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Flood Watch issued April 15 at 12:20PM EDT until April 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Flood Watch

Status

Actual EXPIRED

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Future

Certainty

Possible

Message Type

Alert

Description

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, including the following areas, De Kalb, Eastern St. Joseph IN, Elkhart, Lagrange, Marshall, Noble, Northern Kosciusko, Northern La Porte, Southern Kosciusko, Southern La Porte, Starke, Steuben and Western St. Joseph IN, southwest Michigan, including the following areas, Branch, Cass MI, Hillsdale, Northern Berrien, Southern Berrien and St. Joseph MI, and northwest Ohio, including the following areas, Defiance, Fulton OH, Henry and Williams.

* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Chances for heavy rain increase today and tonight and will bring the threat of flooding to the watch area. Uncertainty exists on where the heaviest rain may occur. Remain weather aware and be prepared for flooding later today and tonight.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Affected Areas

Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Starke; Marshall; Northern La Porte; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko; Southern La Porte; Western St. Joseph; Southern Kosciusko; Cass; St. Joseph; Branch; Hillsdale; Northern Berrien; Southern Berrien; Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry

SAME Codes:

018039 Elkhart County, IN

018087 LaGrange County, IN

018151 Steuben County, IN

018113 Noble County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018149 Starke County, IN

018099 Marshall County, IN

018091 LaPorte County, IN

018141 St. Joseph County, IN

018085 Kosciusko County, IN

026027 Cass County, MI

026149 St. Joseph County, MI

026023 Branch County, MI

026059 Hillsdale County, MI

026021 Berrien County, MI

039171 Williams County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

UGC: INZ005 INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ012 INZ014 INZ103 INZ104 INZ116 INZ203 INZ204 INZ216 MIZ078 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 MIZ177 MIZ277 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005

This covers a small portion of emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-15 12:20 EDT
12:20 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-15T12:20:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-15 20:30 EDT
08:30 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-16T08:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-15 12:21 EDT
12:21 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-15 22:45 EDT
10:45 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.78054b3598500b15a84a96d5e19557a08c42275e.002.1

Database ID
#435

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type Localized

Estimated Coverage 0.0% of Putnam County Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

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 estimated from SAME broadcast area. Recalculate intersections to use the storm polygon.

Coverage by Service Type:

No Boundary Intersections Found

This alert may not intersect with any configured emergency service boundaries.

0.0%

Localized Coverage

* Estimated from SAME broadcast area.

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-15T12:20:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

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

018039 Elkhart County, IN

018087 LaGrange County, IN

018151 Steuben County, IN

018113 Noble County, IN

018033 DeKalb County, IN

018149 Starke County, IN

018099 Marshall County, IN

018091 LaPorte County, IN

018141 St. Joseph County, IN

018085 Kosciusko County, IN

026027 Cass County, MI

026149 St. Joseph County, MI

026023 Branch County, MI

026059 Hillsdale County, MI

026021 Berrien County, MI

039171 Williams County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039039 Defiance County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

UGC Codes INZ005 INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ012 INZ014 INZ103 INZ104 INZ116 INZ203 INZ204 INZ216 MIZ078 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 MIZ177 MIZ277 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005

Affected Zones INZ005 INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ012 INZ014 INZ103 INZ104 INZ116 INZ203 INZ204 INZ216 MIZ078 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 MIZ177 MIZ277 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005

Event Codes

SAME FFA

NationalWeatherService FAA

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Watch #3

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-16 12:00 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-260416T1200Z/

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Event Lifecycle (5 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-14 17:19 UTC View →

Flood Watch issued April 14 at 1:19PM EDT until April 15 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-15 01:36 UTC View →

Flood Watch issued April 14 at 9:36PM EDT until April 15 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Area+Time) 2026-04-15 16:20 UTC View →

Flood Watch issued April 15 at 12:20PM EDT until April 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-15 16:20 UTC

Continuing 2026-04-16 01:56 UTC View →

Flood Watch issued April 15 at 9:56PM EDT until April 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FFAIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS63 KIWX 151620

eventEndingTime 2026-04-16T08:00:00-04:00

expiredReferences

w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b2b838ee58925a8b65cad8350b20a0a59ca9a2b.001.1,2026-04-14T21:36:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.135ab2c817d115ec58fc17d3dc2857883f21493b.001.1,2026-04-14T13:19:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLA-039039-039069+0600-1051620-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-15 12:21 EDT 12:21 PM EDT	Flood Watch Severe Actual FLA 039039, 039069	`ZCZC-WXR-FLA-039039-039069+0600-1051620-KR8MER-`

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Alert Details

Alert Information 0.0%* County Coverage

Flood Watch issued April 15 at 12:20PM EDT until April 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

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Severity

Urgency

Certainty

Message Type

Description

Instructions

Affected Areas

Alert Coverage Map

Timing

Technical Details

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Localized County Impact

No Boundary Intersections Found

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

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Geocodes

Event Codes

VTEC

Event Lifecycle (5 alerts)

NWS Parameters

EAS Forwarding Status

Broadcast Audio Archive

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