Flood Warning

NWS Northern Indiana · US

Updated

Details

Flood Warning Now In Effect Until Saturday Morning

Event: Flood Warning
Issued: 2026-09-23 15:28:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-23 15:28:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-24 09:30:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-26 11:20:00 UTC
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. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana...Ohio... Wabash River near Linn Grove affecting Adams and Wells Counties. Saint Marys River at St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne affecting Allen IN County. Saint Marys River near Decatur affecting Adams, Van Wert and Allen IN Counties. For the Wabash River...including Linn Grove, Bluffton IN...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Saint Marys River...including Decatur, St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne...Moderate flooding is forecast.

What

Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.

Where

Saint Marys River near Decatur.

When

Until Saturday morning.

Impacts

At 21.5 feet, High water affects Piqua Rd...Ohio State Route 49 near the state line along with east side Decatur streets. Residential flooding begins on East Jackson and Ogg Streets. Bellmont High School grounds begin flooding.

Additional details

- At 10:55 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 21.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:55 AM EDT Wednesday was 22.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Friday morning and continue falling to 11.1 feet Monday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 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

Adams County, IN
Allen County, IN
Van Wert County, OH

Public contact

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

Message record

Received: 2026-09-23 15:29:06 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~1m7s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M37E51BNKGZ0GMAYCKRZ2CAS
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7b16fb156af0d9a4187877964e347decdcfa0ce1.002.1
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.4644
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 231528
NWSheadline	FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260926T1120Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-26T07:20:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
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Locations

Location data

Adams County, IN
Allen County, IN
Van Wert County, OH

Name	Value
SAME	018001
SAME	018003
SAME	039161
UGC	INC001
UGC	INC003
UGC	OHC161

Polygons: 40.93,-85.06 40.94,-85.04 40.84,-84.91 40.82,-84.94 40.93,-85.06