Warning Vector

Flood Watch

NWS Northern Indiana ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Flood Watch Remains In Effect Through Sunday Morning

Event
Flood Watch
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Future
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Possible
Response
Prepare

Description

What

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

Where

Portions of northern Indiana, including the following areas, Adams, Allen IN, Blackford, De Kalb, Eastern St. Joseph IN, Elkhart, Fulton IN, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Lagrange, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Northern Kosciusko, Northern La Porte, Southern Kosciusko, Southern La Porte, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Western St. Joseph IN and Whitley, southwest Michigan, including the following areas, Branch, Cass MI, Northern Berrien, Southern Berrien and St. Joseph MI, and northwest Ohio, including the following areas, Paulding and Van Wert.

When

Through Sunday morning.

Impacts

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded.

Additional details

- Several inches of rain have fallen over the past week, and flooding has already occurred in some areas, especially Wells and Adams counties. More rain is expected tonight with additional accumulations of 0.50 to 1.25 inches. Locally higher amounts are also possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Affected areas

  • Elkhart County, IN
  • LaGrange County, IN
  • Steuben County, IN
  • Noble County, IN
  • De Kalb
  • Starke County, IN
  • Marshall County, IN
  • Fulton County, IN
  • Whitley County, IN
  • Allen County, IN
  • Miami County, IN
  • Wabash County, IN
  • Huntington County, IN
  • Wells County, IN
  • Adams County, IN
  • Grant County, IN
  • Blackford County, IN
  • Jay County, IN
  • Northern La Porte
  • Eastern St. Joseph
  • Northern Kosciusko
  • Southern La Porte
  • Western St. Joseph
  • Southern Kosciusko
  • Cass County, MI
  • St. Joseph
  • Branch County, MI
  • Northern Berrien
  • Southern Berrien
  • Paulding County, OH
  • Van Wert County, OH

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Northern Indiana

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~56s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2XFN1ZDWFMHVE2HVFB4DGMD
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef412ae3cd4fdd9df99f6bff2421c5f802195b76.001.1
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.1214
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

NameValue
SAMEFFA
NationalWeatherServiceFAA

Parameters

NameValue
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NWSheadlineFLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
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eventEndingTime2026-09-20T08:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.289d4eb16fbfa1ec269f41410f5ea68b9365fd68.001.1,2026-09-18T21:06:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8f93eff9ba79ca2249a59e33f10557b925a49ba4.001.1,2026-09-18T15:20:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Elkhart County, IN
  • LaGrange County, IN
  • Steuben County, IN
  • Noble County, IN
  • De Kalb
  • Starke County, IN
  • Marshall County, IN
  • Fulton County, IN
  • Whitley County, IN
  • Allen County, IN
  • Miami County, IN
  • Wabash County, IN
  • Huntington County, IN
  • Wells County, IN
  • Adams County, IN
  • Grant County, IN
  • Blackford County, IN
  • Jay County, IN
  • Northern La Porte
  • Eastern St. Joseph
  • Northern Kosciusko
  • Southern La Porte
  • Western St. Joseph
  • Southern Kosciusko
  • Cass County, MI
  • St. Joseph
  • Branch County, MI
  • Northern Berrien
  • Southern Berrien
  • Paulding County, OH
  • Van Wert County, OH
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