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Special Weather Statement issued April 29 at 4:52PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 450 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers capable of producing funnel clouds along a line extending from Liberty Center to near Columbus Grove. Movement was east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Funnel clouds 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... Toledo, Findlay, Bowling Green, Fostoria, Bluffton, Swanton, Perrysburg, Rossford, Waterville, Northwood, Whitehouse, North Baltimore, McComb, Weston, Arlington, Arcadia, Rawson, Vanlue, Van Buren, and Maumee.

Instructions

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.

Affected Areas

Lucas; Wood; Hancock

SAME Codes:

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

UGC: OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ017

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-29 16:52 EDT
04:52 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-29T16:52:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-29 17:45 EDT
05:45 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-29 16:54 EDT
04:54 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.d6482cbf93574277c12593d46cec3599a556c457.001.1

Database ID
#576

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County

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 by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

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

0.0%

Localized Coverage

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Cleveland OH

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-29T16:52:00-04:00

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

039095 Lucas County, OH

039173 Wood County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ017

Affected Zones OHZ003 OHZ006 OHZ017

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

ESE

Heading 111°

From WNW (291°)

19.6mph

17.0 kt

Storm Line (2 cells)

41.43, -83.99

40.89, -84.1

GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT WOOD...HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN LUCAS COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.00"

Pea

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS81 KCLE 292052

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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