Flood Warning

NWS Northern Indiana · US

Updated

Details

Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until Friday Evening

Event: Flood Warning
Issued: 2026-09-21 18:22:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-21 18:22:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-22 12:30:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 00:00:00 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 Van Wert, Adams and Allen IN Counties. 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, Wabash, Logansport...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 occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

Where

Wabash River near Bluffton IN.

When

Until Friday evening.

Impacts

At 12.0 feet, Water reaching the bottom of the bridge at East River Road and 450 East. River Road and a few county roads are closed by high water.

Additional details

- At 1:45 PM EDT Monday the stage was 12.4 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 1:45 PM EDT Monday was 12.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.5 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday evening. - 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

Wells County, IN

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Northern Indiana
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-21 18:22:39 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~40s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M32K9BZ6D3TAGJ333P3G4C28
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9ddbbeb7083266a5e4ea36fff33c4fed9439c6b9.003.1
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.581
WMO heading: XOUS53
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 53

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Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	FLS
NationalWeatherService	FLW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	FLSIWX
WMOidentifier	WGUS83 KIWX 211822
NWSheadline	FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260926T0000Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-25T20:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Wells County, IN

Name	Value
SAME	018179
UGC	INC179

Polygons: 40.8,-85.33 40.83,-85.33 40.78,-85.12 40.72,-85.08 40.69,-85.11 40.8,-85.33