Alert Details
Alert Information 46.3% County Coverage
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 7:27PM EDT until March 31 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event Type
Severe Thunderstorm WarningStatus
Actual EXPIREDSeverity
SevereUrgency
ImmediateCertainty
ObservedMessage Type
AlertDescription
SVRIWX
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Putnam County in west central Ohio...
Southeastern Defiance County in northwestern Ohio...
Northeastern Paulding County in west central Ohio...
Southeastern Henry County in northwestern Ohio...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 727 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Defiance,
moving east at 65 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, Ottawa, Leipsic, Deshler, Continental, Holgate, Glandorf,
Hamler, Melrose, Malinta, Florida, West Leipsic, Gilboa, Belmore,
Miller City, New Bavaria, Arthur, Charloe, Ayersville, and
Brunersburg.
Instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Affected Areas
Defiance, OH; Henry, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH
This covers some emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
SAME Codes:
039039
Defiance County, OH
039069
Henry County, OH
039125
Paulding County, OH
039137
Putnam County, OH
UGC:
OHC039
OHC069
OHC125
OHC137
This covers some emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
Alert Coverage Map
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Alert Area
Affected Boundaries
Specific alert area shown
Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-03-31 19:27 EDT
07:27 PM EDT
07:27 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-03-31T19:27:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-03-31 20:00 EDT
08:00 PM EDT
08:00 PM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-03-31T20:00:00-04:00
Added:
2026-03-31 19:28 EDT
07:28 PM EDT
07:28 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-01 18:29 EDT
06:29 PM EDT
06:29 PM EDT
Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c67ee23e6a2b13e1b4fed7e501b7d887851da59.001.1
Database ID
#169
#169
Scope
Public
Category
Met
Coverage Type
Localized
Exact Coverage
46.3% of Putnam County
— approx. 224.2 sq mi
Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.
Affected Boundaries
Localized County Impact
This alert covers 46.3% of Putnam County (~224.2 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.
Coverage by Service Type:
Boundary Analysis Pending
Alert geometry exists (46.3% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.
46.3%
Localized Coverage
~224.2 sq mi affected
NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator
NWS Northern Indiana
Sender ID
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
Category
Met
Effective
2026-03-31T19:27:00-04:00
Language
en-US
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
039069
Henry County, OH
039125
Paulding County, OH
039137
Putnam County, OH
UGC Codes
OHC039
OHC069
OHC125
OHC137
Affected Zones
OHC039
OHC069
OHC125
OHC137
Event Codes
SAME
SVR
NationalWeatherService
SVW
VTEC
New Event
Severe Thunderstorm
Warning
#69
Office KIWX
· Begins 2026-03-31 23:27 UTC
· Ends 2026-04-01 00:00 UTC
/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0069.260331T2327Z-260401T0000Z/Storm Motion
E
Heading 95°
From W (275°)
64.4mph
56.0 kt
Storm Position
41.21, -84.32
Severe Threats
60
MPH
Radar
Wind
0.75"
Quarter
Radar
Hail
Possible
Tornado
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier
SVRIWX
WMOidentifier
WUUS53 KIWX 312327
eventEndingTime
2026-03-31T20:00:00-04:00
EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason
Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-SVR-039039-039069-039125-039137+0045-0902327-KR8MER-
Forwarded Audio