Fire weather, thunderstorm advisories issued

Brad Gilbert, Wood County EMA director has issued the following advisory:

The NWS has issued a Fire Weather WATCH from noon until 8 p.m. today.  Very low humidity and a brisk southwest wind will create conditions that will support rapid growth of fires…specifically grass, brush, and field fires.

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has placed NW Ohio in the “Marginal” (lowest) risk category for severe weather on Thursday, May 3.  Thunderstorms that do develop do have a small chance to become strong to severe on Thursday.