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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 7:03PM EDT until March 31 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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... Northeastern Allen County in northeastern Indiana... Southeastern De Kalb County in northeastern Indiana... Northwestern Putnam County in west central Ohio... Central Defiance County in northwestern Ohio... Northern Paulding County in west central Ohio... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 703 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hicksville, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Defiance, Hicksville, Paulding, Antwerp, Grabill, St. Joe, Leo-cedarville, Concord, Dupont, Melrose, Cecil, Jewell, Arthur, Harlan, Charloe, Ayersville, Spencerville In Dekalb County, The Bend, Saint Joe, and Brunersburg.

Instructions

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

Affected Areas

Allen, IN; De Kalb, IN; Defiance, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH

SAME Codes:

018003 Allen County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC: INC003 INC033 OHC039 OHC125 OHC137

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:

2026-03-31 19:03 EDT
07:03 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-03-31T19:03:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-03-31 19:30 EDT
07:30 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-03-31T19:30:00-04:00

Added:

2026-03-31 19:04 EDT
07:04 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:28 EDT
06:28 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ebbaf7979c4b41f1df00dea5b0349051b3f9f9a4.001.1

Database ID
#161

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 4.3% of Putnam County — approx. 21.0 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 4.3% of Putnam County (~21.0 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (4.3% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

4.3%

Localized Coverage

~21.0 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-31T19:03:00-04:00

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

018003 Allen County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC Codes INC003 INC033 OHC039 OHC125 OHC137

Affected Zones INC003 INC033 OHC039 OHC125 OHC137

Event Codes

SAME SVR

NationalWeatherService SVW

VTEC

New Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning #68

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-03-31 23:03 UTC · Ends 2026-03-31 23:30 UTC

/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0068.260331T2303Z-260331T2330Z/

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

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Issuance This alert 2026-03-31 23:03 UTC

Continuing 2026-03-31 23:13 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 7:13PM EDT until March 31 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-03-31 23:20 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 7:20PM EDT until March 31 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Storm Motion

Heading 95°

From W (275°)

57.5mph

50.0 kt

Storm Position

41.25, -84.82

Severe Threats

MPH

Radar

Wind

0.75"

Quarter

Radar

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVRIWX

WMOidentifier WUUS53 KIWX 312303

eventEndingTime 2026-03-31T19:30:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-SVR-039039-039125-039137+0030-0902303-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-03-31 19:04 EDT 07:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Actual SVR 039039, 039125, 039137	`ZCZC-WXR-SVR-039039-039125-039137+0030-0902303-K…` `ZCZC-WXR-SVR-039039-039125-039137+0030-0902303-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Source: NOAA
Origin URI: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ebbaf7979c4b41f1df00dea5b0349051b3f9f9a4.001.1
Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:28 EDT (22:28 UTC)