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Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 7:17PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 717 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elida, or near Delphos, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include... Lima, Delphos, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Columbus Grove, Elida, Spencerville In Allen County, Cairo, Fort Jennings, Harrod, Beaverdam, Westminster, Yoder, Gomer, Rushmore, Rimer, Conant, Vaughnsville, and Hume.

This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for west central Ohio.

Affected Areas

Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

SAME Codes:

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC: OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

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:

2026-04-14 19:17 EDT
07:17 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-14T19:17:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-14 20:00 EDT
08:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-14 19:19 EDT
07:19 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-15 00:05 EDT
12:05 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9d9e12feac0ce248c959ea91103ad83f8139ada1.001.1

Database ID
#418

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 9.3% of Putnam County — approx. 45.3 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 9.3% of Putnam County (~45.3 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (9.3% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

9.3%

Localized Coverage

~45.3 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-14T19:17:00-04:00

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

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 90°

From W (270°)

44.9mph

39.0 kt

Storm Position

40.77, -84.26

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN PUTNAM...EAST CENTRAL VAN WERT AND ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.50"

Dime

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 142317

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-15 00:05 EDT (04:05 UTC)