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Special Weather Statement issued April 3 at 10:32PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 1032 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Delphos, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include... Lima, Delphos, Elida, Southworth, Needmore, Gomer, and Rushmore.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Affected Areas

Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

SAME Codes:

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC: OHZ016 OHZ024 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 22:32 EDT
10:32 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-03T22:32:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-03 23:00 EDT
11:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-03 22:34 EDT
10:34 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-04 01:23 EDT
01:23 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bf36a1e8c0595c68a0f381d63cfd157649184b35.001.1

Database ID
#307

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 2.6% of Putnam County — approx. 12.8 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 2.6% of Putnam County (~12.8 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (2.6% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

2.6%

Localized Coverage

~12.8 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-03T22:32:00-04:00

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

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 90°

From W (270°)

28.8mph

25.0 kt

Storm Position

40.81, -84.36

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL PUTNAM... SOUTHEASTERN VAN WERT AND WEST CENTRAL ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.75"

Quarter

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 040232

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: 2026-04-04 01:23 EDT (05:23 UTC)