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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 3:34PM EDT until April 15 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

At 334 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Defiance, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include... Defiance, Napoleon, Wauseon, Archbold, Delta, Stryker, Liberty Center, Holgate, Mcclure, Hamler, Texas, Malinta, Florida, New Bavaria, Evansport, Grelton, Arthur, Ridgeville Corners, Gerald, and Ayersville.

This includes Interstate 80 in Ohio between mile markers 34 and 45.

Instructions

This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter, such as an interior room, a bathroom or closet or basement.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Affected Areas

Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Henry, OH; Paulding, OH; Williams, OH

SAME Codes:

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC: OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC171

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 15:34 EDT
03:34 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-15T15:34:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-15 16:00 EDT
04:00 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-15T16:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-15 15:36 EDT
03:36 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-15 22:48 EDT
10:48 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2720c053742b35d9b81a6611001bbb82b8e76a91.001.1

Database ID
#444

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County

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 by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

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

0.0%

Localized Coverage

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-15T15:34:00-04:00

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

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC171

Affected Zones OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC125 OHC171

Event Codes

SAME SVS

NationalWeatherService SVW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.24eeeda7fc44c05c8c6723facd59d66771f498f7.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-15T15:15:00-04:00

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.501fc20a9bbff708273e1ff9091b5c9ef171f5e3.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-15T15:23:00-04:00

VTEC

Continuing Severe Thunderstorm Warning #116

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-15 20:00 UTC

/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-260415T2000Z/

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Event Lifecycle (5 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-15 19:15 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 3:15PM EDT until April 15 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-15 19:23 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 3:23PM EDT until April 15 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Continuing This alert 2026-04-15 19:34 UTC

Continuing 2026-04-15 19:39 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 3:39PM EDT until April 15 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-15 19:52 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 3:52PM EDT until April 15 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Storm Motion

ENE

Heading 75°

From WSW (255°)

41.4mph

36.0 kt

Storm Position

41.3, -84.29

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR EASTERN DEFIANCE...NORTHEASTERN PAULDING...HENRY...SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMS AND SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTIES

Severe Threats

MPH

Radar

Wind

1.50"

Golf Ball

Radar

Hail

Possible

Tornado

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SVSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS53 KIWX 151934

eventEndingTime 2026-04-15T16:00:00-04:00

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: 2026-04-15 22:48 EDT (02:48 UTC)