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Special Weather Statement issued March 26 at 8:57PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 857 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tri-lakes to near South Whitley. Movement was east at 70 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Fort Wayne, New Haven, Decatur, Columbia City, Ossian, Tri-lakes, Huntertown, Churubusco, South Whitley, Antwerp, Woodburn, Monroeville, Payne, Grabill, Aboite, Leo-cedarville, Middletown, Roanoke, Preble, and Zanesville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 469 between mile markers 0 and 30. Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 293 and 320.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for west central Ohio. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northeastern Indiana.

Affected Areas

Noble; Whitley; Allen; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Paulding

SAME Codes:

018113 Noble County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

039125 Paulding County, OH

UGC: INZ008 INZ017 INZ018 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 OHZ015

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 20:57 EDT
08:57 PM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-26 21:30 EDT
09:30 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-26 20:59 EDT
08:59 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-03-29 08:59 EDT
08:59 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0be510a27250308ae58da51edd4d4e1f604cee35.001.1

Database ID
#142

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

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

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Localized Coverage

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-26T20:57:00-04:00

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

018113 Noble County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

039125 Paulding County, OH

UGC Codes INZ008 INZ017 INZ018 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 OHZ015

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 270057

NWSheadline

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALLEN...SOUTHEASTERN NOBLE... WHITLEY...NORTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON...NORTHEASTERN WELLS...NORTHWESTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM EDT

eventMotionDescription 2026-03-27T00:57:00-00:00...storm...290DEG...61KT...41.27,-85.41 41.08,-85.57

maxWindGust 40 MPH

maxHailSize 0.75

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Last Updated: 2026-03-29 08:59 EDT (12:59 UTC)