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Special Weather Statement issued April 3 at 8:49PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 849 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Waynesfield, or 8 miles southeast of Fort Shawnee, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Harrod and Westminster.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-03 20:49 EDT
08:49 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-03T20:49:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-03 21:30 EDT
09:30 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-03 20:50 EDT
08:50 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-03 22:41 EDT
10:41 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b19bd73ae9e05fbd3653524f7c3a050d7b9aa35.001.1

Database ID
#298

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.

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Localized Coverage

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-03T20:49:00-04:00

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

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ025

Affected Zones OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 49°

From SW (229°)

17.3mph

15.0 kt

Storm Position

40.63, -83.98

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTY THROUGH 930 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.50"

Dime

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 040049

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Source: NOAA
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Last Updated: 2026-04-03 22:41 EDT (02:41 UTC)