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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 26 at 8:21PM EDT until March 26 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

The storms which prompted the warning will move out of the area by 830 PM EDT. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds are still possible with these thunderstorms. 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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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-26 20:21 EDT
08:21 PM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-26 20:31 EDT
08:31 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-26 20:22 EDT
08:22 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-03-29 09:04 EDT
09:04 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d10d3cf2e7df636ce65ed4657a0783cd2c7b5d5a.001.1

Database ID
#141

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 2026-03-26T20:21:00-04:00

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

039003 Allen County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes OHC003 OHC137 OHC161

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS53 KIWX 270021

NWSheadline THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM...SOUTHERN VAN WERT AND ALLEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM EDT

eventMotionDescription 2026-03-27T00:21:00-00:00...storm...304DEG...31KT...40.56,-84.49 40.65,-84.15 40.75,-83.7

VTEC /O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-260327T0030Z/

eventEndingTime 2026-03-26T20:30:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

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Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-EAS-SVR-039003-039137-039161+0015-0860021-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-03-26 20:23 EDT 08:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Actual SVR 039003, 039137, 039161	`ZCZC-EAS-SVR-039003-039137-039161+0015-0860021-K…` `ZCZC-EAS-SVR-039003-039137-039161+0015-0860021-KR8MER-`

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Last Updated: 2026-03-29 09:04 EDT (13:04 UTC)