Flood Warning

NWS Northern Indiana · US

Updated

Details

Flood Warning Now In Effect Until Thursday Morning

Event: Flood Warning
Issued: 2026-09-20 08:19:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-20 08:19:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-21 02:30:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-24 10:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Response: Avoid

Description

Overview

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Ohio... Saint Marys River at St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne affecting Allen IN County. Saint Marys River near Decatur affecting Allen IN, Adams and Van Wert Counties. For the Saint Marys River...including Decatur, St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne...Moderate flooding is forecast.

What

Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

Where

Saint Marys River at St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne.

When

Until Thursday 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 3:45 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 15.3 feet and rising. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.1 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday 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: 2026-09-20 08:19:29 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~29s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M2YYC71GVT9KA6VGM005M3ND
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b24224ce15daf3c1e095d41e13dc863d5fb5798d.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.4237
WMO heading: XOUS53
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 53

References

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	FLS
NationalWeatherService	FLW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	FLSIWX
WMOidentifier	WGUS83 KIWX 200819
NWSheadline	FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-260924T1000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-24T06:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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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