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Flood Warning issued April 2 at 12:49PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Likely

Message Type

Update

Description

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Ohio... Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County. ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity 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 Montpelier, Newville... Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate 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 12:10 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 13.2 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 12:10 PM EDT Thursday was 13.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.0 feet early Monday morning. - 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 Friday morning at 700 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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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-02 12:49 EDT
12:49 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-02T12:49:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-03 07:00 EDT
07:00 AM EDT

Added:

2026-04-02 12:50 EDT
12:50 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-02 15:17 EDT
03:17 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44e15e550a3e789fe88b9518282692f1e0158954.002.1

Database ID
#235

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 2026-04-02T12:49:00-04:00

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 FLW

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c1f94d4f24715df22f2d2e644440e03912a3f645.003.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

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 FLWIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS43 KIWX 021649

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 15:17 EDT (19:17 UTC)