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Special Weather Statement issued April 13 at 7:37PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 737 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Stryker to near Van Wert. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include... Defiance, Napoleon, Ottawa, Archbold, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Deshler, Kalida, Liberty Center, Continental, Pandora, Holgate, Glandorf, Ottoville, Mcclure, Hamler, Fort Jennings, Texas, and Dupont.

This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 139 and 141.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northwestern and west central Ohio.

Affected Areas

Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

SAME Codes:

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: 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 19:37 EDT
07:37 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-13T19:37:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-13 20:30 EDT
08:30 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-13 19:38 EDT
07:38 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-14 20:38 EDT
08:38 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5f4927a6e3026cf0a1523d98bcee2438d6bf9f5c.001.1

Database ID
#403

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type County-Wide

Exact Coverage 95.9% of Putnam County — approx. 464.5 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

County-Wide Coverage

County-Wide Impact

This alert covers all configured emergency service boundaries across Putnam County.

95.9%

County-Wide Coverage

~464.5 sq mi affected

All configured services

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-13T19:37:00-04:00

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

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 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 91°

From W (271°)

41.4mph

36.0 kt

Storm Line (2 cells)

41.45, -84.36

40.92, -84.55

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PUTNAM...EASTERN DEFIANCE... EASTERN PAULDING...HENRY...NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT...SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMS...SOUTHEASTERN FULTON AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 830 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.00"

Pea

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 132337

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Last Updated: 2026-04-14 20:38 EDT (00:38 UTC)

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Alert Information 95.9% County Coverage

Special Weather Statement issued April 13 at 7:37PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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