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Flood Warning issued April 1 at 9:45PM EDT until April 4 at 9:12PM 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 Indiana...Ohio... Eel River at North Manchester affecting Miami, Whitley, Wabash, Cass IN and Kosciusko Counties. Maumee River near Defiance affecting Defiance and Henry Counties. Maumee River at Fort Wayne affecting Paulding and Allen IN Counties. Maumee River at Napoleon affecting Henry County. Saint Joseph River Ohio near St. Joe River Ft. Wayne affecting Allen IN County. Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting De Kalb, Allen IN and Defiance Counties. Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Fulton OH, Williams and Defiance Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County. For the Eel River...including North Manchester...Minor flooding is forecast. 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. For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Elkhart River...including Goshen, Cosperville...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Maumee River at Napoleon. * WHEN...From late tonight to late Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 12.5 feet, Recreational campgrounds near Napoleon begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:35 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 8.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 13.3 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage late 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 Thursday evening at 945 PM EDT.

Affected Areas

Henry, OH

SAME Codes:

039069 Henry County, OH

UGC: OHC069

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 21:45 EDT
09:45 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-02T04:10:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-02 21:45 EDT
09:45 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-04T21:12:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-01 21:47 EDT
09:47 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-01 23:58 EDT
11:58 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b36cd6626253a3f9d5153f603dbdfcd64b8ccc4.008.1

Database ID
#215

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 2026-04-01T21:45:00-04:00

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

039069 Henry County, OH

UGC Codes OHC069

Affected Zones OHC069

Event Codes

SAME FLS

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c98e90e4f44bfe8728ae0eff2eb278792d60cf75.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-01T15:41:00-04:00

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #18

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-04-02 08:10 UTC · Ends 2026-04-05 01:12 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0018.260402T0810Z-260405T0112Z/

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Event Lifecycle (2 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-01 19:41 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 3:41PM EDT until April 4 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-02 01:45 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE SATURDAY EVENING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 020145

eventEndingTime 2026-04-04T21:12:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Cross-source duplicate: FLW already broadcast for overlapping FIPS within 15min

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-01 23:58 EDT (03:58 UTC)