Flood Warning
NWS Northern Indiana ยท US
Details
Flood Warning Remains In Effect From Late Tonight To Thursday Afternoon
- 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... Ohio... Wabash River near Bluffton IN affecting Wells County. Wabash River near Linn Grove affecting Wells and Adams Counties. Saint Marys River near Decatur affecting Van Wert, Allen IN and Adams Counties. Kankakee River at Davis affecting St. Joseph, La Porte and Starke 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, Wabash, Logansport...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Kankakee River...including Davis...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Saint Marys River...including Decatur, St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne...Moderate flooding is forecast.
What
Minor flooding is forecast.
Where
Kankakee River at Davis.
When
From late tonight to Thursday afternoon.
Impacts
At 11.0 feet, Flooding of secondary roads near the river begins.
Additional details
- At 11:00 AM EDT /10:00 AM CDT/ Sunday the stage was 7.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 11.0 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon. - Flood stage is 10.0 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. 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
- La Porte, IN
- St. Joseph County, IN
- Starke County, IN
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~31s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2ZRH2A17JJRJCYAC8HH61FV
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.905e7bcbcf148ac57ce9a60943e4c295050c8588.005.1
- 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.5460
- 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
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FLS |
| NationalWeatherService | FLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FLSIWX |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS83 KIWX 201556 |
| NWSheadline | FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0059.260921T0600Z-260924T2100Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T17:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- La Porte, IN
- St. Joseph County, IN
- Starke County, IN
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 018091 |
| SAME | 018141 |
| SAME | 018149 |
| UGC | INC091 |
| UGC | INC141 |
| UGC | INC149 |
- Polygons
- 41.45,-86.67 41.44,-86.61 41.3,-86.73 41.31,-86.79 41.43,-86.7 41.45,-86.67