Alert Details

Alert Information 0.2% County Coverage
Event Type
Special Weather Statement
Status
Actual EXPIRED
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Observed
Message Type
Alert

Description

At 222 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Spencerville In Allen County, or 10 miles southwest of Delphos, 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... Lima, Delphos, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Elida, Spencerville In Allen County, Cairo, Harrod, Beaverdam, Venedocia, Elgin, Westminster, Yoder, Gomer, Jonestown, Conant, Hume, Slabtown, and Monticello.

This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.


Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.


Affected Areas
Van Wert; Allen
SAME Codes:
039161 Van Wert County, OH
039003 Allen County, OH
UGC: OHZ024 OHZ025

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 14:22 EDT
02:22 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-04T14:22:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-04 15:15 EDT
03:15 PM EDT
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.d28990b0b81d925b336edf595727258fdc5085cc.001.1
Database ID
#332
Scope Public
Category Met
Coverage Type Localized
Exact Coverage 0.2% of Putnam County — approx. 0.8 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.
Affected Boundaries
Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.2% of Putnam County (~0.8 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:
Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (0.2% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

0.2%
Localized Coverage
~0.8 sq mi affected
NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator NWS Northern Indiana
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Effective 2026-04-04T14:22:00-04:00
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
039161 Van Wert County, OH
039003 Allen County, OH
UGC Codes OHZ024 OHZ025
Affected Zones OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes
SAME SPS
NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion
N S E W
ENE
Heading 62°
From WSW (242°)
52.9mph
46.0 kt
Storm Position
40.72, -84.45

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN VAN WERT AND ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT
Severe Threats
55
MPH
Wind
0.00"
Pea
Hail

NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX
WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 041822

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement
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