Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Event Type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Status
Expired EXPIRED
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Observed
Message Type
Update

Description

At 223 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over 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, Ayersville, Jewell, and Brunersburg.


Instructions

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


Affected Areas
Defiance, OH
SAME Codes:
039039 Defiance County, OH
UGC: OHC039

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 14:23 EDT
02:23 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-04T14:23:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-04 14:36 EDT
02:36 PM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-04T14:45:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-04 14:23 EDT
02:23 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-04 22:48 EDT
10:48 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b0d8f1e553f1126e84f5ab3296cb0679d957fef.002.1
Database ID
#331
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 2026-04-04T14:23:00-04:00
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
039039 Defiance County, OH
UGC Codes OHC039
Affected Zones OHC039

Event Codes
SAME SVS
NationalWeatherService SVW

CAP References
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a21a9641790ad06b677d317083a4129a55754590.001.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-04T14:12:00-04:00

VTEC
Continuing Severe Thunderstorm Warning #83
Office KIWX  ·  Ongoing at issuance  ·  Ends 2026-04-04 18:45 UTC
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-260404T1845Z/

Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)
1
Issuance 2026-04-04 18:12 UTC View →
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 4 at 2:12PM EDT until April 4 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Continuing This alert 2026-04-04 18:23 UTC
3
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
N S E W
ENE
Heading 58°
From WSW (238°)
46.0mph
40.0 kt
Storm Position
41.32, -84.38

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR EASTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY
Severe Threats
60
MPH
Radar
Wind
Up to .75"
Radar
Hail

NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier SVSIWX
WMOidentifier WWUS53 KIWX 041823
eventEndingTime 2026-04-04T14:45:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed
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