Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Northern Indiana
Areas Affected: Defiance, OH; Fulton, OH; Williams, OH
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Monday 10:49am EDT
Alert Effective: Monday 10:49am EDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 5:00am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 10:49am EDT
Event Ends: Friday 10:00pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY EVENING... ...The Flood Warning is extended 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 continues 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...Tiffin River at Stryker. * WHEN...Until late Friday evening. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Portions of State Route 66 flood north of Archbold. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM EDT Monday the stage was 12.3 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:00 AM EDT Monday was 13.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late Thursday evening and continue falling to 9.4 feet Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 11.0 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 late tonight at 500 AM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.685632b81b5d6efacd5b7c1920698c88eed0ad1f.003.1 Codes: OHC039, OHC051, OHC171 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.685632b81b5d6efacd5b7c1920698c88eed0ad1f.003.1