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 804 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elida, or near Fort Shawnee, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lima, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Elida, Cairo, Harrod, Beaverdam, Westminster, Yoder, Conant, Hume, Slabtown, Gomer, Rousculp, Southworth, Needmore, Rockport, and Kemp. This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.

Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Affected Areas
Allen
SAME Codes:
039003 Allen County, OH
UGC: OHZ025

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 20:04 EDT
08:04 PM EDT
Expires:
2026-03-22 20:30 EDT
08:30 PM EDT
Added:
2026-03-22 20:06 EDT
08:06 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.963b2628af371af8f380c43cb606fb1c4c4abedd.001.1
Database ID
#116
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.

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Localized Coverage
NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator NWS Northern Indiana
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Effective 2026-03-22T20:04:00-04:00
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
039003 Allen County, OH
UGC Codes OHZ025

NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX
WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 230004
NWSheadline A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ALLEN COUNTY THROUGH 830 PM EDT
eventMotionDescription 2026-03-23T00:04:00-00:00...storm...262DEG...57KT...40.71,-84.24
maxWindGust 30 MPH
maxHailSize 0.88

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement
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