Alert Details
Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:13PM EDT until April 4 at 3:13AM 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 Indiana...Ohio...
Maumee River at Fort Wayne affecting Allen IN and Paulding
Counties.
Maumee River near Defiance affecting Defiance and Henry Counties.
Saint Joseph River Ohio near St. Joe River Ft. Wayne affecting
Allen IN County.
For the Maumee River...including Fort Wayne, Defiance, Napoleon...
Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Saint Joseph River Ohio...including Montpelier, Newville,
St. Joe River Ft. Wayne...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Maumee River at Fort Wayne.
* WHEN...From this evening to early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Flooding occurs in parks and farmland in
Allen County. Unprotected lowland and county roads become affected
by flood waters.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:40 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 15.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this evening to a crest of 17.5 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage early Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 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 Thursday morning at 615 AM EDT.
Affected Areas
Allen, IN; Paulding, OH
This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.
SAME Codes:
018003
Allen County, IN
039125
Paulding County, OH
UGC:
INC003
OHC125
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 12:13 EDT
12:13 PM EDT
12:13 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-01T21:30:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-02 06:15 EDT
06:15 AM EDT
06:15 AM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-04T03:13:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-01 12:13 EDT
12:13 PM EDT
12:13 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-01 18:28 EDT
06:28 PM EDT
06:28 PM EDT
Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d6f01114c031808a771a9c5f305c893893e9c6b9.002.1
Database ID
#195
#195
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
2026-04-01T12:13:00-04:00
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
018003
Allen County, IN
039125
Paulding County, OH
UGC Codes
INC003
OHC125
Affected Zones
INC003
OHC125
Event Codes
SAME
FLW
NationalWeatherService
FLW
VTEC
New Event
Flood
Warning
#16
Office KIWX
· Begins 2026-04-02 01:30 UTC
· Ends 2026-04-04 07:13 UTC
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0016.260402T0130Z-260404T0713Z/Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)
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Issuance
This alert
2026-04-01 16:13 UTC
2
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:22PM EDT until April 4 at 3:12AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier
FLWIWX
WMOidentifier
WGUS43 KIWX 011613
eventEndingTime
2026-04-04T03:13:00-04:00
EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason
Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039125+0600-0911613-KR8MER-
Forwarded Audio