Alert Details

Alert Information 15.7% County Coverage
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... 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
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.
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Alert Area Affected Boundaries
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Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-03-26 19:44 EDT
07:44 PM EDT
Expires:
2026-03-26 20:30 EDT
08:30 PM EDT
Added:
2026-03-26 19:46 EDT
07:46 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.40d4bbf7b76a2713fcaad0de0e0e803429a60d90.001.1
Database ID
#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
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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Generated Details SAME Header Actions
2026-03-26 19:46 EDT
07:46 PM EDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Actual SVR
039003, 039137, 039161
ZCZC-EAS-SVR-039003-039137-039161+0060-0852344-K… ZCZC-EAS-SVR-039003-039137-039161+0060-0852344-KR8MER-
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