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Wind Advisory issued April 27 at 8:54PM EDT until April 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Wind Advisory

Status

Actual

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Likely

Message Type

Alert

Description

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and northwest Ohio.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday.

* 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

Whitley; Allen; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

SAME Codes:

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC: INZ017 INZ018 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ032 INZ033 INZ034 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

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

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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

County-wide coverage shown

Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-27 20:54 EDT
08:54 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-27T20:54:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-28 02:00 EDT
02:00 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-28T02:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-27 20:55 EDT
08:55 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-27 22:36 EDT
10:36 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0cfc58ea2d56662320798a9122a6f722f12c497.001.1

Database ID
#565

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type County-Wide

Estimated Coverage 100.0% of Putnam County — approx. 484.2 sq mi Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Emergency Service Coverage - All County Boundaries

Major County Impact

This alert covers 100.0% of Putnam County (~484.2 sq mi) , affecting most emergency service boundaries.

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

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (100.0% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

100.0%

Major County Coverage

~484.2 sq mi affected

* 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 2026-04-27T20:54:00-04:00

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

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC Codes INZ017 INZ018 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ032 INZ033 INZ034 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones INZ017 INZ018 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ032 INZ033 INZ034 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME NWS

NationalWeatherService WIY

VTEC

Extended in Area and Time Wind Advisory #5

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-28 06:00 UTC

/O.EXB.KIWX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260428T0600Z/

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Event Lifecycle (4 alerts)

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 2026-04-27 23:02 UTC View →

Wind Advisory issued April 27 at 7:02PM EDT until April 27 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

★

Extended (Area+Time) This alert 2026-04-28 00:54 UTC

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier NPWIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS73 KIWX 280054

eventEndingTime 2026-04-28T02:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason No authorised SAME event code available for Wind Advisory.

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Source: NOAA
Origin URI: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a0cfc58ea2d56662320798a9122a6f722f12c497.001.1
Last Updated: 2026-04-27 22:36 EDT (02:36 UTC)

Alert Details

MAJOR COUNTY COVERAGE ALERT

Alert Information 100.0%* County Coverage

Wind Advisory issued April 27 at 8:54PM EDT until April 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Status

Severity

Urgency

Certainty

Message Type

Description

Instructions

Affected Areas

Alert Coverage Map

Timing

Technical Details

Emergency Service Coverage - All County Boundaries

Major County Impact

Boundary Analysis Pending

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

EAS Parameters

Geocodes

Event Codes

VTEC

Event Lifecycle (4 alerts)

NWS Parameters

EAS Forwarding Status

Actions

Debug Information

Raw CAP Alert Data