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Flood Warning issued April 22 at 10:34AM EDT until April 23 at 8:00AM 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.

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

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

Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers affecting Branch, Elkhart and St. Joseph MI 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 Saint Joseph River Michigan...including Three Rivers, Mottville, Elkhart IN, South Bend, Niles...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tiffin River at Stryker.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Flooding of lowland areas around Stryker can be expected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 11.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:15 AM EDT Wednesday was 12.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 6.9 feet Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 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 this evening at 800 PM 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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Alert Area Affected Boundaries

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Timing

Alert Sent:

2026-04-22 10:34 EDT
10:34 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-22T10:34:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-23 04:45 EDT
04:45 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-23T08:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-22 10:38 EDT
10:38 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-22 12:59 EDT
12:59 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b78bb8ea67b137b6d791154af6ae1ad8c253c376.004.1

Database ID
#529

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 2026-04-22T10:34:00-04:00

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

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 FLS

NationalWeatherService FLW

CAP References

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Sender w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

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

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #31

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-23 12:00 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260423T1200Z/

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Event Lifecycle (15 alerts)

Issuance 2026-04-14 14:47 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 14 at 10:47AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 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

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

Flood Warning issued April 18 at 4:09PM EDT until April 24 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 18 at 9:53PM EDT until April 24 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 19 at 11:37AM EDT until April 24 at 2:00AM 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 24 at 12:00AM 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 24 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 20 at 9:22PM EDT until April 24 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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

Flood Warning issued April 21 at 2:52AM EDT until April 24 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-21 14:10 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 21 at 10:10AM EDT until April 24 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Continuing 2026-04-22 02:01 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 21 at 10:01PM EDT until April 24 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-22 14:34 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 221434

eventEndingTime 2026-04-23T08:00:00-04:00

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EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason Cross-source duplicate: FLW already broadcast for overlapping FIPS within 15min

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Last Updated: 2026-04-22 12:59 EDT (16:59 UTC)