Flash Flood Warning
NWS Northern Indiana ยท US
English
Flash Flood Warning Issued September 17 At 7:44AM EDT Until September 17 At 2:15PM EDT By NWS Northern Indiana
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Wireless alert
National Weather Service: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 2:15 PM EDT. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
Description
Overview
FFWIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Adams County in northeastern Indiana... Huntington County in northeastern Indiana... Wells County in northeastern Indiana... Southwestern Van Wert County in west central Ohio... * Until 215 PM EDT Thursday. * At 744 AM EDT, Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue across the warned area. Doppler radar estimates between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen overnight. Another round of heavy rainfall is possible mid to late morning. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
Hazard
Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
Source
Emergency management reported.
Impacts
Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Huntington, Bluffton, Decatur, Berne, Ossian, Geneva, Andrews, Markle, Monroe, Lancaster, Preble, Nottingham, Zanesville, Willshire, Uniondale, Wren, Poneto, Vera Cruz, Murray and North Oaks. Several reports of flooded roads and water rescues have been received this morning.
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Affected areas
- Adams County, IN
- Huntington County, IN
- Wells County, IN
- Van Wert County, OH
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Spanish
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Wireless alert
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 2:15 PM EDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Affected areas
- Adams County, IN
- Huntington County, IN
- Wells County, IN
- Van Wert County, OH
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~21s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2QJX5DE6CCQ7MAD0XXXPCW7
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a4d3f4f722b9c41aec0e55a1ebccf70678207e16.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Northern Indiana
- AWIPS ID
- CAPIWX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.9593
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
English
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFW |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFWIWX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS53 KIWX 171144 |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0014.260917T1144Z-260917T1815Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T14:15:00-04:00 |
| WEAHandling | Imminent Threat |
| CMAMtext | NWS: FLASH FLOOD WARNING this area til 2:15 PM EDT. Avoid flooded areas. |
| CMAMlongtext | National Weather Service: A FLASH FLOOD WARNING is in effect for this area until 2:15 PM EDT. This is a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. |
Spanish
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFW |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFWIWX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS53 KIWX 171144 |
| flashFloodDetection | OBSERVED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0014.260917T1144Z-260917T1815Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-17T14:15:00-04:00 |
| WEAHandling | Imminent Threat |
| CMAMtext | SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 2:15 PM EDT. Evite areas inundadas. |
| CMAMlongtext | Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 2:15 PM EDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo. |
Locations
English
Location data
- Adams County, IN
- Huntington County, IN
- Wells County, IN
- Van Wert County, OH
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 018001 |
| SAME | 018069 |
| SAME | 018179 |
| SAME | 039161 |
| UGC | INC001 |
| UGC | INC069 |
| UGC | INC179 |
| UGC | OHC161 |
- Polygons
- 40.92,-85.34 40.92,-85.23 40.89,-85.08 40.83,-84.81 40.74,-84.67 40.73,-84.68 40.73,-84.8 40.57,-84.8 40.57,-85.2 40.69,-85.38 40.77,-85.64 40.99,-85.64 40.94,-85.34 40.92,-85.34
Spanish
Location data
- Adams County, IN
- Huntington County, IN
- Wells County, IN
- Van Wert County, OH
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 018001 |
| SAME | 018069 |
| SAME | 018179 |
| SAME | 039161 |
| UGC | INC001 |
| UGC | INC069 |
| UGC | INC179 |
| UGC | OHC161 |
- Polygons
- 40.92,-85.34 40.92,-85.23 40.89,-85.08 40.83,-84.81 40.74,-84.67 40.73,-84.68 40.73,-84.8 40.57,-84.8 40.57,-85.2 40.69,-85.38 40.77,-85.64 40.99,-85.64 40.94,-85.34 40.92,-85.34