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NWS Northern IndianaSV.W 0305September 5, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Adams and Van Wert, IN and OH

The National Weather Service office in Northern Indiana issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Adams and Van Wert in Indiana, Ohio, which was in force until 7:00 a.m. local time on September 5. It was the 305th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Northern Indiana issued in 2026. Indiana had 27 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 15 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Indiana's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).

ExpiredWarning

Issued6:29 a.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
In force6:29 a.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
Expired7:00 a.m. EDT, September 5, 2026

In force for 31 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Northern Indiana
Area
Adams and Van Wert
State
Indiana
Level
Warning
Issued
6:29 a.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
Expires
7:00 a.m. EDT, September 5, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Observed, Immediate
VTEC event
KIWX SV.W 0305
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

The notice as issued

SVRIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Adams County in northeastern Indiana... Southern Van Wert County in west central Ohio... * Until 700 AM EDT. * At 629 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Convoy, or 8 miles west of Van Wert, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Van Wert, Ohio City, Middlebury, Willshire, Wren, Venedocia, Elgin, Monticello, Glenmore, Dull, Abanaka, Jonestown, Rivare, and Schumm.

What the agency told people to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.