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Flood Advisory issued April 22 at 5:05PM EDT until April 22 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Flood Advisory

Status

Actual

Severity

Minor

Urgency

Expected

Certainty

Likely

Message Type

Alert

Description

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southwest Michigan, including the following county, Hillsdale and northwest Ohio, including the following counties, Defiance, Fulton OH, Henry and Williams.

* WHEN...Until 815 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 505 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include... Archbold, Montpelier, West Unity, Pioneer, Stryker, Fayette, Holiday City, West Jefferson, Pulaski, Ransom, Waldron, Alvordton, Kunkle, Zone, Elmira, Betzer, Evansport, Prattville, Bridgewater Center and Pettisville.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Affected Areas

Hillsdale, MI; Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Henry, OH; Williams, OH

SAME Codes:

026059 Hillsdale County, MI

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC: MIC059 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 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 17:05 EDT
05:05 PM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-22T17:05:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-22 20:15 EDT
08:15 PM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-22T20:15:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-22 17:08 EDT
05:08 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-22 19:20 EDT
07:20 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a97fe1db8c717c5bf7bafd782207d179f50d7bb0.001.1

Database ID
#538

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.

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Localized Coverage

NOAA Alert Details

Alert Origin

Originator NWS Northern Indiana

Sender ID w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov

Scope Public

Category Met

Effective 2026-04-22T17:05:00-04:00

Language en-US

Web http://www.weather.gov

Alert Feed

https://api.weather.gov/alerts/active?zone=OHC003,OHZ016,OHC137,OHZ025,OHZ004,OHC039,OHZ017,OHC063,OHZ005,OHC069,OHZ015,OHC125,OHZ024,OHC161,OHZ006,OHC173

NOAA

EAS Parameters

Block Channels EAS NWEM CMAS

Geocodes

SAME Geocodes

026059 Hillsdale County, MI

039039 Defiance County, OH

039051 Fulton County, OH

039069 Henry County, OH

039171 Williams County, OH

UGC Codes MIC059 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC171

Affected Zones MIC059 OHC039 OHC051 OHC069 OHC171

Event Codes

SAME NWS

NationalWeatherService FAY

VTEC

New Event Flood Advisory #16

Office KIWX · Begins 2026-04-22 21:05 UTC · Ends 2026-04-23 00:15 UTC

/O.NEW.KIWX.FA.Y.0016.260422T2105Z-260423T0015Z/

IEM VTEC Browser

FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT THIS EVENING

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 222105

eventEndingTime 2026-04-22T20:15:00-04:00

EAS Forwarding Status

Not Forwarded

Reason No authorised SAME event code available for Flood Advisory.

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Raw CAP Alert Data

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Last Updated: 2026-04-22 19:20 EDT (23:20 UTC)