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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 31 at 9:05PM EDT until April 1 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

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

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/

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Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

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

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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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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 02:47 EDT (06:47 UTC)