Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
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...Tiffin River at Stryker. * WHEN...From this morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flood waters begin to affect some farm buildings near Stryker and flood some secondary roads. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 9.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning and continue rising to a crest of 12.7 feet Friday morning. - 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 this evening at 845 PM 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:
2026-04-01 02:31 EDT
02:31 AM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-01T11:25:00-04:00
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 18:26 EDT
06:26 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.001.1
Database ID
#188
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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Localized Coverage
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
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
039039 Defiance County, OH
039051 Fulton County, OH
039171 Williams County, OH
UGC Codes OHC039 OHC051 OHC171
Affected Zones OHC039 OHC051 OHC171

Event Codes
SAME FLW
NationalWeatherService FLW

VTEC
New Event Flood Warning #11
Office KIWX  ·  Begins 2026-04-01 15:25 UTC
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0011.260401T1525Z-000000T0000Z/

Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)
Issuance This alert 2026-04-01 06:31 UTC
2
Extended (Time) 2026-04-01 09:38 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 5:38AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
3
Extended (Time) 2026-04-01 16:22 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:22PM EDT until April 7 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier FLWIWX
WMOidentifier WGUS43 KIWX 010631

EAS Forwarding Status
Not Forwarded
Reason Cross-source duplicate: FLW already broadcast for overlapping FIPS within 15min
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