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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 14 at 4:58PM EDT until April 14 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Alert

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 112 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA

KOSCIUSKO

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS ALLEN IN BLACKFORD CASS IN DE KALB FULTON IN GRANT HUNTINGTON JAY MIAMI NOBLE WABASH WELLS WHITLEY

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH DEFIANCE FULTON OH HENRY PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT WILLIAMS

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AKRON, ALBION, ANTWERP, ARCHBOLD, AUBURN, BERNE, BLUFFTON, BLUFFTON, BRYAN, COLUMBIA CITY, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, DECATUR, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, DUNKIRK, EDGERTON, FORT WAYNE, GARRETT, GAS CITY, GRISSOM AFD, HARTFORD CITY, HICKSVILLE, HUNTINGTON, KENDALLVILLE, LEIPSIC, LIBERTY CENTER, LIGONIER, LIMA, LOGANSPORT, MARION, MEXICO, MONTPELIER, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, NEW HAVEN, NORTH MANCHESTER, OHIO CITY, OSSIAN, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, PERU, PORTLAND, ROANOKE, ROCHESTER, ROYAL CENTER, SHERWOOD, SOUTH WHITLEY, SPENCERVILLE, SWANTON, TRI-LAKES, UPLAND, VAN WERT, WABASH, WARSAW, WAUSEON, AND WINONA LAKE.

Affected Areas

Adams, IN; Allen, IN; Blackford, IN; Cass, IN; De Kalb, IN; Fulton, IN; Grant, IN; Huntington, IN; Jay, IN; Kosciusko, IN; Miami, IN; Noble, IN; Wabash, IN; Wells, IN; Whitley, IN; Allen, OH; Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Henry, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH; Williams, OH

SAME Codes:

018001 Adams County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018017 Cass County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018049 Fulton County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

018085 Kosciusko County, IN

018103 Miami County, IN

018113 Noble County, IN

018169 Wabash County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

039003 Allen County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC: INC001 INC003 INC009 INC017 INC033 INC049 INC053 INC069 INC075 INC085 INC103 INC113 INC169 INC179 INC183 OHC003 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161 OHC171

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:

2026-04-14 16:58 EDT
04:58 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-14T17:00:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-14 23:00 EDT
11:00 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-14T23:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-14 17:00 EDT
05:00 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-14 18:44 EDT
06:44 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.110b41aaa4b01ccac6e39b83692387d1a40164e7.001.1

Database ID
#414

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 2026-04-14T16:58:00-04:00

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

018001 Adams County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018017 Cass County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018049 Fulton County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

018085 Kosciusko County, IN

018103 Miami County, IN

018113 Noble County, IN

018169 Wabash County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

039003 Allen County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC Codes INC001 INC003 INC009 INC017 INC033 INC049 INC053 INC069 INC075 INC085 INC103 INC113 INC169 INC179 INC183 OHC003 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161 OHC171

Affected Zones INC001 INC003 INC009 INC017 INC033 INC049 INC053 INC069 INC075 INC085 INC103 INC113 INC169 INC179 INC183 OHC003 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161 OHC171

Event Codes

SAME SVA

NationalWeatherService SVA

VTEC

New Event Severe Thunderstorm Watch #112

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-04-14 21:00 UTC · Ends 2026-04-15 03:00 UTC

/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.A.0112.260414T2100Z-260415T0300Z/

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Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

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Issuance This alert 2026-04-14 20:58 UTC

Continuing 2026-04-14 22:41 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 14 at 6:41PM EDT until April 14 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier WCNIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS63 KIWX 142058

eventEndingTime 2026-04-14T23:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039039-039069-039125-039137-039161+0600-1042058-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-14 17:00 EDT 05:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch Severe Actual SVA 039003, 039039, 039069, 039125, 039137, 039161	`ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039039-039069-039125-039137-…` `ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039039-039069-039125-039137-039161+0600-1042058-KR8MER-`

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Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Last Updated: 2026-04-14 18:44 EDT (22:44 UTC)