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

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Ohio... Indiana... Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Williams, Defiance and Fulton OH Counties. Spy Run Creek at Park Drive At Fort Wayne Children's Zoo affecting Allen IN County. ...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. For the Saint Joseph River Ohio...including Newville...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Spy Run Creek...including Park Drive At Fort Wayne Children's Zoo...Moderate 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 5:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 10.3 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 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:

2026-04-01 05:38 EDT
05:38 AM EDT

Onset:

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

Expires:

2026-04-01 23:45 EDT
11:45 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-01 05:39 EDT
05:39 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:24 EDT
06:24 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88b049573ec295c3f9b64a249e4d2e6ec486d9c3.003.1

Database ID
#192

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 2026-04-01T05:38:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

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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 FLS

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b936b03f54fc5defe007706a25e7da091253513c.002.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Continuing Flood Warning #12

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

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

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-01 06:31 UTC View →

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

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Continuing This alert 2026-04-01 09:38 UTC

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

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

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 010938

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:24 EDT (22:24 UTC)