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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 4 at 2:12PM EDT until April 4 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

SVRIWX

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Defiance County in northwestern Ohio... Northeastern Paulding County in west central Ohio...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 212 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Paulding, or 7 miles west of Defiance, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Defiance, Paulding, Cecil, Jewell, Brunersburg, Ayersville, and The Bend.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Affected Areas

Defiance, OH; Paulding, OH

SAME Codes:

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

UGC: OHC039 OHC125

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:

2026-04-04 14:12 EDT
02:12 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-04T14:12:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-04 14:45 EDT
02:45 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-04T14:45:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-04 14:13 EDT
02:13 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-04 17:54 EDT
05:54 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a21a9641790ad06b677d317083a4129a55754590.001.1

Database ID
#329

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 2026-04-04T14:12:00-04:00

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

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC125

Affected Zones OHC039 OHC125

Event Codes

SAME SVR

NationalWeatherService SVW

VTEC

New Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning #83

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-04-04 18:12 UTC · Ends 2026-04-04 18:45 UTC

/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.W.0083.260404T1812Z-260404T1845Z/

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

★

Issuance This alert 2026-04-04 18:12 UTC

Continuing 2026-04-04 18:23 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 4 at 2:23PM EDT until April 4 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Expired 2026-04-04 18:35 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 4 at 2:35PM EDT until April 4 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Storm Motion

ENE

Heading 58°

From WSW (238°)

46.0mph

40.0 kt

Storm Position

41.25, -84.52

Severe Threats

MPH

Radar

Wind

Up to .75"

Radar

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVRIWX

WMOidentifier WUUS53 KIWX 041812

eventEndingTime 2026-04-04T14:45:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-SVR-039039-039125+0045-0941812-KR8MER-

Forwarded Audio

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-04 14:13 EDT 02:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Actual SVR 039039, 039125	`ZCZC-WXR-SVR-039039-039125+0045-0941812-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Source: NOAA
Origin URI: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a21a9641790ad06b677d317083a4129a55754590.001.1
Last Updated: 2026-04-04 17:54 EDT (21:54 UTC)