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Flood Warning issued March 17 at 3:04PM EDT until March 18 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Ohio... Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting Allen IN, Defiance and De Kalb Counties. Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Williams, Defiance and Fulton OH Counties. For the Saint Joseph River Ohio...including Newville...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Tiffin River at Stryker. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow evening. * IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Flooding of lowland areas around Stryker can be expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 11.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 2:00 PM EDT Tuesday was 12.1 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this evening and continue falling to 8.5 feet early Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes. The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning at 915 AM EDT.

Affected Areas

Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Williams, OH

SAME Codes:

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC: OHC039 OHC051 OHC171

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

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-03-17 15:04 EDT
03:04 PM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-18 09:15 EDT
09:15 AM EDT

Added:

2026-03-17 15:06 EDT
03:06 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-03-29 09:00 EDT
09:00 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2c282f322150f1bbc59c8dbc10a37b90014bef31.002.1

Database ID
#104

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.

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NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-03-17T15:04:00-04:00

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

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NOAA

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC051 OHC171

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 171904

NWSheadline FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW EVENING

VTEC /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260319T0300Z/

eventEndingTime 2026-03-18T23:00:00-04:00

expiredReferences

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EAS Forwarding Status

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Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-EAS-FLW-039039-039051-039171+0600-0761904-KR8MER -

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
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Last Updated: 2026-03-29 09:00 EDT (13:00 UTC)