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Flood Warning issued April 2 at 1:05PM EDT until April 7 at 3:30PM 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, Cass IN, Whitley, Kosciusko and Wabash Counties. Blanchard River at Ottawa affecting Putnam County. Maumee River at Napoleon affecting Henry County. Maumee River near Defiance affecting Defiance and Henry Counties. Maumee River at Fort Wayne affecting Paulding and Allen IN Counties. Saint Joseph River Ohio near St. Joe River Ft. Wayne affecting Allen IN County. North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Ohio... Indiana... Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting De Kalb, Allen IN and Defiance Counties. Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County. Saint Marys River near Decatur affecting Adams, Allen IN and Van Wert Counties. Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Fulton OH, Williams and Defiance Counties. For the Eel River...including North Manchester...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Blanchard River...including Ottawa...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...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Saint Marys River...including Decatur, St. Mary's River near Fort 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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Maumee River near Defiance. * WHEN...Until Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flooding occurs along Auglaize...East Front and Summit Streets near State Routes 424 and 281. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:15 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 12.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 12:15 PM EDT Thursday was 12.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Monday afternoon. - 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 Friday morning at 715 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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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-02 13:05 EDT
01:05 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-02T13:05:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-03 07:15 EDT
07:15 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-07T15:30:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-02 13:08 EDT
01:08 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-02 15:20 EDT
03:20 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f99a1b4590afaa05dfe0d6ac8892ffd4b583c61.002.1

Database ID
#241

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 2026-04-02T13:05:00-04:00

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

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC069

Affected Zones OHC039 OHC069

Event Codes

SAME FLS

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ded4efbc7bd13b54871424ced6284ce039397a8.002.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-02T08:22:00-04:00

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4b36cd6626253a3f9d5153f603dbdfcd64b8ccc4.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #17

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-07 19:30 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260407T1930Z/

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Event Lifecycle (5 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-01 16:13 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:13PM EDT until April 4 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 01:45 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 9:45PM EDT until April 5 at 12:48AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 12:22 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 8:22AM EDT until April 5 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-02 17:05 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 021705

eventEndingTime 2026-04-07T15:30:00-04:00

expiredReferences

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EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

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

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Last Updated: 2026-04-02 15:20 EDT (19:20 UTC)