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Special Weather Statement issued April 13 at 3:33AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

Gusty south winds could briefly gust as high as 50 mph for a short time during the early morning hours through around 6 AM EDT. A band of showers moving across northwest Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan will likely aid in producing some stronger wind gusts to 50 mph. If travelling, be prepared for brief periods of these stronger wind gusts, particularly for high profile vehicles.

Affected Areas

Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Whitley; Allen; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; St. Joseph; Branch; Hillsdale; Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

SAME Codes:

018087 LaGrange County, IN

018151 Steuben County, IN

018113 Noble County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

026149 St. Joseph County, MI

026023 Branch County, MI

026059 Hillsdale County, MI

039171 Williams County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC: INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ017 INZ018 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ032 INZ033 INZ034 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

This covers virtually all emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

County-wide coverage shown

Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-13 03:33 EDT
03:33 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-13T03:33:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-13 07:00 EDT
07:00 AM EDT

Added:

2026-04-13 03:37 EDT
03:37 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-13 06:59 EDT
06:59 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2075255a680ec315f1de698ff5d1e0c70a71f259.001.1

Database ID
#391

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type County-Wide

Estimated Coverage 100.0% of Putnam County — approx. 484.2 sq mi Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Emergency Service Coverage - All County Boundaries

Major County Impact

This alert covers 100.0% of Putnam County (~484.2 sq mi) , affecting most emergency service boundaries.

Coverage estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (100.0% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

100.0%

Major County Coverage

~484.2 sq mi affected

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-13T03:33:00-04:00

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

018087 LaGrange County, IN

018151 Steuben County, IN

018113 Noble County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

026149 St. Joseph County, MI

026023 Branch County, MI

026059 Hillsdale County, MI

039171 Williams County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC Codes INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ017 INZ018 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ032 INZ033 INZ034 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ017 INZ018 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ032 INZ033 INZ034 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Strong winds overnight

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 130733

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: 2026-04-13 06:59 EDT (10:59 UTC)

Alert Details

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Alert Information 100.0%* County Coverage

Special Weather Statement issued April 13 at 3:33AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Status

Severity

Urgency

Certainty

Message Type

Description

Affected Areas

Alert Coverage Map

Timing

Technical Details

Emergency Service Coverage - All County Boundaries

Major County Impact

Boundary Analysis Pending

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

EAS Parameters

Geocodes

Event Codes

NWS Parameters

EAS Forwarding Status

Actions

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Raw CAP Alert Data