Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Northern Indiana
Areas Affected: Allen, IN; De Kalb, IN; Defiance, OH
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Sunday 10:12pm EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 10:12pm EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 4:15pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 10:12pm EDT
Event Ends: Thursday 3:30pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Ohio...Michigan... Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Pulaski County. Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Fulton OH, Williams and Defiance Counties. Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers affecting St. Joseph MI, Branch and Elkhart Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Ohio... Indiana...Michigan... Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting De Kalb, Defiance and Allen IN Counties. Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County. Saint Joseph River Michigan at South Bend affecting St. Joseph, Berrien and Elkhart Counties. North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County. For the Tippecanoe River...including Ora, Winamac, Norway Dam... Minor flooding is forecast. For the Saint Joseph River Ohio...including Montpelier, Newville, St. Joe River Ft. Wayne...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Saint Joseph River Michigan...including Three Rivers, Mottville, Elkhart IN, South Bend, Niles...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville. * WHEN...Until Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Significant flooding occurs on DeKalb County Road 42 about 3 miles northeast of Newville. Considerable agricultural and low land flooding occurs along the St. Joseph River to the Cedarville Reservoir. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.6 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:40 PM EDT Sunday was 13.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Wednesday afternoon and continue falling to 8.7 feet Friday evening. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes. The next statement will be issued Monday morning.Monday afternoon at noon EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.074318623473772df8eedecdd810680908c6ff7e.003.1 Codes: INC003, INC033, OHC039 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.074318623473772df8eedecdd810680908c6ff7e.003.1