Alert Information 0.0%* County Coverage
Event Type
Wind Advisory
Status
Actual
Severity
Moderate
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Message Type
Update

Description

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.


Instructions

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.


Affected Areas
Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; St. Joseph; Branch; Hillsdale; Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry
SAME Codes:
018087 LaGrange County, IN
018151 Steuben County, IN
018113 Noble County, IN
018033 DeKalb County, IN
026149 St. Joseph County, MI
026023 Branch County, MI
026059 Hillsdale County, MI
039171 Williams County, OH
039051 Fulton County, OH
039039 Defiance County, OH
039069 Henry County, OH
UGC: INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005

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:
2026-04-27 19:02 EDT
07:02 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-27T19:02:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-27 22:00 EDT
10:00 PM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-27T22:00:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-27 19:04 EDT
07:04 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-27 20:55 EDT
08:55 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ebea782cbf094d47d786d9d9eada155286582cfe.002.1
Database ID
#563
Scope Public
Category Met
Coverage Type Localized
Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

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 estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:
No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%
Localized Coverage
* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.
NOAA Alert Details
Alert Origin
Originator NWS Northern Indiana
Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope Public
Category Met
Effective 2026-04-27T19:02:00-04:00
Language en-US
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
Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes
SAME Geocodes
018087 LaGrange County, IN
018151 Steuben County, IN
018113 Noble County, IN
018033 DeKalb County, IN
026149 St. Joseph County, MI
026023 Branch County, MI
026059 Hillsdale County, MI
039171 Williams County, OH
039051 Fulton County, OH
039039 Defiance County, OH
039069 Henry County, OH
UGC Codes INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005
Affected Zones INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005

Event Codes
SAME NWS
NationalWeatherService WIY

CAP References
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.256fd51d4e823abee93f37f9b1739fa2a308434b.001.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-27T13:34:00-04:00
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.256b9eae8570afa7f8f086aa0bd0efdd7239799e.001.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-27T17:27:00-04:00
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.256b9eae8570afa7f8f086aa0bd0efdd7239799e.002.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-27T17:27:00-04:00

VTEC
Continuing Wind Advisory #5
Office KIWX  ·  Ongoing at issuance  ·  Ends 2026-04-28 02:00 UTC
/O.CON.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260428T0200Z/

Event Lifecycle (4 alerts)
1
Extended (Area+Time) 2026-04-27 21:27 UTC View →
Wind Advisory issued April 27 at 5:27PM EDT until April 27 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Continuing This alert 2026-04-27 23:02 UTC
3
Extended (Area+Time) 2026-04-28 00:54 UTC View →
Wind Advisory issued April 27 at 8:54PM EDT until April 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
4
Extended (Time) 2026-04-28 00:54 UTC View →
Wind Advisory issued April 27 at 8:54PM EDT until April 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier NPWIWX
WMOidentifier WWUS73 KIWX 272302
eventEndingTime 2026-04-27T22:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed
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