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Special Weather Statement issued March 31 at 8:44PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 844 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Van Wert, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size 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... Lima, Van Wert, Delphos, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Elida, Ottoville, Ohio City, Spencerville In Allen County, Middle Point, Cairo, Fort Jennings, Venedocia, Elgin, Yoder, Gomer, Rushmore, Cavett, Dull, and Jonestown. This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 133.

Instructions

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

Affected Areas

Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

SAME Codes:

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC: OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

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 20:44 EDT
08:44 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-03-31T20:44:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-03-31 21:15 EDT
09:15 PM EDT

Added:

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

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:28 EDT
06:28 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e2fcc35c3f2faeac6a87ac8ecea3045e401e8223.001.1

Database ID
#183

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 10.8% of Putnam County — approx. 52.5 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 10.8% of Putnam County (~52.5 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (10.8% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

10.8%

Localized Coverage

~52.5 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-31T20:44:00-04:00

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

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

ESE

Heading 102°

From WNW (282°)

61.0mph

53.0 kt

Storm Position

40.86, -84.6

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.88"

Quarter

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 010044

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:28 EDT (22:28 UTC)