Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Event Type
Flood Warning
Status
Actual
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Message Type
Alert

Description

...The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Ohio...

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

For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tiffin River at Stryker.

* WHEN...From late Wednesday night until further notice.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early Thursday morning and continue rising to a crest of 13.7 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 late tonight at 500 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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Timing
Alert Sent:
2026-04-14 10:47 EDT
10:47 AM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-16T04:00:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-15 05:00 EDT
05:00 AM EDT
Added:
2026-04-14 10:48 EDT
10:48 AM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-14 20:42 EDT
08:42 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e4e3fded3a015ebe0451c60b140925d7b2d3c85a.001.1
Database ID
#410
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 2026-04-14T10:47:00-04:00
Language en-US
Alert Feed https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC063,OHC003,OHZ015,OHC173,OHZ024,OHZ017,OHZ005,OHC125,OHZ025,OHZ016,OHC161,OHC039,OHC069,OHC137,OHZ006,OHZ004 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 FLW
NationalWeatherService FLW

VTEC
New Event Flood Warning #31
Office KIWX  ·  Begins 2026-04-16 08:00 UTC
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0031.260416T0800Z-000000T0000Z/

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier FLWIWX
WMOidentifier WGUS43 KIWX 141447

EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-1041447-KR8MER-
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Generated Details SAME Header Actions
2026-04-14 10:48 EDT
10:48 AM EDT
Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW
039039
ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-1041447-KR8MER-
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