Alert Details

Back to Alerts View on Map

Alert Information 4.3% County Coverage

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 7:13PM 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

Update

Description

At 713 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Antwerp, or 7 miles southeast of 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, Dupont, Melrose, Cecil, Jewell, Arthur, Charloe, Ayersville, The Bend, Brunersburg, and Mark Center.

Instructions

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

Affected Areas

Defiance, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH

SAME Codes:

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC: OHC039 OHC125 OHC137

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

Alert Coverage Map

Loading map...

Loading alert coverage map...

Alert Area Affected Boundaries

Specific alert area shown

Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-31 19:13 EDT
07:13 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-03-31T19:13:00-04:00

Expires:

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

Event Ends:

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

Added:

2026-03-31 19:14 EDT
07:14 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:29 EDT
06:29 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.899c26d235253c569e516a6b361bb8f22e04a347.002.1

Database ID
#164

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 2026-03-31T19:13:00-04:00

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

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC125 OHC137

Affected Zones OHC039 OHC125 OHC137

Event Codes

SAME SVS

NationalWeatherService SVW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ebbaf7979c4b41f1df00dea5b0349051b3f9f9a4.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Continuing Severe Thunderstorm Warning #68

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-03-31 23:30 UTC

/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-260331T2330Z/

IEM VTEC Browser

Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

Issuance 2026-03-31 23:03 UTC View →

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

★

Continuing This alert 2026-03-31 23:13 UTC

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

41.24, -84.63

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...CENTRAL DEFIANCE AND NORTHERN PAULDING COUNTIES

Severe Threats

MPH

Radar

Wind

0.75"

Quarter

Radar

Hail

Possible

Tornado

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS53 KIWX 312313

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

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

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

Actions

Export PDF View Full Event Chain

Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

{
  "geometry": {
    "coordinates": [
      [
        [
          -84.29,
          41.06
        ],
        [
          -84.8,
          41.16
        ],
        [
          -84.8,
          41.33
        ],
        [
          -84.26,
          41.33
        ],
        [
          -84.29,
          41.06
        ]
      ]
    ],
    "type": "Polygon"
  },
  "id": "https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.899c26d235253c569e516a6b361bb8f22e04a347.002.1",
  "properties": {
    "@id": "https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.899c26d235253c569e516a6b361bb8f22e04a347.002.1",
    "@type": "wx:Alert",
    "_fetch_endpoint": "https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173",
    "_fetch_endpoint_type": "NOAA",
    "affectedZones": [
      "https://api.weather.gov/zones/county/OHC039",
      "https://api.weather.gov/zones/county/OHC125",
      "https://api.weather.gov/zones/county/OHC137"
    ],
    "areaDesc": "Defiance, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH",
    "category": "Met",
    "certainty": "Observed",
    "code": "IPAWSv1.0",
    "description": "At 713 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Antwerp, or 7\nmiles southeast of Hicksville, moving east at 60 mph.\n\nHAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nDefiance, Hicksville, Paulding, Antwerp, Dupont, Melrose, Cecil,\nJewell, Arthur, Charloe, Ayersville, The Bend, Brunersburg, and Mark\nCenter.",
    "effective": "2026-03-31T19:13:00-04:00",
    "ends": "2026-03-31T19:30:00-04:00",
    "event": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning",
    "eventCode": {
      "NationalWeatherService": [
        "SVW"
      ],
      "SAME": [
        "SVS"
      ]
    },
    "expires": "2026-03-31T19:30:00-04:00",
    "geocode": {
      "SAME": [
        "039039",
        "039125",
        "039137"
      ],
      "UGC": [
        "OHC039",
        "OHC125",
        "OHC137"
      ]
    },
    "headline": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 7:13PM EDT until March 31 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana",
    "id": "urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.899c26d235253c569e516a6b361bb8f22e04a347.002.1",
    "identifier": "urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.899c26d235253c569e516a6b361bb8f22e04a347.002.1",
    "instruction": "For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a\nbuilding.",
    "language": "en-US",
    "messageType": "Update",
    "onset": "2026-03-31T19:13:00-04:00",
    "parameters": {
      "AWIPSidentifier": [
        "SVSIWX"
      ],
      "BLOCKCHANNEL": [
        "EAS",
        "NWEM",
        "CMAS"
      ],
      "EAS-ORG": [
        "WXR"
      ],
      "NWSheadline": [
        "A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM...CENTRAL DEFIANCE AND NORTHERN PAULDING COUNTIES"
      ],
      "VTEC": [
        "/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-260331T2330Z/"
      ],
      "WMOidentifier": [
        "WWUS53 KIWX 312313"
      ],
      "eventEndingTime": [
        "2026-03-31T19:30:00-04:00"
      ],
      "eventMotionDescription": [
        "2026-03-31T23:13:00-00:00...storm...275DEG...50KT...41.24,-84.63"
      ],
      "hailThreat": [
        "RADAR INDICATED"
      ],
      "maxHailSize": [
        "0.75"
      ],
      "maxWindGust": [
        "60 MPH"
      ],
      "tornadoDetection": [
        "POSSIBLE"
      ],
      "windThreat": [
        "RADAR INDICATED"
      ]
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "@id": "https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ebbaf7979c4b41f1df00dea5b0349051b3f9f9a4.001.1",
        "identifier": "urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ebbaf7979c4b41f1df00dea5b0349051b3f9f9a4.001.1",
        "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
        "sent": "2026-03-31T19:03:00-04:00"
      }
    ],
    "response": "Shelter",
    "scope": "Public",
    "sender": "w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov",
    "senderName": "NWS Northern Indiana",
    "sent": "2026-03-31T19:13:00-04:00",
    "severity": "Severe",
    "source": "NOAA",
    "status": "Actual",
    "urgency": "Immediate",
    "web": "http://www.weather.gov"
  },
  "type": "Feature"
}

Source: NOAA
Origin URI: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.899c26d235253c569e516a6b361bb8f22e04a347.002.1
Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:29 EDT (22:29 UTC)