROCHESTER,
ROYAL CENTER, SHERWOOD, SHIPSHEWANA, SOUTH BEND, SOUTH WHITLEY,
SPENCERVILLE, SWANTON, TOPEKA, TRI-LAKES, UPLAND, VAN WERT,
WABASH, WARSAW, WAUSEON, WINAMAC, AND WINONA LAKE.