Flood Warning
NWS Northern Indiana ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect Until Further Notice
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Observed
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana...Ohio... Saint Marys River near Decatur affecting Van Wert, Adams and Allen IN Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Saint Marys River at St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne affecting Allen IN County. Wabash River near Bluffton IN affecting Wells County. Wabash River near Linn Grove affecting Wells and Adams Counties. For the Wabash River...including Linn Grove, Bluffton IN...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Saint Marys River...including Decatur...Moderate flooding is forecast.
What
Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
Where
Saint Marys River near Decatur.
When
Until further notice.
Impacts
At 23.0 feet, Portions of Ohio Routes 33, 49 and 81 are closed near Willshire.
Additional details
- At 2:05 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 17.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 2:05 PM EDT Thursday was 17.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.2 feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instructions
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes. This statement will be updated within the next 12 to 24 hours.
Affected areas
- Adams County, IN
- Allen County, IN
- Van Wert County, OH
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~44s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2S33KSXQS013AHVJ723PAPB
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.990e982456b2d6918a2726e205cc12cfec16e1d3.001.1
- 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.2645
- WMO heading
- XOUS53
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 53
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLS |
| NationalWeatherService | FLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSIWX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS83 KIWX 180146 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Adams County, IN
- Allen County, IN
- Van Wert County, OH
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 018001 |
| SAME | 018003 |
| SAME | 039161 |
| UGC | INC001 |
| UGC | INC003 |
| UGC | OHC161 |
- Polygons
- 40.93,-85.06 40.94,-85.04 40.84,-84.91 40.82,-84.94 40.93,-85.06