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MAJOR COUNTY COVERAGE ALERT

This alert affects 100.0% of the county and most emergency service boundaries within it.

Alert Information 100.0%* County Coverage
Event Type
REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST
Status
Actual EXPIRED
Severity
Minor
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Observed
Message Type
Alert
Description
This is a statewide test of the Ohio emergency alert system in conjunction with Severe Weather Awareness Week in Ohio and originating from the state emergency operations center in Columbus. This is only a test. The Ohio emergency alert system has been designed to provide the public with timely warnings and emergency information. Had this been an actual emergency, you would have received instructions and information related to that emergency over this and other stations in your area. This concludes this test of the Ohio emergency alert system.
Instructions
No action is needed. This is only a test.
Affected Areas
Ohio
SAME Codes:
039000 Entire Ohio, OH

This covers virtually all emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
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Alert Area Affected Boundaries
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Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-03-18 09:45 EDT
09:45 AM EDT
Expires:
2026-03-18 10:45 EDT
10:45 AM EDT
Added:
2026-03-18 09:47 EDT
09:47 AM EDT
Updated:
2026-03-28 19:23 EDT
07:23 PM EDT
Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
CAPNET-1-1949-20260318094500
Database ID
#107
Scope Public
Category Safety
Coverage Type County-Wide
Estimated Coverage 100.0% of Putnam County — approx. 484.2 sq mi Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.
Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.
Emergency Service Coverage - All County Boundaries
Major County Impact

This alert covers 100.0% of Putnam County (~484.2 sq mi) , affecting most emergency service boundaries.

Coverage estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:
No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

100.0%
Major County Coverage
~484.2 sq mi affected
* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.
IPAWS Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator State of Ohio
Sender ID OHIOSTEM@dps.ohio.gov
Scope Public
Category Safety
Effective 2026-03-18T09:45:00-04:00
IPAWS Feed https://apps.fema.gov/IPAWSOPEN_EAS_SERVICE/rest/public/recent/2026-03-17T03:42:58Z IPAWS
EAS Parameters
EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) CIV — Civil authorities
Station ID (EAS-STN-ID) OHIOSTEM
Block Channels NWEM CMAS
Geocodes
SAME Geocodes
039000 Entire Ohio, OH
Digital Signature Certificate
Certificate Valid
Signature Unverified Could not verify (C14N canonicalization required)
Subject C=US, O=FEMA IPAWS, OU=National Continuity Programs, OU=Devices IPAWS, OU=A01410D000001997B8809170006580A, CN=IPAWSOPEN200140
Issuer (CA) C=US, O=IdenTrust, OU=IdenTrust Global Common, CN=IGC Device CA 2
Validity Period Sep 24 11:42:16 2025 GMT — Sep 23 11:41:16 2028 GMT
Serial Number 4001997B88092DDEB62A0B3B61A81DFC
Public Key rsaEncryption (2048 bit)
Signature Algorithm sha256WithRSAEncryption
XML Signature Method http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256
XML Digest Method http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256
Original IPAWS Audio
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EAS Broadcast Content audio/x-ipaws-audio-mp3 · 276061 bytes Embedded
EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-EAS-RMT-039000+0060-0771345-KR8MER -
Forwarded Audio
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Generated Details SAME Header Actions
2026-03-18 09:47 EDT
09:47 AM EDT 		REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST Minor Actual RMT
039000
ZCZC-EAS-RMT-039000+0060-0771345-KR8MER -
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