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Flood Warning issued April 2 at 8:25AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Ohio... Maumee River at Fort Wayne affecting Allen IN and Paulding Counties. Saint Joseph River Ohio near St. Joe River Ft. Wayne affecting Allen IN County. Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting Allen IN, De Kalb and Defiance Counties. For the Maumee River...including Fort Wayne...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Saint Joseph River Ohio...including Newville, St. Joe River Ft. Wayne...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Significant flooding occurs on DeKalb County Road 42 about 3 miles northeast of Newville. Considerable agricultural and low land flooding occurs along the St. Joseph River to the Cedarville Reservoir. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 13.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:00 AM EDT Thursday was 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.7 feet early tomorrow afternoon. - 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 late tonight at 230 AM 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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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-02 08:25 EDT
08:25 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-02T08:25:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-03 02:30 EDT
02:30 AM EDT

Added:

2026-04-02 08:27 EDT
08:27 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-02 10:17 EDT
10:17 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c1f94d4f24715df22f2d2e644440e03912a3f645.003.1

Database ID
#233

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 2026-04-02T08:25:00-04:00

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:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b36cd6626253a3f9d5153f603dbdfcd64b8ccc4.006.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Continuing Flood Warning #12

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance

/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 021225

expiredReferences

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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: 2026-04-02 10:17 EDT (14:17 UTC)