Ohio Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/19/2026 13:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 4:52PM EDT until May 19 at 5:15PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 1:52pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
SVRIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Defiance County in northwestern Ohio... Northwestern Putnam County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Paulding County in west central Ohio... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 452 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Paulding, or 14 miles north of Van Wert, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Grover Hill, Melrose, Haviland, Broughton, Charloe, and Arthur.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Defiance, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Northern Indiana