Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Auglaize and Mercer Counties, Ohio
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NOAA issued it on August 9, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Wilmington OH has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Auglaize County and northern Mercer County until 8:15 PM EDT on August 9.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- West Central Ohio
- Issued
- August 9, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Wilmington OH
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in West Central Ohio.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Wilmington OH. Effective from August 9 at 7:26 PM EDT until August 9 at 8:15 PM EDT. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Auglaize County in west central Ohio and northern Mercer County in west central Ohio. Locations impacted include Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, Cridersville, Rockford, New Knoxville, Waynesfield, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Buckland, Uniopolis, Montezuma, Chattanooga, Kossuth, Tama, St. Johns, Neptune, and State Route 116 at State Route 197. This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 109 and 118.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, go to weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media when safe.
Expected Conditions
At 7:24 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Convoy to 7 miles west of Ohio City to 6 miles west of Geneva, moving east at 55 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts. Source: Radar indicated. At 6:54 PM, 67 mph winds were reported at Fort Wayne Airport. Impact: Expect damage to trees and power lines. Max hail size up to 0.75 inches.
Timeline
Issued and effective August 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM EDT. Expires and ends August 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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