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Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:13PM EDT until April 4 at 8:00AM 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 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 near Defiance. * WHEN...From late tonight to Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Flooding occurs in Kingsbury and Pontiac Parks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:15 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 8.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 10.3 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Friday morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 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

Defiance, OH; Henry, OH

SAME Codes:

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

UGC: OHC039 OHC069

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 12:13 EDT
12:13 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-02T02:00:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-02 06:15 EDT
06:15 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-04T08:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-01 12:14 EDT
12:14 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 18:27 EDT
06:27 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d6f01114c031808a771a9c5f305c893893e9c6b9.003.1

Database ID
#196

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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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

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

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC069

Affected Zones OHC039 OHC069

Event Codes

SAME FLW

NationalWeatherService FLW

VTEC

New Event Flood Warning #17

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-04-02 06:00 UTC · Ends 2026-04-04 12:00 UTC

/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0017.260402T0600Z-260404T1200Z/

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Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

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Issuance This alert 2026-04-01 16:13 UTC

Continuing 2026-04-01 16:22 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:22PM EDT until April 4 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SATURDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLWIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS43 KIWX 011613

eventEndingTime 2026-04-04T08:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039-039069+0600-0911613-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-01 12:14 EDT 12:14 PM EDT	Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW 039039, 039069	`ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039-039069+0600-0911613-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 18:27 EDT (22:27 UTC)