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Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 4:56PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Antwerp, or 8 miles south of Hicksville, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include... Defiance, Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Melrose, Latty, Cecil, Broughton, Worstville, Arthur, Charloe, and Briceton.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Affected Areas

Defiance; Paulding

SAME Codes:

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

UGC: OHZ004 OHZ015

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:

2026-04-16 16:56 EDT
04:56 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-16T16:56:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-16 17:15 EDT
05:15 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-16 16:57 EDT
04:57 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-16 19:34 EDT
07:34 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.42fce1bb1418452e3a5538a0882ab594eda9670c.001.1

Database ID
#472

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County — approx. 0.2 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 0.0% of Putnam County (~0.2 sq mi) , 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

~0.2 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-16T16:56:00-04:00

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

039039 Defiance County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ004 OHZ015

Affected Zones OHZ004 OHZ015

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 101°

From W (281°)

43.7mph

38.0 kt

Storm Position

41.17, -84.71

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN DEFIANCE AND PAULDING COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.25"

Marble

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 162056

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Last Updated: 2026-04-16 19:34 EDT (23:34 UTC)