Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Event Type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Status
Actual EXPIRED
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Observed
Message Type
Update

Description
At 717 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Wauseon to near Napoleon to Defiance, moving east at 75 mph. Reports of up to golf ball size hail have been reported with the southern most storm when it moved through Henry county. HAZARD...Golf 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, Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Deshler, Liberty Center, Holgate, Mcclure, Metamora, Hamler, Lyons, Texas, Malinta, Florida, Evansport, Oakshade, Grelton, and Seward. This includes Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 26 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 19:18 EDT
07:18 PM EDT
Expires:
2026-03-26 19:45 EDT
07:45 PM EDT
Added:
2026-03-26 19:19 EDT
07:19 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-03-29 09:00 EDT
09:00 AM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.754920aec90fd0996c0511ae75462d8591fe0f55.001.1
Database ID
#131
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 Northern Indiana
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Effective 2026-03-26T19:18:00-04:00
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
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 262318
NWSheadline A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR NORTHEASTERN DEFIANCE...HENRY...SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMS AND FULTON COUNTIES
eventMotionDescription 2026-03-26T23:17:00-00:00...storm...272DEG...67KT...41.61,-84.19 41.43,-84.18 41.28,-84.33
windThreat RADAR INDICATED
maxWindGust 60 MPH
hailThreat RADAR INDICATED
maxHailSize 1.75
thunderstormDamageThreat CONSIDERABLE
tornadoDetection POSSIBLE
VTEC /O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-260326T2345Z/
eventEndingTime 2026-03-26T19:45:00-04:00

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Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-EAS-SVR-039039-039051-039069-039171+0030-0852318-KR8MER-
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Generated Details SAME Header Actions
2026-03-26 19:19 EDT
07:19 PM EDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Actual SVR
039039, 039051, 039069, 039171
ZCZC-EAS-SVR-039039-039051-039069-039171+0030-08… ZCZC-EAS-SVR-039039-039051-039069-039171+0030-0852318-KR8MER-
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