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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 4 at 2:35PM EDT until April 4 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.

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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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-04 14:35 EDT
02:35 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-04T14:35:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-04 14:45 EDT
02:45 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-04T14:45:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-04 14:36 EDT
02:36 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-04 22:49 EDT
10:49 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0215bba59bae1b728d32850e8694d44f6214d35.001.1

Database ID
#334

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.

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NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-04T14:35:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

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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

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2b0d8f1e553f1126e84f5ab3296cb0679d957fef.002.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-04T14:23:00-04:00

VTEC

Expired Severe Thunderstorm Warning #83

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-04 18:45 UTC

/O.EXP.KIWX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-260404T1845Z/

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

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 2026-04-04 18:23 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 4 at 2:23PM EDT until April 4 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Expired This alert 2026-04-04 18:35 UTC

Storm Motion

ENE

Heading 58°

From WSW (238°)

46.0mph

40.0 kt

Storm Position

41.38, -84.25

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 245 PM EDT

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS53 KIWX 041835

eventEndingTime 2026-04-04T14:45:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason VTEC action 'EXP' indicates event termination — no broadcast triggered

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Origin URI: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0215bba59bae1b728d32850e8694d44f6214d35.001.1
Last Updated: 2026-04-04 22:49 EDT (02:49 UTC)