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Flood Warning issued April 2 at 4:01PM 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 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 3:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 13.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:00 PM EDT Thursday was 13.3 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 13.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall Saturday morning. It will rise to 15.3 feet Monday evening. It will then fall again but remain above flood stage. - 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 1015 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 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

Added:

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

Updated:

2026-04-02 18:21 EDT
06:21 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a95f2b440d9e74c70901adbfbf4cf47985b24582.010.1

Database ID
#248

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

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

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

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Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

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Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

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 FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 022001

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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Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 4:01PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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