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Flood Warning issued April 22 at 10:21PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Event Type

Flood Warning

Status

Actual

Severity

Severe

Urgency

Immediate

Certainty

Observed

Message Type

Update

Description

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

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

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Michigan...

North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County.

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

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...Tiffin River at Stryker.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flood waters begin to affect some farm buildings near Stryker and flood some secondary roads.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 11.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:15 PM EDT Wednesday was 11.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.8 feet tomorrow evening.
- 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 Thursday afternoon at 430 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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Timing

Alert Sent:

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

Onset:

2026-04-22T22:21:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-23 16:30 EDT
04:30 PM EDT

Added:

2026-04-22 22:24 EDT
10:24 PM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-23 00:11 EDT
12:11 AM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cb95f407ad89274dd21c8f6c6778e15f04643347.001.1

Database ID
#548

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 2026-04-22T22:21:00-04:00

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

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 2026-04-22T16:04:00-04:00

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #31

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance

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FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 230221

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EAS Forwarding Status

Forwarded to Air Chain

Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-1130221-KR8MER-

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2026-04-22 22:24 EDT 10:24 PM EDT	Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW 039039	`ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-1130221-KR8MER-`

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Last Updated: 2026-04-23 00:11 EDT (04:11 UTC)