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Special Weather Statement issued April 4 at 5:54PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 553 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Sylvania to near Holland to Mcclure. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Toledo, Bowling Green, Fostoria, Perrysburg, Oregon, Sylvania, Rossford, Waterville, Northwood, Whitehouse, North Baltimore, Gibsonburg, Genoa, Woodville, Holland, McComb, Weston, Elmore, Van Buren, and Maumee.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for northwestern Ohio.

Affected Areas

Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Hancock

SAME Codes:

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

UGC: OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ017

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 17:54 EDT
05:54 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-04T17:54:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-04 19:00 EDT
07:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-04 17:55 EDT
05:55 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-05 02:14 EDT
02:14 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.43da50e8e7b8dc8e0e588cd4c182215557a5a6da.001.1

Database ID
#343

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 Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-04T17:54:00-04:00

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

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ017

Affected Zones OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ017

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 55°

From SW (235°)

43.7mph

38.0 kt

Storm Line (3 cells)

41.71, -83.67

41.58, -83.76

41.35, -83.93

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OTTAWA...WESTERN SANDUSKY... WOOD...NORTHERN HANCOCK AND LUCAS COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.00"

Pea

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS81 KCLE 042154

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Last Updated: 2026-04-05 02:14 EDT (06:14 UTC)