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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 26 at 7:24PM EDT until March 26 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

SVRIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Putnam County in west central Ohio... Southeastern Henry County in northwestern Ohio... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 724 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Holgate to 10 miles southeast of Defiance to Continental, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ottawa, Leipsic, Deshler, Continental, Pandora, Holgate, Glandorf, Hamler, West Leipsic, Gilboa, Belmore, Miller City, New Bavaria, Prentiss, Kieferville, Gallup, Pleasant Bend, North Creek, and Wisterman.

Instructions

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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for northwestern and west central Ohio.

Affected Areas

Henry, OH; Putnam, OH

SAME Codes:

039069 Henry County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC: OHC069 OHC137

This covers some 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 19:24 EDT
07:24 PM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-26 20:00 EDT
08:00 PM EDT

Added:

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

Updated:

2026-03-29 09:03 EDT
09:03 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5bc9a9c5c207e2ca531e177b517408757ac6c2ed.001.1

Database ID
#132

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 53.8% of Putnam County — approx. 260.3 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries 32

Significant County Impact

This alert covers 53.8% of Putnam County (~260.3 sq mi) , affecting many emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Electric: 58.0%

Villages: 97.1%

Fire: 63.5%

Electrics 5 Moderate Coverage (13 of 24 electrics)

Hancock-Wood Electric
Ohio Power
Paulding-Putnam Electric
Toledo Edison
Tricounty Rural Electric

Fires 10 Moderate Coverage (10 of 12 fires)

BELMORE FIRE DEPARTMENT
COLUMBUS GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT
CONTINENTAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
GILBOA FIRE DEPARTMENT
GLANDORF FIRE DEPARTMENT
KALIDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
LEIPSIC FIRE DEPARTMENT
MILLER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
OTTAWA FIRE DEPARTMENT
PANDORA FIRE DEPARTMENT

Villages 9 Full Coverage (9 of 15 villagess)

BELMORE
CONTINENTAL
GILBOA
GLANDORF
LEIPSIC
MILLER CITY
OTTAWA
PANDORA
WEST LEIPSIC

53.8%

Significant Coverage

~260.3 sq mi affected

32 Affected Boundaries
3 Service Types

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-26T19:24:00-04:00

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

039069 Henry County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC Codes OHC069 OHC137

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVRIWX

WMOidentifier WUUS53 KIWX 262324

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windThreat RADAR INDICATED

maxWindGust 60 MPH

hailThreat RADAR INDICATED

maxHailSize 1.00

tornadoDetection POSSIBLE

VTEC /O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0053.260326T2324Z-260327T0000Z/

eventEndingTime 2026-03-26T20:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

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

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-03-29 09:03 EDT (13:03 UTC)