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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 26 at 7:08PM EDT until March 26 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

At 707 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fayette to near Stryker to 9 miles west of Defiance, moving east at 75 mph. Reports of quarter size hail have been received near Bryan as well as Stryker, Ohio. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Defiance, Napoleon, Bryan, Wauseon, Archbold, Montpelier, Swanton, Delta, Deshler, West Unity, Stryker, Fayette, Liberty Center, Holgate, Mcclure, Holiday City, West Jefferson, Pulaski, Farmer, and Metamora. This includes Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 14 and 48.

Instructions

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northwestern Ohio. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Affected Areas

Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Henry, OH; Williams, OH

SAME Codes:

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC: OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC171

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

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-26 19:08 EDT
07:08 PM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-26 19:45 EDT
07:45 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-26 19:09 EDT
07:09 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.b597f128f41d14c9e9ec6fa72fa8361a373fb3bc.001.1

Database ID
#129

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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NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-26T19:08:00-04:00

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

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NOAA

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC171

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS53 KIWX 262308

NWSheadline

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN DEFIANCE...HENRY...EASTERN WILLIAMS AND FULTON COUNTIES

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windThreat RADAR INDICATED

maxWindGust 60 MPH

hailThreat RADAR INDICATED

maxHailSize 1.50

tornadoDetection POSSIBLE

VTEC /O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-260326T2345Z/

eventEndingTime 2026-03-26T19:45:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Cross-source duplicate: SVR already broadcast for overlapping FIPS within 15min

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