Flood Warning
NWS Northern Indiana ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Now In Effect From This Afternoon To Monday 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 continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Wabash River near Bluffton IN affecting Wells County. Wabash River near Linn Grove affecting Adams and Wells Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana... Saint Marys River at St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne affecting Allen IN County. For the Wabash River...including Linn Grove, Bluffton IN...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Saint Marys River...including St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne...Minor flooding is forecast.
What
Minor flooding is forecast.
Where
Saint Marys River at St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne.
When
From this afternoon to Monday 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 1:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 11.5 feet and rising. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 16.9 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage 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. 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
- ~35s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2SHZDYMX1VSNMGGW6B612CM
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8b21a7ee8596585dc9769812ed63a536e75495a2.003.1
- 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.68
- 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
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLS |
| NationalWeatherService | FLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSIWX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS83 KIWX 180606 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY MORNING |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0058.260918T1624Z-260921T1117Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-21T07:17:00-04:00 |
| 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