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Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 7:38PM EDT until March 31 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Tornado Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Extreme

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northwestern and west central Ohio. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for southeastern Defiance, northeastern Paulding, southern Henry, and northern Putnam Counties in Ohio.

Affected Areas

Defiance, OH; Paulding, OH

SAME Codes:

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

UGC: OHC039 OHC125

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 19:38 EDT
07:38 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-03-31T19:38:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-03-31 19:46 EDT
07:46 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-03-31T19:45:00-04:00

Added:

2026-03-31 19:41 EDT
07:41 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:25 EDT
06:25 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.669a48e9c900a775d6709218d215fb449a6d0df8.001.1

Database ID
#172

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

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NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-31T19:38:00-04:00

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

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC125

Affected Zones OHC039 OHC125

Event Codes

SAME SVS

NationalWeatherService TOW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a1f36a0f85509e11e60cdc9e9072d07efdf05d9e.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-03-31T19:10:00-04:00

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.390f1c8ee116067ff499a6aa7d4babbc9e72f9a4.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-03-31T19:26:00-04:00

VTEC

Expired Tornado Warning #17

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-03-31 23:45 UTC

/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260331T2345Z/

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Event Lifecycle (4 alerts)

Issuance 2026-03-31 23:10 UTC View →

Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 7:10PM EDT until March 31 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Issuance 2026-03-31 23:10 UTC View →

Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 7:10PM EDT until March 31 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-03-31 23:26 UTC View →

Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 7:26PM EDT until March 31 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Expired This alert 2026-03-31 23:38 UTC

Storm Motion

Heading 85°

From W (265°)

50.6mph

44.0 kt

Storm Position

41.32, -84.3

THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DEFIANCE AND NORTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS53 KIWX 312338

eventEndingTime 2026-03-31T19:45:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason VTEC action 'EXP' indicates event termination — no broadcast triggered

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:25 EDT (22:25 UTC)