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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 14 at 6:41PM 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

Update

Description

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 112 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ADAMS BLACKFORD GRANT JAY WELLS

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH PUTNAM VAN WERT

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BERNE, BLUFFTON, BLUFFTON, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, DECATUR, DUNKIRK, GAS CITY, HARTFORD CITY, LEIPSIC, LIMA, MARION, MONTPELIER, OHIO CITY, OSSIAN, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PORTLAND, SPENCERVILLE, UPLAND, AND VAN WERT.

Affected Areas

Adams, IN; Blackford, IN; Grant, IN; Jay, IN; Wells, IN; Allen, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH

SAME Codes:

018001 Adams County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

039003 Allen County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: INC001 INC009 INC053 INC075 INC179 OHC003 OHC137 OHC161

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:

2026-04-14 18:41 EDT
06:41 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-14T18:41:00-04:00

Expires:

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

Event Ends:

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

Added:

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

Updated:

2026-04-14 20:31 EDT
08:31 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.673ee53b635551fd05c362d91b8a5d3eff99ebd2.002.1

Database ID
#416

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 2026-04-14T18:41:00-04:00

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

018009 Blackford County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

039003 Allen County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes INC001 INC009 INC053 INC075 INC179 OHC003 OHC137 OHC161

Affected Zones INC001 INC009 INC053 INC075 INC179 OHC003 OHC137 OHC161

Event Codes

SAME SVA

NationalWeatherService SVA

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.110b41aaa4b01ccac6e39b83692387d1a40164e7.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Continuing Severe Thunderstorm Watch #112

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-15 03:00 UTC

/O.CON.KIWX.SV.A.0112.000000T0000Z-260415T0300Z/

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Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-14 20:58 UTC View →

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

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Continuing This alert 2026-04-14 22:41 UTC

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier WCNIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS63 KIWX 142241

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

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Last Updated: 2026-04-14 20:31 EDT (00:31 UTC)