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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 13 at 7:01PM EDT until April 13 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Alert

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 102 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTWERP, BLUFFTON, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, LEIPSIC, LIMA, OHIO CITY, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, SPENCERVILLE, AND VAN WERT.

Affected Areas

Allen, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH

SAME Codes:

039003 Allen County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: OHC003 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

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

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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-13 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:

2026-04-13 23:50 EDT
11:50 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eedab8a392688bd2390230978cb6f007ae6947b4.002.1

Database ID
#399

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 2026-04-13T19:01:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

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

039003 Allen County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes OHC003 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

Affected Zones OHC003 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

Event Codes

SAME SVA

NationalWeatherService SVA

VTEC

Extended in Area Severe Thunderstorm Watch #102

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-14 02:00 UTC

/O.EXA.KIWX.SV.A.0102.000000T0000Z-260414T0200Z/

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Event Lifecycle (5 alerts)

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

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

Continuing 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

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Extended (Area) This alert 2026-04-13 23:01 UTC

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

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039125-039137-039161+0300-1032301-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-13 19:03 EDT 07:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch Severe Actual SVA 039003, 039125, 039137, 039161	`ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039125-039137-039161+0300-10…` `ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039125-039137-039161+0300-1032301-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Source: NOAA
Origin URI: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.eedab8a392688bd2390230978cb6f007ae6947b4.002.1
Last Updated: 2026-04-13 23:50 EDT (03:50 UTC)

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 13 at 7:01PM EDT until April 13 at 10:00PM 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

VTEC

Event Lifecycle (5 alerts)

NWS Parameters

EAS Forwarding Status

Broadcast Audio Archive

Actions

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