Warning Vector

Flood Warning

NWS Northern Indiana ยท US

Updated

Details

Flood Warning Remains 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

Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. This approaches the flood of record, which was a crest of 14.76 ft that occurred in July 2003.

Where

Wabash River near Linn Grove.

When

Until further notice.

Impacts

At 15.0 feet, The 100 year flood level is exceeded. Highway 1050 S in Adams County east of Geneva begins to flood.

Additional details

- At 8:45 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 14.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 8:45 PM EDT Thursday was 14.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.9 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday afternoon. - 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. 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
  • Wells County, IN

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Northern Indiana

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~50s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2S33SR47DF0M6J9VF6J47QJ
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.990e982456b2d6918a2726e205cc12cfec16e1d3.004.1
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.2648
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
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Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
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w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
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Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFLS
NationalWeatherServiceFLW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFLSIWX
WMOidentifierWGUS83 KIWX 180146
NWSheadlineFLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f20b494f453ee9751426f33db48fc44eb359a4a8.001.1,2026-09-16T21:28:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5125e7cd5eb89b06be48947298ea129e4635d21e.001.1,2026-09-16T10:32:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Adams County, IN
  • Wells County, IN
NameValue
SAME018001
SAME018179
UGCINC001
UGCINC179
Polygons
40.69,-85.1 40.72,-85.08 40.64,-84.99 40.61,-85.02 40.69,-85.1