Alert Details
Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Special Weather Statement issued March 22 at 7:46PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event Type
Special Weather StatementStatus
Actual EXPIREDSeverity
ModerateUrgency
ExpectedCertainty
ObservedMessage Type
AlertDescription
At 745 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bluffton, moving east at 55 mph. Another storm was located near
Rawson and also moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Bluffton, Forest, Arlington, Rawson, Carey, Mount Blanchard, Wharton,
Jenera, Mount Cory, Kirby, and Williamstown.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
northwestern Ohio.
Affected Areas
Hancock; Wyandot
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
SAME Codes:
039063
Hancock County, OH
039175
Wyandot County, OH
UGC:
OHZ017
OHZ027
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
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Alert Area
Affected Boundaries
Specific alert area shown
Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-03-22 19:46 EDT
07:46 PM EDT
07:46 PM EDT
Expires:
2026-03-22 20:15 EDT
08:15 PM EDT
08:15 PM EDT
Added:
2026-03-22 19:46 EDT
07:46 PM EDT
07:46 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-03-29 09:01 EDT
09:01 AM EDT
09:01 AM EDT
Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b691633965cc32a581d9b806719933671bfa9f5c.001.1
Database ID
#114
#114
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.
Coverage by Service Type:
No Boundary Intersections Found
This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.
0.0%
Localized Coverage
NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender ID
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
Category
Met
Effective
2026-03-22T19:46:00-04:00
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
039175
Wyandot County, OH
UGC Codes
OHZ017
OHZ027
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier
SPSCLE
WMOidentifier
WWUS81 KCLE 222346
NWSheadline
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WYANDOT AND SOUTHERN HANCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT
eventMotionDescription
2026-03-22T23:45:00-00:00...storm...270DEG...49KT...40.84,-83.88
maxWindGust
Up to 30 MPH
maxHailSize
0.75
EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason
Suppressed event Special Weather Statement