Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
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...

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, Defiance and De Kalb Counties.

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

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

North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County.

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

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 Friday 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 9:40 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 13.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:40 PM EDT Wednesday was 13.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow evening and continue falling to 9.7 feet Monday evening.
- 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 Thursday afternoon at 415 PM 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 22:13 EDT
10:13 PM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-08T22:13:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-09 16:15 EDT
04:15 PM EDT
Event Ends:
2026-04-10T20:00:00-04:00
Added:
2026-04-08 22:15 EDT
10:15 PM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-09 00:17 EDT
12:17 AM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4a9fe9a1d654ddebaccf72872d6b69682d3c6853.004.1
Database ID
#387
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 2026-04-08T22:13:00-04:00
Language en-US
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:2.49.0.1.840.0.53536b76ecc0e553be212be5aecf555c0c9dc260.004.1
Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent 2026-04-08T10:39:00-04:00

VTEC
Extended in Time Flood Warning #12
Office KIWX  ·  Ongoing at issuance  ·  Ends 2026-04-11 00:00 UTC
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-260411T0000Z/

Event Lifecycle (14 alerts)
1
Issuance 2026-04-01 06:31 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 2:31AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
2
Continuing 2026-04-01 09:38 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 5:38AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
3
Extended (Time) 2026-04-01 16:22 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 12:22PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
4
Extended (Time) 2026-04-02 01:45 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 1 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
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
12
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
13
Extended (Time) 2026-04-08 14:39 UTC View →
Flood Warning issued April 8 at 10:39AM EDT until April 9 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-09 02:13 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX
WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 090213
eventEndingTime 2026-04-10T20:00:00-04:00
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EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-0990213-KR8MER-
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Generated Details SAME Header Actions
2026-04-08 22:15 EDT
10:15 PM EDT
Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW
039039
ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-0990213-KR8MER-
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