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Special Weather Statement issued April 4 at 2:26PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 226 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Defiance, moving east 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... Napoleon, Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Deshler, Liberty Center, Holgate, Mcclure, Hamler, Texas, Malinta, Florida, Belmore, New Bavaria, Grelton, Ridgeville Corners, Gerald, Colton, and Tedrow.

This includes Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 23 and 48.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Affected Areas

Fulton; Henry; Putnam

SAME Codes:

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC: OHZ002 OHZ005 OHZ016

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 14:26 EDT
02:26 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-04T14:26:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-04 15:00 EDT
03:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-04 14:27 EDT
02:27 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.a6821c255e80a5444b0769680cb8c7b7e7c147aa.001.1

Database ID
#333

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 8.9% of Putnam County — approx. 43.0 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 8.9% of Putnam County (~43.0 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (8.9% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

8.9%

Localized Coverage

~43.0 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-04T14:26:00-04:00

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

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ002 OHZ005 OHZ016

Affected Zones OHZ002 OHZ005 OHZ016

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

ENE

Heading 72°

From WSW (252°)

54.1mph

47.0 kt

Storm Position

41.31, -84.3

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM...HENRY AND SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.00"

Pea

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 041826

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 22:47 EDT (02:47 UTC)