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Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 8:12PM EDT until March 31 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Tornado Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Extreme

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for west central Ohio.

Affected Areas

Allen, OH; Putnam, OH

SAME Codes:

039003 Allen County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC: OHC003 OHC137

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 20:12 EDT
08:12 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-03-31T20:12:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-03-31 20:22 EDT
08:22 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-03-31T20:15:00-04:00

Added:

2026-03-31 20:13 EDT
08:13 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:27 EDT
06:27 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.18f14a06475a110f2550c7fc4f288d58333a9349.001.1

Database ID
#179

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 17.8% of Putnam County — approx. 86.3 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries 41

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 17.8% of Putnam County (~86.3 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Electric: 21.4%

School: 38.1%

Township: 67.8%

Villages: 100.0%

Fire: 42.7%

Telephone: 43.8%

Ems: 37.6%

Electrics 9 of 24 affected

Hancock-Wood Electric
Midwest Electric
Ohio Power
Paulding-Putnam Electric

Ems 4 of 7 affected

COLUMBUS GROVE
KALIDA
OTTAWA
PANDORA

Fires 5 of 12 affected

COLUMBUS GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT
GLANDORF FIRE DEPARTMENT
KALIDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
OTTAWA FIRE DEPARTMENT
PANDORA FIRE DEPARTMENT

Schools 4 of 13 affected

Columbus Grove
Kalida
Ottawa-Glandorf
Pandora-Gilboa

Telephones 13 of 31 affected

Benton Ridge
Columbus Grove
Glandorf
Kalida
Mixed
Orwell
UTO dba CenturyLink
Vaughnsville

Townships 4 of 15 affected

PLEASANT
RILEY
SUGAR CREEK
UNION

Villages 2 of 15 affected

COLUMBUS GROVE
PANDORA

17.8%

Localized Coverage

~86.3 sq mi affected

41 Affected Boundaries
7 Service Types

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-31T20:12:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

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NOAA

EAS Parameters

EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039003 Allen County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC Codes OHC003 OHC137

Affected Zones OHC003 OHC137

Event Codes

SAME SVS

NationalWeatherService TOW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22ba5530fdd2a09add2b3bad614eeb4e0a1bff75.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-03-31T19:42:00-04:00

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.35269c75237a877131cea797155d8c7764f4a9d4.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-03-31T20:05:00-04:00

VTEC

Expired Tornado Warning #19

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-01 00:15 UTC

/O.EXP.KIWX.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260401T0015Z/

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Event Lifecycle (4 alerts)

Issuance 2026-03-31 23:42 UTC View →

Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 7:42PM EDT until March 31 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Issuance 2026-03-31 23:42 UTC View →

Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 7:42PM EDT until March 31 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-01 00:05 UTC View →

Tornado Warning issued March 31 at 8:05PM EDT until March 31 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Expired This alert 2026-04-01 00:12 UTC

Storm Motion

ESE

Heading 116°

From WNW (296°)

48.3mph

42.0 kt

Storm Position

40.8, -83.91

THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PUTNAM AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 815 PM EDT

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS53 KIWX 010012

eventEndingTime 2026-03-31T20:15:00-04:00

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 18:27 EDT (22:27 UTC)