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Special Weather Statement issued March 15 at 3:18PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Special Weather Statement

Status

Expired EXPIRED

Severity

Moderate

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Alert

Description

A band of strong winds had developed this afternoon over far northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. Wind gusts in this area are expected to reach 50 to around 55 mph the rest of this afternoon. Be sure to secure loose objects around your yard. Use caution if travelling in these areas.

Affected Areas

De Kalb; Allen; Wells; Adams; Blackford; Jay; Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

SAME Codes:

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

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: INZ009 INZ018 INZ026 INZ027 INZ033 INZ034 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:

2026-03-15 15:18 EDT
03:18 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-03-15T15:18:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-03-15 18:45 EDT
06:45 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-15 15:20 EDT
03:20 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 21:19 EDT
09:19 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.79c3db62fc32708b34f6ca4e048c14bc41c03376.001.1

Database ID
#78

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type County-Wide

Estimated Coverage 100.0% of Putnam County — approx. 484.2 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 Putnam County (~484.2 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

~484.2 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 2026-03-15T15:18:00-04:00

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

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018075 Jay County, IN

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 INZ009 INZ018 INZ026 INZ027 INZ033 INZ034 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones INZ009 INZ018 INZ026 INZ027 INZ033 INZ034 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME SPS

NationalWeatherService SPS

Isolated wind gusts between 50 and 55 mph

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier SPSIWX

WMOidentifier WWUS83 KIWX 151918

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Suppressed event Special Weather Statement

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Source: NOAA
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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 21:19 EDT (01:19 UTC)