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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 15 at 2:56PM EDT until April 15 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Alert

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 120 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

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 ANTWERP, ARCHBOLD, BLUFFTON, BRYAN, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, DEFIANCE, DELTA, DESHLER, EDGERTON, HICKSVILLE, LEIPSIC, LIBERTY CENTER, LIMA, MONTPELIER, NAPOLEON, OHIO CITY, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, SHERWOOD, SPENCERVILLE, SWANTON, VAN WERT, AND WAUSEON.

Affected Areas

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

SAME Codes:

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: 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

County-wide coverage shown

Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-15 14:56 EDT
02:56 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-15T14:56:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-15 21:00 EDT
09:00 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-15T21:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-15 15:00 EDT
03:00 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-15 16:21 EDT
04:21 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.09652925bc10165df2c35da3241ddfa9268ca1c9.001.1

Database ID
#440

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 2026-04-15T14:56:00-04:00

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

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 OHC003 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161 OHC171

Affected Zones OHC003 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161 OHC171

Event Codes

SAME SVA

NationalWeatherService SVA

VTEC

New Event Severe Thunderstorm Watch #120

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-04-15 18:56 UTC · Ends 2026-04-16 01:00 UTC

/O.NEW.KIWX.SV.A.0120.260415T1856Z-260416T0100Z/

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NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier WCNIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS63 KIWX 151856

eventEndingTime 2026-04-15T21:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039039-039069-039125-039137-039161+0600-1051856-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-15 15:00 EDT 03:00 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+0600-1051856-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:2.49.0.1.840.0.09652925bc10165df2c35da3241ddfa9268ca1c9.001.1
Last Updated: 2026-04-15 16:21 EDT (20:21 UTC)