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Flood Warning issued April 3 at 12:22AM 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 Wabash, Whitley, Miami, Cass IN and Kosciusko Counties. Blanchard River at Ottawa affecting Putnam County. Maumee River at Napoleon affecting Henry County. Maumee River near Defiance affecting Henry and Defiance Counties. Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County. Saint Marys River near Decatur affecting Van Wert, Allen IN and Adams Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Ohio... North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County. Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Pulaski County. Tippecanoe River above Winamac affecting White, Pulaski and Carroll Counties. Yellow River at Plymouth affecting Marshall, Starke and St. Joseph Counties. 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 Defiance, Allen IN and De Kalb Counties. Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Williams, Fulton OH and Defiance Counties. For the Tippecanoe River...including Ora, Winamac, Norway Dam... Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Eel River...including North Manchester...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Yellow River...including Plymouth, Knox...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 forecast. * WHERE...Saint Marys River near Decatur. * WHEN...From this morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 18.8 feet, Flood water begins to cross Ohio Highway 49 north of Willshire, Ohio. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:55 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 16.7 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this morning to 17.2 feet this evening. It will then fall just after midnight tonight. It will rise to 18.7 feet early Monday afternoon. It will then fall again but remain above flood stage. - Flood stage is 17.0 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 this evening at 630 PM EDT /530 PM CDT/.

Affected Areas

Adams, IN; Allen, IN; Van Wert, OH

SAME Codes:

018001 Adams County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC: INC001 INC003 OHC161

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-03 00:22 EDT
12:22 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-03T06:00:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-03 18:30 EDT
06:30 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-03 00:23 EDT
12:23 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-03 04:32 EDT
04:32 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.28a89555ef77ff2df6a4cf276b5a83bb21069dfc.006.1

Database ID
#262

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.

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No Boundary Intersections Found

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NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-03T00:22:00-04:00

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

018001 Adams County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

039161 Van Wert County, OH

UGC Codes INC001 INC003 OHC161

Affected Zones INC001 INC003 OHC161

Event Codes

SAME FLS

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

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Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-02T12:53:00-04:00

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7f99a1b4590afaa05dfe0d6ac8892ffd4b583c61.010.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a95f2b440d9e74c70901adbfbf4cf47985b24582.006.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #21

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-04-03 10:00 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0021.260403T1000Z-000000T0000Z/

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Event Lifecycle (4 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-02 16:53 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 12:53PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-02 17:05 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 1:05PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 20:01 UTC View →

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

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-03 04:22 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 030422

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039161+0600-0930422-KR8MER-

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Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage

Flood Warning issued April 3 at 12:22AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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