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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
720 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

OHC039-125-137-312330-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-260331T2330Z/
Putnam OH-Defiance OH-Paulding OH-
720 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...CENTRAL DEFIANCE AND NORTHEASTERN PAULDING
COUNTIES...

At 720 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
Paulding, or 7 miles southwest of Defiance, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Defiance, Paulding, Dupont, Melrose, Cecil, Jewell, Arthur,
Brunersburg, Charloe, Mark Center, Ayersville, and The Bend.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 4106 8429 4114 8469 4133 8469 4133 8426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 275DEG 50KT 4123 8450 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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