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Tornado Watch issued March 26 at 9:30PM EDT until March 26 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Tornado Watch

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Extreme

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Update

Description

TORNADO WATCH 75 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO ALLEN OH VAN WERT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLUFFTON, LIMA, OHIO CITY, SPENCERVILLE, AND VAN WERT.

Affected Areas

Allen, OH; Van Wert, OH

SAME Codes:

039003 Allen County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: OHC003 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 21:30 EDT
09:30 PM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-26 23:00 EDT
11:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-26 21:31 EDT
09:31 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-03-27 22:12 EDT
10:12 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c13489a5e801c6940580b1ae6da6dccf8a28e88d.003.1

Database ID
#144

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

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 estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

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

0.0%

Localized Coverage

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-26T21:30:00-04:00

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

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes OHC003 OHC161

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier WCNIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS63 KIWX 270130

VTEC /O.CON.KIWX.TO.A.0075.000000T0000Z-260327T0300Z/

eventEndingTime 2026-03-26T23:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-EAS-TOA-039003-039161+0090-0860130-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-03-26 21:31 EDT 09:31 PM EDT	Tornado Watch Extreme Actual TOA 039003, 039161	`ZCZC-EAS-TOA-039003-039161+0090-0860130-KR8MER-`

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Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Last Updated: 2026-03-27 22:12 EDT (02:12 UTC)