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Forest Fire and Police Department
Tuesday July 16th, 2019 :: 05:07 p.m. EDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Hardin County in west central Ohio...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 505 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kenton, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include... Kenton, Forest, Dunkirk, Blanchard, Mcguffey, Patterson, Dola, Grant, Silver Creek, Huntersville, Walton and Jumbo.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HARDIN, OH

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Forest Fire and Police Department
211 W Lima St
Forest, OH 45843

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 419-273-2500

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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