Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Event Type
Special Weather Statement
Status
Actual EXPIRED
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Message Type
Alert

Description
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
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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Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-03-22 19:46 EDT
07:46 PM EDT
Expires:
2026-03-22 20:15 EDT
08:15 PM EDT
Added:
2026-03-22 19:46 EDT
07:46 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-03-29 09:01 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
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

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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 2026-03-22T19:46:00-04:00
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
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