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Flood Warning issued April 5 at 11:06PM EDT until April 10 at 12:00AM 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...Michigan...

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

Maumee River near Defiance affecting Defiance and Henry Counties.

Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers affecting Elkhart, St. Joseph MI and Branch Counties.

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

Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Pulaski County.

Kankakee River at Davis affecting Starke, La Porte and St. Joseph Counties.

Maumee River at Fort Wayne affecting Allen IN and Paulding Counties.

Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County.

Saint Joseph River Ohio near St. Joe River Ft. Wayne affecting Allen IN County.

Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting De Kalb, Allen IN and Defiance Counties.

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

Saint Joseph River Michigan at South Bend affecting Elkhart, St. Joseph and Berrien Counties.

Yellow River at Plymouth affecting Marshall, St. Joseph and Starke Counties.

Maumee River at Napoleon affecting Henry County.

North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Indiana...Michigan...

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

Saint Joseph River Michigan at Niles affecting Cass MI, St. Joseph and Berrien Counties.

.Rises on area rivers occurred as a result of recent episodes of heavy rainfall.

For the Tippecanoe River...including Ora, Winamac...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Kankakee River...including Davis...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Yellow River...including Plymouth...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Maumee River...including Fort Wayne, Defiance...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. For the Saint Joseph River Michigan...including Three Rivers, Mottville, South Bend, Niles...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville.

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* 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 10:25 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 15.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:25 PM EDT Sunday was 15.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Thursday morning and continue falling to 9.6 feet Friday evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 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 1215 AM EDT /1115 PM CDT/.

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:

2026-04-05 23:06 EDT
11:06 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-05T23:06:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-06 17:15 EDT
05:15 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-10T00:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-05 23:09 EDT
11:09 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-06 00:51 EDT
12:51 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.27eaee2ef470fce7f72b16599319bc78a10b9b06.012.1

Database ID
#363

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 2026-04-05T23:06:00-04:00

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

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

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1a7044cbe15fe6850b36a6a2b8a68d9fdc354e38.008.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #12

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-10 04:00 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260410T0400Z/

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Event Lifecycle (6 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-01 06:31 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 2:31AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-01 09:38 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 5:38AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-01 16:22 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:22PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 01:45 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-05 13:46 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 5 at 9:46AM EDT until April 10 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-06 03:06 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 060306

eventEndingTime 2026-04-10T00:00:00-04:00

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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: 2026-04-06 00:51 EDT (04:51 UTC)