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Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 7:32PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 731 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Findlay, moving east at 60 mph. Another thunderstorm was located near McComb and is also moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, McComb, Arcadia, Vanlue, Van Buren, New Riegel, Bloomdale, Benton Ridge, and Bascom.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for north central and northwestern Ohio.

Affected Areas

Hancock; Seneca; Wyandot

SAME Codes:

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

UGC: OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ027

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-22 19:32 EDT
07:32 PM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-22 20:00 EDT
08:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-22 19:34 EDT
07:34 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-03-29 08:58 EDT
08:58 AM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bce0e1e9727a225b2c539d1b33f20b146505aa4a.001.1

Database ID
#112

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

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No Boundary Intersections Found

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

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NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-22T19:32:00-04:00

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173

NOAA

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ027

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS81 KCLE 222332

NWSheadline A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SENECA... NORTHEASTERN WYANDOT AND HANCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT

eventMotionDescription 2026-03-22T23:31:00-00:00...storm...264DEG...53KT...41.06,-83.58

maxWindGust Up to 30 MPH

maxHailSize 0.75

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Last Updated: 2026-03-29 08:58 EDT (12:58 UTC)