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Flood Warning issued April 7 at 4:15AM EDT until April 10 at 8:00PM 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 Pulaski, Carroll and White Counties.

Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Pulaski County.

Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County.

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

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

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

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

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flood waters begin to affect some farm buildings near Stryker and flood some secondary roads.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 13.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:00 AM EDT Tuesday was 14.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Thursday evening and continue falling to 8.6 feet Saturday evening.
- 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 this evening at 1015 PM 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:

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

Onset:

2026-04-07T04:15:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-07 22:15 EDT
10:15 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-10T20:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-07 04:18 EDT
04:18 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-07 06:45 EDT
06:45 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83c000adc7618023de93ec35c6d3013b4e5d5914.008.1

Database ID
#379

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 2026-04-07T04:15:00-04:00

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

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

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Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-06T22:37:00-04:00

VTEC

Continuing Flood Warning #11

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

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

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Event Lifecycle (8 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 2026-04-06 15:05 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 6 at 11:05AM EDT until April 11 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-07 02:37 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 6 at 10:37PM EDT until April 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Continuing This alert 2026-04-07 08:15 UTC

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING

NWS Parameters

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WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 070815

eventEndingTime 2026-04-10T20:00:00-04:00

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EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

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

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Last Updated: 2026-04-07 06:45 EDT (10:45 UTC)