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Special Weather Statement issued April 29 at 5:27PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

At 525 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from Northwood to near West Mansfield. Movement was east at 30 mph. Some of these showers are capable of producing funnel clouds.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include... Marion, Tiffin, Fremont, Fostoria, Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky, Port Clinton, Mount Gilead, Bellevue, Clyde, Northwood, Oak Harbor, Gibsonburg, Genoa, Woodville, Cardington, Forest, Elmore, Green Springs, and Ashley.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Hancock; Seneca; Wyandot; Crawford; Marion; Morrow

SAME Codes:

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

039117 Morrow County, OH

UGC: OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ036 OHZ037

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 17:27 EDT
05:27 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-29T17:27:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-29 18:30 EDT
06:30 PM EDT

Added:

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

Updated:

2026-04-29 19:13 EDT
07:13 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.061c2ee13775d6c748aa0f2a258da70e13c18814.001.1

Database ID
#577

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 2026-04-29T17:27:00-04:00

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

039173 Wood County, OH

039123 Ottawa County, OH

039143 Sandusky County, OH

039063 Hancock County, OH

039147 Seneca County, OH

039175 Wyandot County, OH

039033 Crawford County, OH

039101 Marion County, OH

039117 Morrow County, OH

UGC Codes OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ036 OHZ037

Affected Zones OHZ006 OHZ007 OHZ008 OHZ017 OHZ018 OHZ027 OHZ028 OHZ036 OHZ037

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Storm Motion

Heading 96°

From W (276°)

31.1mph

27.0 kt

Storm Line (2 cells)

41.59, -83.47

40.41, -83.46

GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT OTTAWA...SENECA...MARION...WYANDOT... WESTERN MORROW...SANDUSKY...CRAWFORD...EASTERN WOOD AND EASTERN HANCOCK COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT

Severe Threats

MPH

Wind

0.00"

Pea

Hail

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSCLE

WMOidentifier WWUS81 KCLE 292127

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Last Updated: 2026-04-29 19:13 EDT (23:13 UTC)