Alert Details
Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 2:31AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Event Type
Flood WarningStatus
ActualSeverity
SevereUrgency
ExpectedCertainty
LikelyMessage Type
AlertDescription
...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
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
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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Alert Area
Affected Boundaries
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Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-04-01 02:31 EDT
02:31 AM EDT
02:31 AM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-01T11:25:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-01 20:45 EDT
08:45 PM EDT
08:45 PM EDT
Added:
2026-04-01 02:31 EDT
02:31 AM EDT
02:31 AM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-01 18:26 EDT
06:26 PM 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
#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.
0.0%
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)
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Issuance
This alert
2026-04-01 06:31 UTC
2
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 5:38AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
3
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