Alert Details

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    "areaDesc": "Defiance, OH; Paulding, OH",
    "category": "Met",
    "certainty": "Observed",
    "code": "IPAWSv1.0",
    "description": "TORIWX\n\nThe National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a\n\n* Tornado Warning for...\nCentral Defiance County in northwestern Ohio...\nNorthern Paulding County in west central Ohio...\n\n* Until 745 PM EDT.\n\n* At 710 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado\nwas located near Hicksville, moving east at 50 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Tornado.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.\n\nIMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without\nshelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.\nDamage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree\ndamage is likely.\n\n* This dangerous storm will be near...\nDefiance around 725 PM EDT.\n\nOther locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Mark\nCenter, Cecil, Arthur, Brunersburg, and The Bend.",
    "effective": "2026-03-31T19:10:00-04:00",
    "ends": "2026-03-31T19:45:00-04:00",
    "event": "Tornado Warning",
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    "expires": "2026-03-31T19:45:00-04:00",
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    "headline": "Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 7:10PM EDT until March 31 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana",
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    "identifier": "urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a1f36a0f85509e11e60cdc9e9072d07efdf05d9e.001.1",
    "instruction": "TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest\nfloor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a\nmobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter\nand protect yourself from flying debris.",
    "language": "en-US",
    "messageType": "Alert",
    "onset": "2026-03-31T19:10:00-04:00",
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        "National Weather Service: TORNADO WARNING in this area until 7:45 PM EDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media."
      ],
      "CMAMtext": [
        "NWS: TORNADO WARNING in this area til 7:45 PM EDT. Take shelter now. Check media."
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      "WEAHandling": [
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      "maxHailSize": [
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      "tornadoDetection": [
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    "references": [],
    "response": "Shelter",
    "scope": "Public",
    "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
    "senderName": "NWS Northern Indiana",
    "sent": "2026-03-31T19:10:00-04:00",
    "severity": "Extreme",
    "source": "NOAA",
    "status": "Actual",
    "urgency": "Immediate",
    "web": "http://www.weather.gov"
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