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Special Weather Statement issued April 2 at 9:57PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 957 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Huntertown to 7 miles northeast of Ossian to near Bluffton. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Fort Wayne, New Haven, Van Wert, Decatur, Hicksville, Huntertown, Paulding, Edgerton, Antwerp, Woodburn, Monroeville, Payne, Convoy, Grabill, St. Joe, Edgerton In Williams County, Leo-cedarville, Middletown, Concord, and Middlebury. This includes the following highways... Interstate 469 between mile markers 9 and 30. Interstate 69 in Indiana between mile markers 312 and 325.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Affected Areas

De Kalb; Allen; Wells; Adams; Williams; Defiance; Paulding; Van Wert

SAME Codes:

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

039171 Williams County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: INZ009 INZ018 INZ026 INZ027 OHZ001 OHZ004 OHZ015 OHZ024

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

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-02 21:57 EDT
09:57 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-02T21:57:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-02 22:45 EDT
10:45 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-02 21:59 EDT
09:59 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-02 23:56 EDT
11:56 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d522f2ae67b53c9c3f7474cf62a8e8c3d925f99.001.1

Database ID
#254

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.

0.0%

Localized Coverage

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-02T21:57:00-04:00

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

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

039171 Williams County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes INZ009 INZ018 INZ026 INZ027 OHZ001 OHZ004 OHZ015 OHZ024

Affected Zones INZ009 INZ018 INZ026 INZ027 OHZ001 OHZ004 OHZ015 OHZ024

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

ENE

Heading 63°

From WSW (243°)

50.6mph

44.0 kt

Storm Line (3 cells)

41.26, -85.24

40.97, -85.11

40.68, -85.17

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT ALLEN...SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB... NORTHEASTERN WELLS...NORTHERN ADAMS...NORTHWESTERN DEFIANCE...WESTERN PAULDING...NORTHWESTERN VAN WERT AND SOUTHWESTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES THROUGH 1045 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.00"

Pea

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 030157

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: 2026-04-02 23:56 EDT (03:56 UTC)