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Flood Warning issued April 21 at 10:01PM EDT until April 23 at 2:00PM 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 near Ora affecting Pulaski County.

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

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

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

Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting De Kalb, Allen IN and Defiance Counties.

North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County.

For the Tippecanoe River...including Ora, Winamac, Norway Dam... Minor 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 early Thursday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, DeKalb County Road 42 about 3 miles northeast of Newville floods. Agricultural and low lands flood along the St. Joseph River to the Cedarville Reservoir.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:40 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 12.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:40 PM EDT Tuesday was 13.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 7.0 feet Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes.

The next statement will be issued Wednesday 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:

2026-04-21 22:01 EDT
10:01 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-21T22:01:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-22 16:15 EDT
04:15 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-23T14:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-21 22:03 EDT
10:03 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-21 23:52 EDT
11:52 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
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Database ID
#526

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 2026-04-21T22:01:00-04:00

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

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 2026-04-21T10:10:00-04:00

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #34

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-23 18:00 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-260423T1800Z/

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Event Lifecycle (16 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-15 15:08 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 15 at 11:08AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-16 02:59 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 15 at 10:59PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-16 15:54 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 16 at 11:54AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-17 15:45 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 17 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-18 01:30 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 17 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-18 02:34 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 17 at 10:34PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-18 16:43 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 18 at 12:43PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-18 20:09 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 18 at 4:09PM EDT until April 23 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-19 01:53 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 18 at 9:53PM EDT until April 23 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-19 15:37 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 19 at 11:37AM EDT until April 23 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-20 02:12 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 19 at 10:12PM EDT until April 23 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-20 15:49 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 20 at 11:49AM EDT until April 23 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-21 01:22 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 20 at 9:22PM EDT until April 23 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-21 06:52 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 21 at 2:52AM EDT until April 23 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-21 14:10 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 21 at 10:10AM EDT until April 23 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-22 02:01 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON

NWS Parameters

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EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-1120201-KR8MER-

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Last Updated: 2026-04-21 23:52 EDT (03:52 UTC)