Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 15 at 7:42PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 15, 2026 - 4:42pm
Expires:
August 15, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 738 PM EDT, emergency management in Van Wert and Putnam county
reported showers along a line extending from Findlay to near Rawson
to near Ottawa to near Elida occasionally producing funnel clouds.
Movement was this area is to the east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Funnel Clouds
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Locally gusty winds could occur in the vicinity of any
funnels. A brief touchdown cannot be ruled out, but is
unlikely at this time.
Locations impacted include...
Lima, Delphos, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Elida, Pandora, Cairo,
Harrod, Beaverdam, Elgin, Vaughnsville, Conant, Slabtown, Rushmore,
Gomer, Southworth, Needmore, Rimer, Rockport, and Kemp.
This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 125 and 141.
Instruction:
If you observe a funnel, monitor closely and report to the National
Weather Service or Emergency Management.
Area Description:
Putnam; Van Wert; Allen
Forcast Office:
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov