Alert Details
Alert Information 15.7% County Coverage
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 26 at 7:44PM EDT until March 26 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event Type
Severe Thunderstorm WarningStatus
Actual EXPIREDSeverity
SevereUrgency
ImmediateCertainty
ObservedMessage Type
AlertDescription
SVRIWX
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Putnam County in west central Ohio...
Southern Van Wert County in west central Ohio...
Allen County in west central Ohio...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 744 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles east of Monroe to 6 miles southeast of Van
Wert to near Columbus Grove, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Lima, Delphos, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Columbus
Grove, Elida, Pandora, Ohio City, Spencerville In Allen County,
Middle Point, Cairo, Harrod, Willshire, Beaverdam, Venedocia,
Elgin, Westminster, Yoder, and Gomer.
This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.
Instructions
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 west central
Ohio.
Affected Areas
Allen, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
SAME Codes:
039003
Allen County, OH
039137
Putnam County, OH
039161
Van Wert County, OH
UGC:
OHC003
OHC137
OHC161
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
Alert Coverage Map
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Alert Area
Affected Boundaries
Specific alert area shown
Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-03-26 19:44 EDT
07:44 PM EDT
07:44 PM EDT
Expires:
2026-03-26 20:30 EDT
08:30 PM EDT
08:30 PM EDT
Added:
2026-03-26 19:46 EDT
07:46 PM EDT
07:46 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-03-29 09:03 EDT
09:03 AM EDT
09:03 AM EDT
Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40d4bbf7b76a2713fcaad0de0e0e803429a60d90.001.1
Database ID
#137
#137
Scope
Public
Category
Met
Coverage Type
Localized
Exact Coverage
15.7% of Putnam County
— approx. 76.0 sq mi
Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.
Affected Boundaries 18
Localized County Impact
This alert covers 15.7% of Putnam County (~76.0 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.
Coverage by Service Type:
Electric: 18.2%
Villages: 67.7%
Fire: 36.0%
Electrics
4
Partial Coverage
(11 of 24 electrics)
-
Hancock-Wood Electric
-
Midwest Electric
-
Ohio Power
-
Paulding-Putnam Electric
Fires
5
Partial Coverage
(5 of 12 fires)
-
COLUMBUS GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT
-
FORT JENNINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
-
KALIDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
-
OTTAWA FIRE DEPARTMENT
-
PANDORA FIRE DEPARTMENT
Villages
2
Moderate Coverage
(2 of 15 villagess)
-
COLUMBUS GROVE
-
PANDORA
15.7%
Localized Coverage
~76.0 sq mi affected
18 Affected Boundaries
3 Service Types
3 Service Types
NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender ID
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
Category
Met
Effective
2026-03-26T19:44:00-04:00
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
039137
Putnam County, OH
039161
Van Wert County, OH
UGC Codes
OHC003
OHC137
OHC161
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier
SVRIWX
WMOidentifier
WUUS53 KIWX 262344
eventMotionDescription
2026-03-26T23:44:00-00:00...storm...304DEG...31KT...40.73,-84.82 40.82,-84.47 40.92,-84.02
windThreat
RADAR INDICATED
maxWindGust
60 MPH
hailThreat
RADAR INDICATED
maxHailSize
0.75
VTEC
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0056.260326T2344Z-260327T0030Z/
eventEndingTime
2026-03-26T20:30:00-04:00
EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason
Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-EAS-SVR-039003-039137-039161+0060-0852344-KR8MER-
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