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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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Maumee River near Defiance. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 13.7 feet, The parking lot behind old Leever Glass Company floods. Rear houses at 600 block of Riverside Avenue and 312 Auglaize Street and the basement of Charlie's Downunder on Clinton Street flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:15 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 12.9 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 11:15 PM EDT Thursday was 12.9 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 13.4 feet this afternoon. It will then fall early Sunday morning. It will rise to 12.8 feet Sunday evening. It will then fall again but remain above flood stage. - 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 this evening at 630 PM EDT /530 PM CDT/.

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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Timing

Alert Sent:

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

Onset:

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

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 04:30 EDT
04:30 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.003.1

Database ID
#263

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

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

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC069

Affected Zones OHC039 OHC069

Event Codes

SAME FLS

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

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Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

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Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #17

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 030422

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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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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