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Flood Warning issued April 6 at 4:37AM EDT until April 7 at 10:00AM 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...Michigan...

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

Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Pulaski County.

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

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

Maumee River near Defiance affecting Defiance and Henry Counties.

Maumee River at Fort Wayne affecting Paulding and Allen IN 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 Defiance, Allen IN and De Kalb Counties.

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

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

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

North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County.

For the Tippecanoe River...including Ora, Winamac, Norway Dam... Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Kankakee River...including Davis...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Yellow River...including Plymouth, Knox...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. For the Saint Joseph River Michigan...including Three Rivers, Mottville, Elkhart IN, South Bend, Niles...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHERE...Maumee River at Fort Wayne.

* WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Flooding occurs in parks and farmland in Allen County. Unprotected lowland and county roads become affected by flood waters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:10 AM EDT Monday the stage was 17.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 4:10 AM EDT Monday was 17.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.1 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 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 this evening at 1045 PM EDT /945 PM CDT/.

Affected Areas

Allen, IN; Paulding, OH

SAME Codes:

018003 Allen County, IN

039125 Paulding County, OH

UGC: INC003 OHC125

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:

2026-04-06 04:37 EDT
04:37 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-06T04:37:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-06 22:45 EDT
10:45 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-07T10:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-06 04:38 EDT
04:38 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-06 07:52 EDT
07:52 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd064005cce8615c391d8f83b7e63c3ae7c6ce19.009.1

Database ID
#365

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 2026-04-06T04:37:00-04:00

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

039125 Paulding County, OH

UGC Codes INC003 OHC125

Affected Zones INC003 OHC125

Event Codes

SAME FLS

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

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Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Continuing Flood Warning #16

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-07 14:00 UTC

/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260407T1400Z/

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Event Lifecycle (12 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-01 16:13 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:13PM EDT until April 4 at 3:13AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:22PM EDT until April 4 at 3:12AM 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 9:42AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-02 12:25 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 2 at 8:25AM EDT until April 5 at 9:42AM 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 9 at 8:52AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 3 at 9:20PM EDT until April 9 at 8:51AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 4 at 5:10AM EDT until April 9 at 8:51AM 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 8:51PM 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 9:12PM 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 8 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-06 03:06 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 5 at 11:06PM EDT until April 7 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Continuing This alert 2026-04-06 08:37 UTC

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 060837

eventEndingTime 2026-04-07T10:00:00-04:00

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EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason VTEC action 'CON' indicates a continuing/routine update — rebroadcast suppressed

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