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Special Weather Statement issued April 4 at 2:22PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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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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

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

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

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

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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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-04 22:48 EDT (02:48 UTC)