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

Event Type

Flood Watch

Status

Actual

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, Adams, Allen IN, Blackford, Cass IN, De Kalb, Eastern St. Joseph IN, Elkhart, Fulton IN, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Lagrange, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Northern Kosciusko, Northern La Porte, Pulaski, Southern Kosciusko, Southern La Porte, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Western St. Joseph IN, White and Whitley, 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, Allen OH, Defiance, Fulton OH, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Williams.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ Thursday.

* 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 eaviest rain may occur. Remain weather aware and be prepared for flooding later today and tonight.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- 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; Pulaski; Marshall; Fulton; Whitley; Allen; White; Cass; Miami; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; 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; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen

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

018131 Pulaski County, IN

018099 Marshall County, IN

018049 Fulton County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018181 White County, IN

018017 Cass County, IN

018103 Miami County, IN

018169 Wabash County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018075 Jay 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

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC: INZ005 INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ012 INZ013 INZ014 INZ015 INZ017 INZ018 INZ020 INZ022 INZ023 INZ024 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ032 INZ033 INZ034 INZ103 INZ104 INZ116 INZ203 INZ204 INZ216 MIZ078 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 MIZ177 MIZ277 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

This covers virtually all emergency service districts, townships, and municipalities within the county.

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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

County-wide coverage shown

Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-15 21:56 EDT
09:56 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-15T21:56:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-16 08:00 EDT
08:00 AM EDT

Event Ends:

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

Added:

2026-04-15 21:57 EDT
09:57 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-16 00:18 EDT
12:18 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1757da296e0ad35e2e45b652688814bcc1692fbd.001.1

Database ID
#464

Scope Public

Category Met

Coverage Type County-Wide

Estimated Coverage 100.0% of Putnam County — approx. 484.2 sq mi Estimated from SAME broadcast area, not the storm polygon.

Source times converted from NWS format to local Eastern Time.

Emergency Service Coverage - All County Boundaries

Major County Impact

This alert covers 100.0% of Putnam County (~484.2 sq mi) , affecting most emergency service boundaries.

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

Coverage by Service Type:

Boundary Analysis Pending

Alert geometry exists (100.0% county coverage), but service boundary intersections have not been calculated yet.

100.0%

Major County Coverage

~484.2 sq mi affected

* 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 2026-04-15T21:56:00-04:00

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

018131 Pulaski County, IN

018099 Marshall County, IN

018049 Fulton County, IN

018183 Whitley County, IN

018003 Allen County, IN

018181 White County, IN

018017 Cass County, IN

018103 Miami County, IN

018169 Wabash County, IN

018069 Huntington County, IN

018179 Wells County, IN

018001 Adams County, IN

018053 Grant County, IN

018009 Blackford County, IN

018075 Jay 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

039125 Paulding County, OH

039137 Putnam County, OH

039161 Van Wert County, OH

039003 Allen County, OH

UGC Codes INZ005 INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ012 INZ013 INZ014 INZ015 INZ017 INZ018 INZ020 INZ022 INZ023 INZ024 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ032 INZ033 INZ034 INZ103 INZ104 INZ116 INZ203 INZ204 INZ216 MIZ078 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 MIZ177 MIZ277 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Affected Zones INZ005 INZ006 INZ007 INZ008 INZ009 INZ012 INZ013 INZ014 INZ015 INZ017 INZ018 INZ020 INZ022 INZ023 INZ024 INZ025 INZ026 INZ027 INZ032 INZ033 INZ034 INZ103 INZ104 INZ116 INZ203 INZ204 INZ216 MIZ078 MIZ079 MIZ080 MIZ081 MIZ177 MIZ277 OHZ001 OHZ002 OHZ004 OHZ005 OHZ015 OHZ016 OHZ024 OHZ025

Event Codes

SAME FFA

NationalWeatherService FAA

VTEC

Continuing Flood Watch #3

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

/O.CON.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

Extended (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

★

Continuing This alert 2026-04-16 01:56 UTC

FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ THURSDAY

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FFAIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS63 KIWX 160156

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

expiredReferences

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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: 2026-04-16 00:18 EDT (04:18 UTC)