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 11:02pm EDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:02pm EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 5:15pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 11:02pm EDT
Event Ends: Thursday 8:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Ohio... Indiana... Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting De Kalb, Allen IN and Defiance Counties. Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Fulton OH, Williams and Defiance Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana... North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County. For the Saint Joseph River Ohio...including Montpelier, Newville... Minor flooding is forecast. For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Elkhart River...including Cosperville...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville. * WHEN...Until Thursday evening. * 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 10:40 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 13.4 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:40 PM EDT Sunday was 14.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage Wednesday evening and continue falling to 9.8 feet Friday evening. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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. The next statement will be issued Monday afternoon at 515 PM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2218bab91b7cd498871e3b5330f601066901957a.002.1 Codes: INC003, INC033, OHC039 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2218bab91b7cd498871e3b5330f601066901957a.002.1