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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 27 at 10:16PM EDT until April 28 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Alert

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 165 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 4 AM EDT TUESDAY

IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN NORTHERN INDIANA

ALLEN IN

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH PAULDING PUTNAM VAN WERT

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTWERP, BLUFFTON, COLUMBUS GROVE, CONTINENTAL, FORT WAYNE, LEIPSIC, LIMA, NEW HAVEN, OHIO CITY, OTTAWA, PANDORA, PAULDING, PAYNE, SPENCERVILLE, AND VAN WERT.

Affected Areas

Allen, IN; Allen, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH

SAME Codes:

018003 Allen County, IN

039003 Allen County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: INC003 OHC003 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

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 21:16 CDT
09:16 PM CDT

Onset:

2026-04-27T22:16:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-28 03:00 CDT
03:00 AM CDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-28T04:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-27 21:18 CDT
09:18 PM CDT

Updated:

2026-04-27 22:02 CDT
10:02 PM CDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4de43c0f789e1aad49b58bbd0f5bf8c89ed4094.002.1

Database ID
#567

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type County-Wide

Estimated Coverage 100.0% of Dane County — approx. 407.0 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 Dane County (~407.0 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

~407.0 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 2026-04-27T22:16:00-04:00

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

018003 Allen County, IN

039003 Allen County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes INC003 OHC003 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

Affected Zones INC003 OHC003 OHC125 OHC137 OHC161

Event Codes

SAME SVA

NationalWeatherService SVA

VTEC

Extended in Area Severe Thunderstorm Watch #165

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-28 08:00 UTC

/O.EXA.KIWX.SV.A.0165.000000T0000Z-260428T0800Z/

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

★

Extended (Area) This alert 2026-04-28 02:16 UTC

Continuing 2026-04-28 03:02 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 27 at 11:02PM EDT until April 28 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-28 04:22 UTC View →

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 28 at 12:22AM EDT until April 28 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier WCNIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS63 KIWX 280216

eventEndingTime 2026-04-28T04:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039125-039137-039161+0600-1180216-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-27 21:18 CDT 09:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch Severe Actual SVA 039003, 039125, 039137, 039161	`ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039125-039137-039161+0600-11…` `ZCZC-WXR-SVA-039003-039125-039137-039161+0600-1180216-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

Original JSON data received from NOAA National Weather Service

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Source: NOAA
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Last Updated: 2026-04-27 22:02 CDT (03:02 UTC)