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Special Weather Statement issued April 24 at 4:05PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 405 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Van Wert, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Van Wert, Middlebury, Wetzel, Glenmore, Cavett, and Abanaka.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Affected Areas

Van Wert

SAME Codes:

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: OHZ024

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-24 16:05 EDT
04:05 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-24T16:05:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-24 16:45 EDT
04:45 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-24 16:07 EDT
04:07 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-24 17:29 EDT
05:29 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b3c76918ed0dc76dfaf0f05f457ffdad8b720cd6.001.1

Database ID
#554

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 2026-04-24T16:05:00-04:00

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

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ024

Affected Zones OHZ024

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

ENE

Heading 57°

From WSW (237°)

32.2mph

28.0 kt

Storm Position

40.84, -84.68

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN VAN WERT COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.00"

Pea

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 242005

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Source: NOAA
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Last Updated: 2026-04-24 17:29 EDT (21:29 UTC)