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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 13 at 7:32PM EDT until April 13 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

At 732 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of Paulding, or 15 miles northeast of Van Wert, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include... Paulding, Payne, Convoy, Ottoville, Grover Hill, Dupont, Scott, Melrose, Haviland, Latty, Cecil, Cloverdale, Broughton, Wetzel, Worstville, Arthur, Charloe, Tipton, Roselms, and Cavett.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Affected Areas

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

SAME Codes:

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

This covers a small portion of 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 19:32 EDT
07:32 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-13T19:32:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-13 19:45 EDT
07:45 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-13T19:45:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-13 19:34 EDT
07:34 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-14 20:36 EDT
08:36 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f50a0c0ed5b9b744a2146419ffb31bd99e791f6.002.1

Database ID
#401

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 12.3% of Putnam County — approx. 59.3 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 12.3% of Putnam County (~59.3 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (12.3% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

12.3%

Localized Coverage

~59.3 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-13T19:32:00-04:00

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

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

Affected Zones OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

Event Codes

SAME SVS

NationalWeatherService SVW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a34ff92df7fcdf317aa96f5350763345cf23d26.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-13T19:12:00-04:00

VTEC

Continuing Severe Thunderstorm Warning #91

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-13 23:45 UTC

/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-260413T2345Z/

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Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-13 23:12 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 13 at 7:12PM EDT until April 13 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Continuing This alert 2026-04-13 23:32 UTC

Storm Motion

Heading 90°

From W (270°)

49.5mph

43.0 kt

Storm Position

41.06, -84.44

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT FOR WESTERN PUTNAM...PAULDING AND NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTIES

Severe Threats

MPH

Radar

Wind

1.00"

Half Dollar