Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Event Type
Tornado Warning
Status
Actual EXPIRED
Severity
Extreme
Urgency
Immediate
Certainty
Observed
Message Type
Alert

Description

TORCLE

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a

* Tornado Warning for... East central Wood County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 430 PM EDT.

* At 409 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over Bowling Green, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Wood County, including the following locations... Wayne, Bradner, Pemberville, Portage, and Luckey.


Instructions

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.


Affected Areas
Wood, OH
SAME Codes:
039173 Wood County, OH
UGC: OHC173

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:
2026-04-15 16:09 EDT
04:09 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-15T16:09:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-15 16:30 EDT
04:30 PM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-15T16:30:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-15 16:10 EDT
04:10 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-15 22:46 EDT
10:46 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.22d4203bdd604df30c76b6ea07342f813d70c5b7.001.1
Database ID
#452
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 Cleveland OH
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Effective 2026-04-15T16:09:00-04:00
Language en-US
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

Geocodes
SAME Geocodes
039173 Wood County, OH
UGC Codes OHC173
Affected Zones OHC173

Event Codes
SAME TOR
NationalWeatherService TOW

VTEC
New Event Tornado Warning #9
Office KCLE  ·  Begins 2026-04-15 20:09 UTC  ·  Ends 2026-04-15 20:30 UTC
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0009.260415T2009Z-260415T2030Z/

Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)
1
Issuance 2026-04-15 20:09 UTC View →
Tornado Warning issued April 15 at 4:09PM EDT until April 15 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Issuance This alert 2026-04-15 20:09 UTC
3
Continuing 2026-04-15 20:17 UTC View →
Tornado Warning issued April 15 at 4:17PM EDT until April 15 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Storm Motion
N S E W
E
Heading 87°
From W (267°)
62.1mph
54.0 kt
Storm Position
41.36, -83.66

Severe Threats
Up to .75"
Hail
Radar
Tornado

NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier TORCLE
WMOidentifier WFUS51 KCLE 152009
eventEndingTime 2026-04-15T16:30:00-04:00
WEAHandling Imminent Threat
CMAMtext NWS: TORNADO WARNING in this area til 4:30 PM EDT. Take shelter now. Check media.
CMAMlongtext National Weather Service: TORNADO WARNING in this area until 4:30 PM EDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media.

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason Cross-source duplicate: TOR already broadcast for overlapping FIPS within 15min
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