Flood Warning
NWS Northern Indiana ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect From Friday Afternoon To Sunday Morning
- Event
- Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- 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 forecast.
Where
Saint Marys River at St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne.
When
From Friday afternoon to Sunday morning.
Impacts
At 17.0 feet, Some residents in the Winchester Road area may need to be evacuated. Property damage begins in some areas at this level.
Additional details
- At 9:30 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 16.9 feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 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
- Allen County, IN
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
- 01M2S33KX4P8TH5FFQBW48785X
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.990e982456b2d6918a2726e205cc12cfec16e1d3.002.1
- 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.2646
- 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 FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SUNDAY MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0058.260918T2100Z-260920T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-20T08:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Allen County, IN
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 018003 |
| UGC | INC003 |
- Polygons
- 41.04,-85.18 41.09,-85.16 41.09,-85.12 41.04,-85.14 40.94,-85.04 40.93,-85.06 41.04,-85.18