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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 15 at 1:48AM EDT until April 15 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

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 118 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO

ERIE HURON LORAIN

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

LUCAS OTTAWA SANDUSKY SENECA WOOD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AVON LAKE, BELLEVUE, BOWLING GREEN, CLYDE, ELYRIA, FOSTORIA, FREMONT, GENOA, HURON, LORAIN, NORTH RIDGEVILLE, NORWALK, OAK HARBOR, PERRYSBURG, PORT CLINTON, SANDUSKY, TIFFIN, TOLEDO, AND WILLARD.

Affected Areas

Erie, OH; Huron, OH; Lorain, OH; Lucas, OH; Ottawa, OH; Sandusky, OH; Seneca, OH; Wood, OH

SAME Codes:

039043 Erie County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039093 Lorain County, OH

039095 Lucas County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

UGC: OHC043 OHC077 OHC093 OHC095 OHC123 OHC143 OHC147 OHC173

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-15 01:48 EDT
01:48 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-15T01:48:00-04:00

Expires:

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

Event Ends:

2026-04-15T05:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-15 01:48 EDT
01:48 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-15 04:07 EDT
04:07 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0459a7157ce0933be65acc651c76f2850822a2c3.001.1

Database ID
#427

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%

Localized Coverage

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-15T01:48:00-04:00

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

039043 Erie County, OH

039077 Huron County, OH

039093 Lorain County, OH

039095 Lucas County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

UGC Codes OHC043 OHC077 OHC093 OHC095 OHC123 OHC143 OHC147 OHC173

Affected Zones OHC043 OHC077 OHC093 OHC095 OHC123 OHC143 OHC147 OHC173

Event Codes

SAME SVA

NationalWeatherService SVA

VTEC

New Event Severe Thunderstorm Watch #118

Office KCLE · Begins 2026-04-15 05:48 UTC · Ends 2026-04-15 09:00 UTC

/O.NEW.KCLE.SV.A.0118.260415T0548Z-260415T0900Z/

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NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier WCNCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS61 KCLE 150548

eventEndingTime 2026-04-15T05:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039173+0330-1050548-KR8MER-

Forwarded Audio

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-15 01:48 EDT 01:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch Severe Actual SVA 039173	`ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039173+0330-1050548-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Source: NOAA
Origin URI: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0459a7157ce0933be65acc651c76f2850822a2c3.001.1
Last Updated: 2026-04-15 04:07 EDT (08:07 UTC)