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Flood Warning issued April 1 at 2:31AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Likely

Message Type

Alert

Description

...The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Ohio...Indiana... Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting De Kalb, Defiance and Allen IN Counties. Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Fulton OH, Williams and Defiance Counties. .Heavy rain has caused area rivers to rise. 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 forecast. * WHERE...Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville. * WHEN...From this evening until further notice. * 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 2:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening and continue rising to a crest of 12.7 feet Friday evening. - 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 this evening at 845 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:

2026-04-01 02:31 EDT
02:31 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-01T18:48:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-01 20:45 EDT
08:45 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-01 02:31 EDT
02:31 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:29 EDT
06:29 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b936b03f54fc5defe007706a25e7da091253513c.002.1

Database ID
#187

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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NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-01T02:31:00-04:00

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

018003 Allen County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

039039 Defiance County, OH

UGC Codes INC003 INC033 OHC039

Affected Zones INC003 INC033 OHC039

Event Codes

SAME FLW

NationalWeatherService FLW

VTEC

New Event Flood Warning #12

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-04-01 22:48 UTC

/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0012.260401T2248Z-000000T0000Z/

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

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Issuance This alert 2026-04-01 06:31 UTC

Continuing 2026-04-01 09:38 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 5:38AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-01 16:22 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:22PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLWIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS43 KIWX 010631

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-0910631-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-01 02:31 EDT 02:31 AM EDT	Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW 039039	`ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-0910631-KR8MER-`

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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:29 EDT (22:29 UTC)