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Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 8:22PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 822 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Ossian, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Fort Wayne, Van Wert, Decatur, Ossian, Monroeville, Convoy, Ohio City, Middletown, Middlebury, Dixon, Scott, Wren, Poe, Hessen Cassel, Monmouth, Glenmore, Maples, Cavett, Dull, and Abanaka. This includes Interstate 469 between mile markers 9 and 17.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for northeastern Indiana...and west central Ohio.

Affected Areas

Allen; Wells; Adams; Paulding; Van Wert

SAME Codes:

018003 Allen County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

039125 Paulding County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: INZ018 INZ026 INZ027 OHZ015 OHZ024

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

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Timing

Alert Sent:

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

Onset:

2026-03-31T20:22:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-03-31 20:45 EDT
08:45 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-31 20:23 EDT
08:23 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.0de7002a504137faa19d466ca696a33bb04437af.001.1

Database ID
#180

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 2026-03-31T20:22:00-04:00

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

018003 Allen County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

039125 Paulding County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes INZ018 INZ026 INZ027 OHZ015 OHZ024

Affected Zones INZ018 INZ026 INZ027 OHZ015 OHZ024

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 98°

From W (278°)

50.6mph

44.0 kt

Storm Position

40.93, -85.03

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN... NORTHEASTERN WELLS...NORTHERN ADAMS...SOUTHWESTERN PAULDING AND WESTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.50"

Dime

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 010022

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Source: NOAA
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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:29 EDT (22:29 UTC)