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Flood Warning issued April 24 at 10:05AM EDT until April 29 at 4:00PM 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 Ohio...

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

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

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

.Rises on area rivers occurred as a result of recent rainfall. These rivers are on the downtrend, but upcoming rainfall today and Monday night could affect these rivers in the coming days.

For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Saint Joseph River Michigan...including Three Rivers...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHERE...Tiffin River at Stryker.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 12.9 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:15 AM EDT Friday was 13.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon and continue falling to 10.5 feet early Wednesday 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 late tonight at 415 AM 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:

2026-04-24 10:05 EDT
10:05 AM EDT

Onset:

2026-04-24T10:05:00-04:00

Expires:

2026-04-25 04:15 EDT
04:15 AM EDT

Event Ends:

2026-04-29T16:00:00-04:00

Added:

2026-04-24 10:07 EDT
10:07 AM EDT

Updated:

2026-04-24 12:21 EDT
12:21 PM EDT

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

Technical Details

Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5fb3faf0f918c2be2d4676232d3fcacc50b60fbb.002.1

Database ID
#552

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 2026-04-24T10:05:00-04:00

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

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 2026-04-23T22:06:00-04:00

VTEC

Extended in Time Flood Warning #31

Office KIWX · Ongoing at issuance · Ends 2026-04-29 20:00 UTC

/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260429T2000Z/

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Event Lifecycle (17 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

Extended (Time) 2026-04-22 14:34 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 22 at 10:34AM EDT until April 23 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Extended (Time) 2026-04-22 20:04 UTC View →

Flood Warning issued April 22 at 4:04PM EDT until April 24 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

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Extended (Time) This alert 2026-04-24 14:05 UTC

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON

NWS Parameters

AWIPSidentifier FLSIWX

WMOidentifier WGUS83 KIWX 241405

eventEndingTime 2026-04-29T16:00:00-04:00

expiredReferences

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EAS Forwarding Status

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Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-1141405-KR8MER-

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Generated	Details	SAME Header	Actions
2026-04-24 10:07 EDT 10:07 AM EDT	Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW 039039	`ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-1141405-KR8MER-`

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Last Updated: 2026-04-24 12:21 EDT (16:21 UTC)