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Flood Warning issued April 6 at 11:05AM EDT until April 11 at 4:00AM 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 White, Carroll and Pulaski Counties.

Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Pulaski County.

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

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

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

Maumee River near Defiance affecting Henry and Defiance Counties.

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

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

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Several rural buildings flood and flooding begins to affect residents in the village of Stryker. Many roads become impassible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Monday the stage was 14.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:00 AM EDT Monday was 14.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early Friday morning and continue falling to 9.4 feet Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 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 515 AM EDT.

Affected Areas

Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Williams, OH

SAME Codes:

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC: OHC039 OHC051 OHC171

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 11:05 EDT
11:05 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-06T11:05:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-07 05:15 EDT
05:15 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-11T04:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-06 11:08 EDT
11:08 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-06 14:06 EDT
02:06 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.90a02214067ac2a4f3b6052ed8ed9e6200197c6b.008.1

Database ID
#373

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 2026-04-06T11:05:00-04:00

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

039051 Fulton County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC Codes OHC039 OHC051 OHC171

Affected Zones OHC039 OHC051 OHC171

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

Identifier urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bd064005cce8615c391d8f83b7e63c3ae7c6ce19.013.1

Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Continuing Flood Warning #11

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-11 08:00 UTC

/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260411T0800Z/

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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

Extended (Time) 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 until April 7 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 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-06 08:37 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 6 at 4:37AM EDT until April 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

★

Continuing This alert 2026-04-06 15:05 UTC

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 061505

eventEndingTime 2026-04-11T04:00:00-04:00

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EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

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

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