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Tornado Watch issued March 26 at 4:52PM EDT until March 26 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Tornado Watch

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Extreme

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Alert

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 75 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO ALLEN OH DEFIANCE FULTON OH HENRY PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT WILLIAMS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTWERP, ARCHBOLD, BLUFFTON, BRYAN, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, EDGERTON, HICKSVILLE, LEIPSIC, LIBERTY CENTER, LIMA, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, OHIO CITY, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, SHERWOOD, SPENCERVILLE, SWANTON, VAN WERT, AND WAUSEON.

Affected Areas

Allen, OH; Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Henry, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH; Williams, OH

SAME Codes:

039003 Allen County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC: OHC003 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161 OHC171

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:

2026-03-26 16:52 EDT
04:52 PM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-26 23:00 EDT
11:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-26 16:53 EDT
04:53 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-03-28 11:35 EDT
11:35 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8680cead83a95ad6f3d5e3bbe0952e8fd37d091.001.1

Database ID
#121

Scope Public

Category Met

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:

Alert - Boundary Analysis Pending

This alert affects county areas, but intersection analysis has not been run yet.

100.0%

Major County Coverage

~484.2 sq mi affected

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-26T16:52:00-04:00

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

039003 Allen County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC Codes OHC003 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161 OHC171

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier WCNIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS63 KIWX 262052

VTEC /O.NEW.KIWX.TO.A.0075.260326T2052Z-260327T0300Z/

eventEndingTime 2026-03-26T23:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-EAS-TOA-039003-039039-039051-039069-039125-039137-039161-039171+0375-0852052-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-03-26 16:53 EDT 04:53 PM EDT	Tornado Watch Extreme Actual TOA 039003, 039039, 039051, 039069, 039125, 039137, 039161, 039171	`ZCZC-EAS-TOA-039003-039039-039051-039069-039125-…` `ZCZC-EAS-TOA-039003-039039-039051-039069-039125-039137-039161-039171+0375-0852052-KR8MER-`

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Source: NOAA
Origin URI: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d8680cead83a95ad6f3d5e3bbe0952e8fd37d091.001.1
Last Updated: 2026-03-28 11:35 EDT (15:35 UTC)