Alert Details

COUNTY-WIDE ALERT

This alert affects 99.8% of the county and virtually all emergency service boundaries within it.

Alert Information 99.8% County Coverage
Event Type
Special Weather Statement
Status
Actual EXPIRED
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Message Type
Alert

Description

At 216 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Ottoville, or 9 miles northeast of Van Wert, moving northeast at 45 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, Delphos, Ottawa, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Kalida, Pandora, Continental, Glandorf, Ottoville, Middle Point, Fort Jennings, Grover Hill, Dupont, Scott, Melrose, Haviland, West Leipsic, Gilboa, and Cloverdale.


Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


Affected Areas
Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert
SAME Codes:
039125 Paulding County, OH
039137 Putnam County, OH
039161 Van Wert County, OH
UGC: OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024

This covers virtually all emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
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Alert Area Affected Boundaries
County-wide coverage shown
Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-04-04 14:16 EDT
02:16 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-04T14:16:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-04 15:00 EDT
03:00 PM EDT
Added:
2026-04-04 14:17 EDT
02:17 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-04 22:47 EDT
10:47 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cefd2cd8d5b71d2b434c86becc01b2991e9037e6.001.1
Database ID
#330
Scope Public
Category Met
Coverage Type County-Wide
Exact Coverage 99.8% of Putnam County — approx. 483.3 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.
County-Wide Coverage
County-Wide Impact

This alert covers all configured emergency service boundaries across Putnam County.

99.8%
County-Wide Coverage
~483.3 sq mi affected
All configured services
NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator NWS Northern Indiana
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Effective 2026-04-04T14:16:00-04:00
Language en-US
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
039125 Paulding County, OH
039137 Putnam County, OH
039161 Van Wert County, OH
UGC Codes OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024
Affected Zones OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024

Event Codes
SAME SPS
NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion
N S E W
ENE
Heading 58°
From WSW (238°)
44.9mph
39.0 kt
Storm Position
40.98, -84.48

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PUTNAM...SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING AND NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT
Severe Threats
55
MPH
Wind
0.00"
Pea
Hail

NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX
WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 041816

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement
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