Alert Details

LOCALIZED ALERT

This alert affects 46.3% of the county and some emergency service boundaries within it.

Alert Information 46.3% County Coverage
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... 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
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.
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Alert Area Affected Boundaries
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Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-03-31 19:27 EDT
07:27 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-03-31T19:27:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-03-31 20:00 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
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:2.49.0.1.840.0.4c67ee23e6a2b13e1b4fed7e501b7d887851da59.001.1
Database ID
#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
N S E W
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-
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Generated Details SAME Header Actions
2026-03-31 19:28 EDT
07:28 PM EDT
Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Actual SVR
039039, 039069, 039125, 039137
ZCZC-WXR-SVR-039039-039069-039125-039137+0045-09… ZCZC-WXR-SVR-039039-039069-039125-039137+0045-0902327-KR8MER-
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