Alert Information 0.0% County Coverage
Event Type
Flood Warning
Status
Actual
Severity
Severe
Urgency
Expected
Certainty
Likely
Message Type
Alert

Description

...The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Ohio...

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

.Chances for thunderstorms this evening bring increased rain potential, which provides another chance for flooding along the Tiffin River.

For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tiffin River at Stryker.

* WHEN...From Tuesday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Portions of State Route 66 flood north of Archbold.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM EDT Monday the stage was 9.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river will fall to 9.3 feet this evening. It will then rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to 12.0 feet Wednesday morning. It will fall to 11.7 feet early Thursday morning. It will then rise to 12.0 feet Thursday evening. It will fall again but remain above flood stage.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood


Instructions

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.

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 late tonight at 515 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:
2026-04-27 11:12 EDT
11:12 AM EDT
Onset:
2026-04-28T11:00:00-04:00
Expires:
2026-04-28 05:15 EDT
05:15 AM EDT
Added:
2026-04-27 11:14 EDT
11:14 AM EDT
Updated:
2026-04-27 13:44 EDT
01:44 PM EDT

Times in America/New_York. Auto-adjusts for daylight saving.
Technical Details
Alert Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.37a0b3f03e0db5eda691df0dafcb5da03ed0dff9.001.1
Database ID
#560
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 2026-04-27T11:12:00-04:00
Language en-US
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 FLW
NationalWeatherService FLW

VTEC
New Event Flood Warning #41
Office KIWX  ·  Begins 2026-04-28 15:00 UTC
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0041.260428T1500Z-000000T0000Z/

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
NWS Parameters
AWIPSidentifier FLWIWX
WMOidentifier WGUS43 KIWX 271512

EAS Forwarding Status
Forwarded to Air Chain
Reason Auto-forwarded: SAME ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-1171512-KR8MER-
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Generated Details SAME Header Actions
2026-04-27 11:15 EDT
11:15 AM EDT
Flood Warning Severe Actual FLW
039039
ZCZC-WXR-FLW-039039+0600-1171512-KR8MER-
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