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Flood Warning issued April 8 at 10:39AM EDT until April 9 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 White, Carroll and Pulaski Counties.

Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Pulaski 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 Three Rivers affecting Elkhart, Branch and St. Joseph MI Counties.

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

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...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Elkhart River...including Goshen, Cosperville...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

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

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* 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 10:05 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 13.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:05 AM EDT Wednesday was 14.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow evening and continue falling to 8.2 feet Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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 445 AM EDT.

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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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-08 10:39 EDT
10:39 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-08T10:39:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-09 04:45 EDT
04:45 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-09T20:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-08 10:40 EDT
10:40 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-08 13:35 EDT
01:35 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.53536b76ecc0e553be212be5aecf555c0c9dc260.004.1

Database ID
#385

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 2026-04-08T10:39:00-04:00

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

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Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Sent 2026-04-07T22:56:00-04:00

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #12

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

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

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Event Lifecycle (13 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

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

Flood Warning issued April 5 at 11:06PM EDT until April 10 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 6 at 4:37AM EDT until April 10 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-06 15:05 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 6 at 11:05AM EDT until April 10 at 12:30AM 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 12:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-07 08:15 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 7 at 4:15AM EDT until April 10 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-07 14:58 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 7 at 10:58AM EDT until April 10 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-08 02:56 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 7 at 10:56PM EDT until April 10 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-08 14:39 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

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eventEndingTime 2026-04-09T20:00:00-04:00

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Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-0981439-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-08 10:40 EDT 10:40 AM EDT	Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW 039039	`ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-0981439-KR8MER-`

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Last Updated: 2026-04-08 13:35 EDT (17:35 UTC)