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Special Weather Statement issued April 22 at 5:14PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 514 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Van Wert, moving east at 30 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... Lima, Delphos, Ottawa, Bluffton, Fort Shawnee, Spencerville, Columbus Grove, Elida, Kalida, Pandora, Ottoville, Spencerville In Allen County, Middle Point, Cairo, Fort Jennings, Harrod, Grover Hill, Beaverdam, Cloverdale, and Venedocia.

This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 119 and 141.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Affected Areas

Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

SAME Codes:

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC: OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

This covers some emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-22 17:14 EDT
05:14 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-22T17:14:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-22 18:00 EDT
06:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-22 17:16 EDT
05:16 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-22 19:19 EDT
07:19 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f372674bc94fbd79688888cef5eabe75f77ebffa.001.1

Database ID
#540

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 47.1% of Putnam County — approx. 227.9 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 47.1% of Putnam County (~227.9 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (47.1% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

47.1%

Localized Coverage

~227.9 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-22T17:14:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173

NOAA

EAS Parameters

EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

ESE

Heading 112°

From WNW (292°)

31.1mph

27.0 kt

Storm Position

40.93, -84.49

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN PUTNAM...SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING...EASTERN VAN WERT AND ALLEN COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.25"

Marble

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 222114

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-22 19:19 EDT (23:19 UTC)