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... Northwestern Seneca County in northwestern Ohio... Southwestern Sandusky County in northwestern Ohio... Southern Wood County in northwestern Ohio... Northeastern Hancock County in northwestern Ohio...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 422 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near North Baltimore, or 12 miles northwest of Findlay, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

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 dangerous storm will be near... North Baltimore around 425 PM EDT. Fostoria around 435 PM EDT. Gibsonburg around 445 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Bradner, Cygnet, Hoytville, Bairdstown, Bloomdale, Jerry City, Kansas, West Millgrove, Wayne, and Bettsville.


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
Hancock, OH; Sandusky, OH; Seneca, OH; Wood, OH
SAME Codes:
039063 Hancock County, OH
039143 Sandusky County, OH
039147 Seneca County, OH
039173 Wood County, OH
UGC: OHC063 OHC143 OHC147 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 16:22 EDT
04:22 PM EDT
Expires:
2026-04-15 17:00 EDT
05:00 PM EDT
Added:
2026-04-15 16:23 EDT
04:23 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.78de8d00903b0f6d0d042a56ee7bb31649631b05.001.1.IPAWS
Database ID
#457
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
IPAWS Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator NWS Cleveland OH
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Response Type Shelter
Effective 2026-04-15T16:22:00-04:00
IPAWS Feed https://apps.fema.gov/IPAWSOPEN_EAS_SERVICE/rest/public/recent/2026-04-13T00:30:26Z IPAWS

EAS Parameters
EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service
Block Channels EAS NWEM

Geocodes
SAME Geocodes
039063 Hancock County, OH
039143 Sandusky County, OH
039147 Seneca County, OH
039173 Wood County, OH
UGC Codes OHC063 OHC143 OHC147 OHC173

VTEC
New Event Tornado Warning #10
Office KCLE  ·  Begins 2026-04-15 20:22 UTC  ·  Ends 2026-04-15 21:00 UTC
/O.NEW.KCLE.TO.W.0010.260415T2022Z-260415T2100Z/

Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)
1
Issuance 2026-04-15 20:22 UTC View →
Tornado Warning issued April 15 at 4:22PM EDT until April 15 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Issuance This alert 2026-04-15 20:22 UTC
3
Continuing 2026-04-15 20:32 UTC View →
Tornado Warning issued April 15 at 4:32PM EDT until April 15 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Storm Motion
N S E W
ENE
Heading 77°
From WSW (257°)
48.3mph
42.0 kt
Storm Position
41.21, -83.73

Severe Threats
1.50"
Golf Ball
Hail
Radar
Tornado

Additional Parameters
AWIPSidentifier TORCLE
WMOidentifier WFUS51 KCLE 152022
eventEndingTime 2026-04-15T17:00:00-04:00
WEAHandling Imminent Threat
CMAMtext NWS: TORNADO WARNING in this area til 5:00 PM EDT. Take shelter now. Check media.
CMAMlongtext National Weather Service: TORNADO WARNING in this area until 5:00 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.

Digital Signature Certificate
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XML Digest Method http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#sha256

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