Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Event Type
Special Weather Statement
Status
Actual EXPIRED
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Message Type
Alert

Description
At 908 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Elida, or near Delphos, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lima, Delphos, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Elida, Spencerville In Allen County, Cairo, Harrod, Beaverdam, Westminster, Yoder, Conant, Hume, Slabtown, Gomer, Rousculp, Southworth, Needmore, and Kemp. This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 137.

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
Allen
SAME Codes:
039003 Allen County, OH
UGC: 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 21:08 EDT
09:08 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-03-31T21:08:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-03-31 21:45 EDT
09:45 PM EDT
Added:
2026-03-31 21:10 EDT
09:10 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-01 18:26 EDT
06:26 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a6fc011b04ab8bf166fbabce80bb7c1c78d572d8.001.1
Database ID
#185
Scope Public
Category Met
Coverage Type Localized
Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County — approx. 0.2 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.
Affected Boundaries
Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County (~0.2 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:
No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%
Localized Coverage
~0.2 sq mi affected
NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator NWS Northern Indiana
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Effective 2026-03-31T21:08:00-04:00
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
039003 Allen County, OH
UGC Codes OHZ025
Affected Zones OHZ025

Event Codes
SAME SPS
NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion
N S E W
E
Heading 101°
From W (281°)
57.5mph
50.0 kt
Storm Position
40.77, -84.25

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ALLEN COUNTY THROUGH 945 PM EDT
Severe Threats
55
MPH
Wind
0.00"
Pea
Hail

NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX
WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 010108

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement
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