Heavy rain and large hail slam the area overnight

Heavy rain, gusty winds, and large hail pounded parts of the area last night, with many communities picking up around 2 inches of rain and some reporting significant hail.

Portland and Fort Wayne both recorded 2 inches or more of rainfall. Bluffton was close behind, with nearly 2 inches of rain.

Elsewhere, Wabash, Huntington, and Marion each picked up more than 1 inch of rainfall, while Warsaw recorded nearly 1 inch.

The storms also produced large hail across parts of the area. Huntington County reported tennis ball-sized hail. Golf ball-sized hail was reported in Warren, quarter-sized hail fell in Somerset, and ping pong ball-sized hail was reported in Jay County.

The storms brought a soaking rain and pockets of severe weather to northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio, with some areas seeing impressive rainfall totals and damaging hail in a short amount of time…

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