Henry County Emergency Management

05/28/2026

Some great weather ahead for the area!

High pressure is currently setting up shop over the Great Lakes, and it's not going anywhere for at least a week!

05/26/2026

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The warmest weather in all of Ohio today will happen in northwest Ohio. Temperatures in the 80s! 😎

05/26/2026

INCOMING! A "Heavy Flurry" of Cottonwood has started! Have you seen or felt the impacts of the early flurries or incoming drifts of cottonwood will begin to pile up between now and early June?!? While this map is mostly lighthearted fun, cottonwood "Fluff" can cause problems such as triggering irritation for those with allergies and asthma along with potentially clogging A/C and vehicle air filters causing loss of efficiency.

Cottonwood trees are most common near rivers, floodplains, wetlands and near the Lake Erie shore which are very prone to cottonwood "accumulations" this time of year.

05/19/2026

**Update**

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 5:24PM EDT until May 19 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Fulton, OH, Henry, OH

Issued:May 19, 2026 at 17:24

Until:May 19, 2026 at 18:00

NWS Northern Indiana

SVRIWX

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Henry County in northwestern Ohio...
Southeastern Fulton County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 524 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Holgate, or 8 miles south of Napoleon, moving northeast at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Napoleon, Liberty Center, Holgate, Mcclure, Texas, Malinta, Colton, Grelton, and Elery.

05/19/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 19 at 5:10PM EDT until May 19 at 5:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Defiance, OH, Henry, OH, Paulding, OH, Putnam, OH

Issued:May 19, 2026 at 17:10

Until:May 19, 2026 at 17:45

NWS Northern Indiana

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...
East central Paulding County in west central Ohio...
South central Henry County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 545 PM EDT.

* At 510 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Continental, or 9 miles south of Defiance, moving northeast at 30 mph. At 457 PM EDT, emergency management reported a tree was down on State Route 613, west of Melrose.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Holgate, Melrose, Florida, New Bavaria, North Creek, Arthur, Charloe, Pleasant Bend, Ayersville, and Standley.

05/19/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 19 at 2:01PM EDT until May 19 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Adams, IN, Allen, IN, De Kalb, IN, Huntington, IN, Lagrange, IN, Noble, IN, Steuben, IN, Wells, IN, Whitley, IN, Branch, MI, Hillsdale, MI, Allen, OH, Defiance, OH, Fulton, OH, Henry, OH, Paulding, OH, Putnam, OH, Van Wert, OH, Williams, OH

Issued:May 19, 2026 at 14:01

Until:May 19, 2026 at 17:00

NWS Northern Indiana

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
230 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS ALLEN IN DE KALB
HUNTINGTON LAGRANGE NOBLE
STEUBEN WELLS WHITLEY

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BRANCH HILLSDALE

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH DEFIANCE FULTON OH
HENRY PAULDING PUTNAM
VAN WERT WILLIAMS

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ANGOLA, ANTWERP, ARCHBOLD,
AUBURN, BERNE, BLUFFTON, BLUFFTON, BRONSON, BRYAN, COLDWATER,
COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, DECATUR, DEFIANCE,
DELTA, DESHLER, EDGERTON, FORT WAYNE, FREMONT, GARRETT,
HICKSVILLE, HILLSDALE, HUNTINGTON, JONESVILLE, KENDALLVILLE,
LAGRANGE, LEIPSIC, LIBERTY CENTER, LIGONIER, LIMA, LITCHFIELD,
MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, NEW HAVEN, OHIO CITY, OSSIAN, OTTAWA,
PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, ROANOKE, SHERWOOD, SHIPSHEWANA,
SOUTH WHITLEY, SPENCERVILLE, SWANTON, TOPEKA, TRI-LAKES, VAN WERT, AND WAUSEON.

05/18/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 3:56PM EDT until May 18 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Hillsdale, MI, Defiance, OH, Fulton, OH, Henry, OH, Williams, OH

Issued:May 18, 2026 at 15:56

Until:May 18, 2026 at 17:00

NWS Northern Indiana

SVRIWX

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Hillsdale County in southeastern Michigan...
Northeastern Defiance County in northwestern Ohio...
Northern Henry County in northwestern Ohio...
Fulton County in northwestern Ohio...
Eastern Williams County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 356 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Addison to 6 miles northeast of Pioneer to near Paulding, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
Napoleon, Bryan, Wauseon, Archbold, Montpelier, Swanton, Morenci, Delta, West Unity, Pioneer, Stryker, Fayette, Liberty Center, Holiday City, Jerome, Somerset, West Jefferson, Pulaski, Pittsford, and Moscow.

This includes Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 13 and 48.

05/18/2026

05/18/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 11:02AM EDT until May 18 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Adams, IN, Allen, IN, Blackford, IN, Cass, IN, De Kalb, IN, Elkhart, IN, Fulton, IN, Grant, IN, Huntington, IN, Jay, IN, Kosciusko, IN, Lagrange, IN, La Porte, IN, Marshall, IN, Miami, IN, Noble, IN, Pulaski, IN, St. Joseph, IN, Starke, IN, Steuben, IN, Wabash, IN, Wells, IN, White, IN, Whitley, IN, Berrien, MI, Branch, MI, Cass, MI, Hillsdale, MI, St. Joseph, MI, Allen, OH, Defiance, OH, Fulton, OH, Henry, OH, Paulding, OH, Putnam, OH, Van Wert, OH, Williams, OH

Issued:May 18, 2026 at 11:02

Until:May 18, 2026 at 18:00

NWS Northern Indiana

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
220 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT /5 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 24 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA

KOSCIUSKO ST. JOSEPH

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS ALLEN IN BLACKFORD
CASS IN DE KALB ELKHART
FULTON IN GRANT HUNTINGTON
JAY LA PORTE LAGRANGE
MARSHALL MIAMI NOBLE
PULASKI STARKE STEUBEN
WABASH WELLS WHITE
WHITLEY

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BERRIEN BRANCH CASS MI
HILLSDALE ST. JOSEPH MI

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH DEFIANCE FULTON OH
HENRY PAULDING PUTNAM
VAN WERT WILLIAMS

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALBION, ANGOLA, ANTWERP,
ARCHBOLD, AUBURN, BASS LAKE, BENTON HARBOR, BENTON HEIGHTS,
BERNE, BLUFFTON, BLUFFTON, BREMEN, BRONSON, BROOKSTON, BRYAN,
BUCHANAN, CASSOPOLIS, COLDWATER, COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBUS GROVE,
CONTINENTAL, CULVER, DECATUR, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, DOWAGIAC,
DUNKIRK, EDGERTON, EDWARDSBURG, ELKHART, FAIR PLAIN, FORT WAYNE,
FRANCESVILLE, FREMONT, GARRETT, GAS CITY, GOSHEN, GRANGER,
GRISSOM AFD, HARTFORD CITY, HICKSVILLE, HILLSDALE, HUNTINGTON,
JONESVILLE, KENDALLVILLE, KNOX, LA PORTE, LAGRANGE, LEIPSIC,
LIBERTY CENTER, LIGONIER, LIMA, LITCHFIELD, LOGANSPORT,
MARCELLUS, MARION, MEDARYVILLE, MENDON, MEXICO, MICHIGAN CITY,
MISHAWAKA, MONON, MONTICELLO, MONTPELIER, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON,
NAPPANEE, NEW HAVEN, NILES, NORTH JUDSON, NORTH MANCHESTER,
OHIO CITY, OSSIAN, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAW PAW LAKE,
PAYNE, PERU, PLYMOUTH, PORTLAND, ROANOKE, ROCHESTER,
ROYAL CENTER, SHERWOOD, SHIPSHEWANA, SOUTH BEND, SOUTH WHITLEY,
SPENCERVILLE, ST. JOSEPH, STURGIS, SWANTON, THREE RIVERS, TOPEKA,
TRI-LAKES, UPLAND, VAN WERT, WABASH, WARSAW, WAUSEON, WHITE PIGEON, WINAMAC, AND WINONA LAKE.

05/07/2026

🎶Here comes the sun🎶

Are you ready for warmer days? A pattern flip is likely a week from now. There is a good chance for above normal temperatures after mid month.