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Flood Warning issued March 17 at 9:57PM EDT until March 18 at 5:00PM 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 Ohio... Indiana... Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting De Kalb, Allen IN and Defiance Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana... North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County. For the Saint Joseph River Ohio...including Newville...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Elkhart River...including Cosperville...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville. * WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, DeKalb County Road 42 about 3 miles northeast of Newville floods. Agricultural and low lands flood along the St. Joseph River to the Cedarville Reservoir. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:25 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 12.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:25 PM EDT Tuesday was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning and continue falling to 9.1 feet early Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 12.0 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 afternoon at 400 PM EDT.

Affected Areas

Allen, IN; De Kalb, IN; Defiance, OH

SAME Codes:

018003 Allen County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

039039 Defiance County, OH

UGC: INC003 INC033 OHC039

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 21:57 EDT
09:57 PM EDT

Expires:

2026-03-18 16:00 EDT
04:00 PM EDT

Added:

2026-03-17 21:59 EDT
09:59 PM EDT

Updated:

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

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7d5f2f3cdb7547dbb009d30c776f7b47a266b219.002.1

Database ID
#106

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.

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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 2026-03-17T21:57:00-04:00

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

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NOAA

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

018003 Allen County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

039039 Defiance County, OH

UGC Codes INC003 INC033 OHC039

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 180157

NWSheadline FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON

VTEC /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260318T2100Z/

eventEndingTime 2026-03-18T17:00:00-04:00

expiredReferences

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EAS Forwarding Status

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Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-EAS-FLW-018003-018033-039039+0600-0770157-KR8MER -

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Last Updated: 2026-03-29 09:03 EDT (13:03 UTC)