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Special Weather Statement issued April 4 at 1:49PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 149 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Decatur, moving northeast 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... Van Wert, Decatur, Delphos, Convoy, Ohio City, Middlebury, Middle Point, Grover Hill, Willshire, Scott, Haviland, Wren, Wetzel, Monmouth, Glenmore, Roselms, Cavett, Dull, Abanaka, and Rivare.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Affected Areas

Adams; Paulding; Van Wert

SAME Codes:

018001 Adams County, IN

039125 Paulding County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: INZ027 OHZ015 OHZ024

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

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-04 13:49 EDT
01:49 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-04T13:49:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-04 14:15 EDT
02:15 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-04 13:51 EDT
01:51 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-04 17:51 EDT
05:51 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32fae9df2757d53db78ea697f841c0ea24277a25.001.1

Database ID
#327

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County — approx. 0.1 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 (~0.1 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

~0.1 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-04T13:49:00-04:00

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

018001 Adams County, IN

039125 Paulding County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes INZ027 OHZ015 OHZ024

Affected Zones INZ027 OHZ015 OHZ024

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 47°

From SW (227°)

52.9mph

46.0 kt

Storm Position

40.8, -84.83

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ADAMS... SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND VAN WERT COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.00"

Pea

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 041749

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 17:51 EDT (21:51 UTC)