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Flood Warning issued April 5 at 9:46AM EDT until April 7 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Ohio...

Tippecanoe River above Winamac affecting Carroll, Pulaski and White Counties.

Eel River at North Manchester affecting Wabash, Whitley, Kosciusko, Cass IN and Miami Counties.

Maumee River at Napoleon affecting Henry County.

Maumee River near Defiance affecting Henry and Defiance 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 Allen IN, Defiance and De Kalb Counties.

Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Pulaski County.

Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Williams, Defiance and Fulton OH Counties.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Ohio...

Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County.

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 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 Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Maumee River near Defiance.

* WHEN...Until late Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.3 feet, Flooding begins on Auglaize and East Front Streets and in the rear of the building at Leever Glass.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 12.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:15 AM EDT Sunday was 12.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening and continue falling to 4.9 feet Friday morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.

Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes.

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 400 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:

2026-04-05 09:46 EDT
09:46 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-05T09:46:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-06 04:00 EDT
04:00 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-07T11:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-05 09:48 EDT
09:48 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-05 12:51 EDT
12:51 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a7044cbe15fe6850b36a6a2b8a68d9fdc354e38.004.1

Database ID
#354

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 2026-04-05T09:46:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173

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

Sent 2026-04-05T00:17:00-04:00

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #17

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-07 15:00 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260407T1500Z/

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Event Lifecycle (14 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

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

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 1:05PM EDT until April 7 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 4:01PM EDT until April 8 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-03 15:28 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 3 at 11:28AM EDT until April 8 at 5:37PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-03 16:58 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 3 at 12:58PM EDT until April 8 at 6:48PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-03 20:37 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 3 at 4:37PM EDT until April 8 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-04 01:20 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 3 at 9:20PM EDT until April 8 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-04 09:10 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 4 at 5:10AM EDT until April 8 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-04 14:51 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 4 at 10:51AM EDT until April 8 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 5 at 12:17AM EDT until April 8 at 9:12AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-05 13:46 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

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eventEndingTime 2026-04-07T11:00:00-04:00

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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: 2026-04-05 12:51 EDT (16:51 UTC)