Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0%* County Coverage
Event Type
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Status
Actual EXPIRED
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Future
Certainty
Possible
Message Type
Update

Description

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 102 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ALLEN IN DE KALB STEUBEN

IN MICHIGAN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN

BRANCH HILLSDALE

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

DEFIANCE FULTON OH HENRY WILLIAMS

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANGOLA, ARCHBOLD, AUBURN, BRONSON, BRYAN, COLDWATER, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, EDGERTON, FORT WAYNE, FREMONT, GARRETT, HICKSVILLE, HILLSDALE, JONESVILLE, LIBERTY CENTER, LITCHFIELD, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, NEW HAVEN, SHERWOOD, SWANTON, AND WAUSEON.


Affected Areas
Allen, IN; De Kalb, IN; Steuben, IN; Branch, MI; Hillsdale, MI; Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Henry, OH; Williams, OH
SAME Codes:
018003 Allen County, IN
018033 DeKalb County, IN
018151 Steuben County, IN
026023 Branch County, MI
026059 Hillsdale County, MI
039039 Defiance County, OH
039051 Fulton County, OH
039069 Henry County, OH
039171 Williams County, OH
UGC: INC003 INC033 INC151 MIC023 MIC059 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC171

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
Alert Coverage Map

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Alert Area Affected Boundaries
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Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-04-13 19:01 EDT
07:01 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-13T19:01:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-13 22:00 EDT
10:00 PM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-13T22:00:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-13 19:03 EDT
07:03 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-14 20:40 EDT
08:40 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eedab8a392688bd2390230978cb6f007ae6947b4.003.1
Database ID
#398
Scope Public
Category Met
Coverage Type Localized
Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

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

Coverage by Service Type:
No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%
Localized Coverage
* 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 2026-04-13T19:01:00-04:00
Language en-US
Alert Feed https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC063,OHC003,OHZ015,OHC173,OHZ024,OHZ017,OHZ005,OHC125,OHZ025,OHZ016,OHC161,OHC039,OHC069,OHC137,OHZ006,OHZ004 NOAA

EAS Parameters
EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service
Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes
SAME Geocodes
018003 Allen County, IN
018033 DeKalb County, IN
018151 Steuben County, IN
026023 Branch County, MI
026059 Hillsdale County, MI
039039 Defiance County, OH
039051 Fulton County, OH
039069 Henry County, OH
039171 Williams County, OH
UGC Codes INC003 INC033 INC151 MIC023 MIC059 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC171
Affected Zones INC003 INC033 INC151 MIC023 MIC059 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC171

Event Codes
SAME SVA
NationalWeatherService SVA

CAP References
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c85b6c49edd95f37e56215450960969c77d3e173.003.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-13T18:08:00-04:00
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c85b6c49edd95f37e56215450960969c77d3e173.004.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-13T18:08:00-04:00
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d747129cc2ae855aa4d43559905b9e37be8311b5.002.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-13T18:48:00-04:00
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5aeba29b6b4a736135d0ce5be4cacaadc58d24d9.001.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-13T15:09:00-04:00

VTEC
Continuing Severe Thunderstorm Watch #102
Office KIWX  ·  Ongoing at issuance  ·  Ends 2026-04-14 02:00 UTC
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.A.0102.000000T0000Z-260414T0200Z/

Event Lifecycle (5 alerts)
1
Extended (Area) 2026-04-13 22:08 UTC View →
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 13 at 6:08PM EDT until April 13 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
2
Continuing 2026-04-13 22:48 UTC View →
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 13 at 6:48PM EDT until April 13 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
3
Extended (Area) 2026-04-13 23:01 UTC View →
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 13 at 7:01PM EDT until April 13 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Continuing This alert 2026-04-13 23:01 UTC
5
Continuing 2026-04-13 23:35 UTC View →
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 13 at 7:35PM EDT until April 13 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier WCNIWX
WMOidentifier WWUS63 KIWX 132301
eventEndingTime 2026-04-13T22:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed
Actions
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