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Special Weather Statement issued April 29 at 4:42PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 441 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms capable of producing a landspout along a line extending from near Stryker to 6 miles southwest of Defiance to near Van Wert. Movement was east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Landspouts and wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Lima, Defiance, Van Wert, Napoleon, Bryan, Wauseon, Delphos, Ottawa, Archbold, Bluffton, Swanton, Columbus Grove, Leipsic, Deshler, Kalida, Stryker, Liberty Center, Continental, Pandora, and Holgate.

This includes Interstate 75 between mile markers 129 and 141.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Affected Areas

Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

SAME Codes:

039171 Williams County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC: OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 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:

2026-04-29 16:42 EDT
04:42 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-29T16:42:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-29 18:00 EDT
06:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-29 16:42 EDT
04:42 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-29 19:12 EDT
07:12 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.97fe6f2ef816f6a701ae8b0ba1af3c0c62f75b13.001.1

Database ID
#575

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type County-Wide

Exact Coverage 100.0% of Putnam County — approx. 484.2 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

County-Wide Coverage

County-Wide Impact

This alert covers all configured emergency service boundaries across Putnam County.

100.0%

County-Wide Coverage

~484.2 sq mi affected

All configured services

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-29T16:42:00-04:00

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

039171 Williams County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 90°

From W (270°)

36.8mph

32.0 kt

Storm Line (3 cells)

41.48, -84.46

41.21, -84.44

40.88, -84.63

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DEFIANCE...PUTNAM...EASTERN PAULDING...HENRY...NORTHEASTERN VAN WERT...NORTHERN ALLEN...SOUTHERN FULTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.00"

Pea

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 292042

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-29 19:12 EDT (23:12 UTC)

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Alert Information 100.0% County Coverage

Special Weather Statement issued April 29 at 4:42PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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