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Flood Warning issued April 2 at 4:01PM EDT until April 6 at 2:00AM 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. Saint Joseph River Ohio near St. Joe River Ft. Wayne affecting Allen IN County. Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County. Saint Marys River near Decatur affecting Adams, Allen IN and Van Wert Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Ohio... Indiana... Maumee River at Fort Wayne affecting Paulding and Allen IN Counties. 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. North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County. 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...Blanchard River at Ottawa. * WHEN...From this afternoon to early Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Flooding begins along south Walnut and west Second Streets on the south side of Ottawa. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:30 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 23.6 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:30 PM EDT Thursday was 23.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.1 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 23.0 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 1015 AM EDT.

Affected Areas

Putnam, OH

SAME Codes:

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC: OHC137

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 16:01 EDT
04:01 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-02T16:01:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-03 10:15 EDT
10:15 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-06T02:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-02 16:01 EDT
04:01 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-02 18:22 EDT
06:22 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a95f2b440d9e74c70901adbfbf4cf47985b24582.001.1

Database ID
#245

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Exact Coverage 9.2% of Putnam County — approx. 44.7 sq mi

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Affected Boundaries

Localized County Impact

This alert covers 9.2% of Putnam County (~44.7 sq mi) , affecting some emergency service boundaries.

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (9.2% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

9.2%

Localized Coverage

~44.7 sq mi affected

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-02T16:01:00-04:00

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

039137 Putnam County, OH

UGC Codes OHC137

Affected Zones OHC137

Event Codes

SAME FLS

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6bdee1298833972d406bf8195734b6c8b87a96c3.001.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-02T08:17:00-04:00

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f99a1b4590afaa05dfe0d6ac8892ffd4b583c61.007.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #20

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-04-02 20:01 UTC · Ends 2026-04-06 06:00 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0020.260402T2001Z-260406T0600Z/

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Event Lifecycle (3 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-02 12:17 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 8:17AM EDT until April 4 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 17:05 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 1:05PM EDT until April 5 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-02 20:01 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 022001

eventEndingTime 2026-04-06T02:00:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039137+0600-0922001-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-02 16:02 EDT 04:02 PM EDT	Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW 039137	`ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039137+0600-0922001-KR8MER-`

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-02 18:22 EDT (22:22 UTC)