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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 4:18PM EDT until March 31 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

At 418 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Oak Harbor to near Fremont to near New Riegel, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Findlay, Sandusky, Tiffin, Norwalk, Fremont, Fostoria, Port Clinton, Bellevue, Clyde, Willard, North Baltimore, Oak Harbor, Gibsonburg, Genoa, Woodville, Elmore, Green Springs, Castalia, Arcadia, and Van Buren.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Affected Areas

Erie, OH; Hancock, OH; Huron, OH; Ottawa, OH; Sandusky, OH; Seneca, OH; Wood, OH

SAME Codes:

039043 Erie County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

UGC: OHC043 OHC063 OHC077 OHC123 OHC143 OHC147 OHC173

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-31 16:18 EDT
04:18 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-03-31T16:18:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-03-31 16:45 EDT
04:45 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-03-31T16:45:00-04:00

Added:

2026-03-31 16:20 EDT
04:20 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:26 EDT
06:26 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e4097ee90c5e1e7d636761a72a2460b8564f5d0c.001.1

Database ID
#159

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 Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-31T16:18:00-04:00

Language en-US

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

EAS Parameters

EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039043 Erie County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

UGC Codes OHC043 OHC063 OHC077 OHC123 OHC143 OHC147 OHC173

Affected Zones OHC043 OHC063 OHC077 OHC123 OHC143 OHC147 OHC173

Event Codes

SAME SVS

NationalWeatherService SVW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9feaf0437e93913cc6688ccf8913ecae11d0fe01.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-03-31T15:59:00-04:00

VTEC

Continuing Severe Thunderstorm Warning #37

Office KCLE · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-03-31 20:45 UTC

/O.CON.KCLE.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-260331T2045Z/

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Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

Issuance 2026-03-31 19:59 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 3:59PM EDT until March 31 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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Continuing This alert 2026-03-31 20:18 UTC

Storm Motion

Heading 87°

From W (267°)

49.5mph

43.0 kt

Storm Line (3 cells)

41.61, -83.06

41.31, -83.13

41.08, -83.4

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN HURON...OTTAWA...SENECA...ERIE...SANDUSKY... SOUTHEASTERN WOOD AND NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES

Severe Threats

MPH

Radar

Wind

1.00"

Half Dollar

Radar

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVSCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS51 KCLE 312018

thunderstormDamageThreat CONSIDERABLE

eventEndingTime 2026-03-31T16:45:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:26 EDT (22:26 UTC)