Alert Details

MAJOR COUNTY COVERAGE ALERT

This alert affects 100.0% of the county and most emergency service boundaries within it.

Alert Information 100.0%* County Coverage
Event Type
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Status
Actual
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Future
Certainty
Possible
Message Type
Update

Description

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 165 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN NORTHWEST OHIO

ALLEN OH

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLUFFTON, LIMA, AND SPENCERVILLE.


Affected Areas
Allen, OH
SAME Codes:
039003 Allen County, OH
UGC: OHC003

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

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Alert Area Affected Boundaries
County-wide coverage shown
Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-04-27 23:22 CDT
11:22 PM CDT
Onset:
2026-04-28T00:22:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-28 03:00 CDT
03:00 AM CDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-28T04:00:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-27 23:23 CDT
11:23 PM CDT
Updated:
2026-04-27 23:48 CDT
11:48 PM CDT

Times in America/Chicago. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d73680f3d5ff1cf01ee31e26c58237df105304f7.002.1
Database ID
#573
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 2026-04-28T00:22:00-04:00
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
EAS Originator (EAS-ORG) WXR — National Weather Service
Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes
SAME Geocodes
039003 Allen County, OH
UGC Codes OHC003
Affected Zones OHC003

Event Codes
SAME SVA
NationalWeatherService SVA

CAP References
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b4de43c0f789e1aad49b58bbd0f5bf8c89ed4094.002.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-27T22:16:00-04:00
Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7c9f232be7cb3acfedbc4d159b07baf9f99c473c.002.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-27T23:02:00-04:00

VTEC
Continuing Severe Thunderstorm Watch #165
Office KIWX  ·  Ongoing at issuance  ·  Ends 2026-04-28 08:00 UTC
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.A.0165.000000T0000Z-260428T0800Z/

Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)
1
Extended (Area) 2026-04-28 02:16 UTC View →
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 27 at 10:16PM EDT until April 28 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
2
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 This alert 2026-04-28 04:22 UTC

NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier WCNIWX
WMOidentifier WWUS63 KIWX 280422
eventEndingTime 2026-04-28T04:00:00-04:00

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