Alert Details

MAJOR COUNTY COVERAGE ALERT

This alert affects 100.0% of the county and most emergency service boundaries within it.

Alert Information 100.0%* County Coverage
Event Type
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Status
Actual EXPIRED
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Future
Certainty
Possible
Message Type
Update

Description
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 82 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA ADAMS ALLEN IN BLACKFORD CASS IN GRANT HUNTINGTON JAY MIAMI WABASH WELLS WHITE WHITLEY IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST OHIO ALLEN OH PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTWERP, BERNE, BLUFFTON, BLUFFTON, BROOKSTON, COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, DECATUR, DUNKIRK, FORT WAYNE, GAS CITY, GRISSOM AFD, HARTFORD CITY, HUNTINGTON, LEIPSIC, LIMA, LOGANSPORT, MARION, MEXICO, MONON, MONTICELLO, MONTPELIER, NEW HAVEN, NORTH MANCHESTER, OHIO CITY, OSSIAN, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, PERU, PORTLAND, ROANOKE, ROYAL CENTER, SOUTH WHITLEY, SPENCERVILLE, TRI-LAKES, UPLAND, VAN WERT, AND WABASH.

Affected Areas
Adams, IN; Allen, IN; Blackford, IN; Cass, IN; Grant, IN; Huntington, IN; Jay, IN; Miami, IN; Wabash, IN; Wells, IN; White, IN; Whitley, IN; Allen, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH
SAME Codes:
018001 Adams County, IN
018003 Allen County, IN
018009 Blackford County, IN
018017 Cass County, IN
018053 Grant County, IN
018069 Huntington County, IN
018075 Jay County, IN
018103 Miami County, IN
018169 Wabash County, IN
018179 Wells County, IN
018181 White County, IN
018183 Whitley County, IN
039003 Allen County, OH
039125 Paulding County, OH
039137 Putnam County, OH
039161 Van Wert County, OH
UGC: INC001 INC003 INC009 INC017 INC053 INC069 INC075 INC103 INC169 INC179 INC181 INC183 OHC003 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

This covers virtually all emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
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Alert Area Affected Boundaries
County-wide coverage shown
Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-03-31 21:05 EDT
09:05 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-03-31T21:05:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-01 00:00 EDT
12:00 AM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-01T00:00:00-04:00
Added:
2026-03-31 21:08 EDT
09:08 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-01 02:47 EDT
02:47 AM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b20e4efffec34cb2620ec1be165f3a46b5a29fe.002.1
Database ID
#184
Scope Public
Category Met
Coverage Type County-Wide
Estimated Coverage 100.0% of Putnam County — approx. 484.2 sq mi Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.
Emergency Service Coverage - All County Boundaries
Major County Impact

This alert covers 100.0% of Putnam County (~484.2 sq mi) , affecting most emergency service boundaries.

Coverage estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:
Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (100.0% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

100.0%
Major County Coverage
~484.2 sq mi affected
* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.
NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator NWS Northern Indiana
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Effective 2026-03-31T21:05:00-04:00
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
018001 Adams County, IN
018003 Allen County, IN
018009 Blackford County, IN
018017 Cass County, IN
018053 Grant County, IN
018069 Huntington County, IN
018075 Jay County, IN
018103 Miami County, IN
018169 Wabash County, IN
018179 Wells County, IN
018181 White County, IN
018183 Whitley County, IN
039003 Allen County, OH
039125 Paulding County, OH
039137 Putnam County, OH
039161 Van Wert County, OH
UGC Codes INC001 INC003 INC009 INC017 INC053 INC069 INC075 INC103 INC169 INC179 INC181 INC183 OHC003 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161
Affected Zones INC001 INC003 INC009 INC017 INC053 INC069 INC075 INC103 INC169 INC179 INC181 INC183 OHC003 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

Event Codes
SAME SVA
NationalWeatherService SVA

CAP References
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b93095d4ecef3d31b8275c0fac9062f78f204ccf.001.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-03-31T18:01:00-04:00

VTEC
Continuing Severe Thunderstorm Watch #82
Office KIWX  ·  Ongoing at issuance  ·  Ends 2026-04-01 04:00 UTC
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.A.0082.000000T0000Z-260401T0400Z/

Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)
1
Issuance 2026-03-31 22:01 UTC View →
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 31 at 6:01PM EDT until April 1 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Continuing This alert 2026-04-01 01:05 UTC

NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier WCNIWX
WMOidentifier WWUS63 KIWX 010105
eventEndingTime 2026-04-01T00:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed
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