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Special Weather Statement, NWS Northern Indiana

April 5, 2017Putnam County, Van Wert County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this special weather statement at Apr 5, 2017, 4:14 PM EDT for Putnam County, Van Wert County, Ohio. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 5, 2017, 4:14 PM EDT (20:14 UTC)
Expired: Apr 5, 2017, 4:45 PM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Apr 5, 3:45 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 3:45 PM EDT, 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 3:58 PM EDT, 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 5, 2:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 3:24 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
324 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017

INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-024-052015-
Jay-Blackford-Adams-Allen-Wells-Van Wert-Paulding-
324 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN ALLEN...
EASTERN BLACKFORD...WELLS...ADAMS...NORTHERN JAY...WESTERN PAULDING
AND WESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES...

At 324 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Fort Wayne to 7 miles northeast of
Montpelier to near Dunkirk. Movement was northeast at 50 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Wayne, New Haven, Bluffton, Decatur, Berne, Ossian, Dunkirk,
Montpelier, Antwerp, Woodburn, Geneva, Monroeville, Payne, Convoy,
Monroe, Pennville, Center, Middletown, Middlebury and Preble.

This includes INTERSTATE 469 between MILE MARKERs 0 and 2, between
MILE MARKERs 4 and 6, and between MILE MARKERs 9 and 23.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

LAT...LON 4038 8522 4038 8535 4101 8524 4125 8473
      4125 8463 4095 8460 4073 8470 4073 8480
      4056 8480 4033 8522
TIME...MOT...LOC 1924Z 232DEG 42KT 4102 8515 4061 8517 4036 8527

MARSILI

Special weather statement, Apr 5, 4:13 PM EDT, 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Apr 5, 4:14 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
414 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017

OHZ015-016-024-025-052045-
Allen-Putnam-Van Wert-Paulding-
414 PM EDT WED APR 5 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN PUTNAM...
SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING...VAN WERT AND NORTHWESTERN ALLEN COUNTIES...

At 413 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Convoy to near Ohio City to near
Spencerville In Allen County. Movement was northeast at 60 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and dime size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Van Wert, Delphos, Ottawa, Spencerville, Columbus Grove, Elida,
Kalida, Convoy, Glandorf, Ottoville, Ohio City, Spencerville In Allen
County, Oakwood, Middle Point, Fort Jennings, Grover Hill, Dupont,
Scott, Melrose and Haviland.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4068 8436 4068 8442 4070 8446 4073 8446
      4073 8454 4076 8463 4093 8473 4112 8446
      4104 8420 4101 8392
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 224DEG 50KT 4093 8469 4077 8458 4074 8435

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 10:57 PM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Watch	IWX		16 hr
Apr 4, 11:02 PM EDT	Gale Warning	IWX		60 hr
Apr 4, 11:02 PM EDT	Storm Warning	IWX		45 hr
Apr 4, 11:03 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley	5 days
Apr 5, 11:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	3 days
Apr 5, 11:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke	7 days
Apr 5, 11:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Noble	10 days
Apr 5, 11:02 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Elkhart	8 days
Apr 5, 11:15 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Fulton, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke	49 hr
Apr 5, 11:15 AM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Allen	4 days
Apr 5, 2:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Grant, Huntington	42 min
Apr 5, 3:24 PM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	IWX		35 hr
Apr 5, 3:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Adams, Blackford, Wells	51 min
Apr 5, 3:25 PM EDT	High Wind Warning	IWX		29 hr
Apr 5, 3:25 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more	30 hr
Apr 5, 4:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Putnam, Van Wert	32 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.