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Flood Watch 2, NWS Northern Indiana

February 4, 200821 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this flood watch at Feb 4, 2008, 5:54 AM EST for 21 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 4, 2008, 8:31 PM EST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 4, 2008, 5:54 AM EST (10:54 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 4, 2008, 8:31 PM EST
Expired: Feb 6, 2008, 2:07 AM EST
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Flood severity: None

All 33 counties

Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Feb 4, 4:08 AM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 4:08 AM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 4:28 AM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
428 AM EST MON FEB 4 2008

INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-050930-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
428 AM EST MON FEB 4 2008 /328 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA
AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS
ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL TUESDAY MAY LEAD TO RENEWED FLOODING ON
AREA RIVERS BY MID WEEK.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES
SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

INZ006>009-013-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025-050930-
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...
PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...
NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...LIMA
428 AM EST MON FEB 4 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS
ALSO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY WITH A SLOW MOVING COLD
FRONT. SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL TUESDAY MAY LEAD TO RENEWED
FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS BY MID WEEK.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES
SLOWLY THROUGH THE REGION.

MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY WEDNESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-050930-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
428 AM EST MON FEB 4 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY.

CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT MAY DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP

JC

In the hours before

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Local storm report, Feb 4, 2:18 AM EST, 3 hours 36 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 3, 7:56 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more	8 hr
Feb 4, 6:53 AM EST	Dense Fog Advisory	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more	28 hr
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Miami, Wabash	6 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke	18 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Carroll, Pulaski, White	18 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb	19 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	7 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Huntington, Wells	7 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen	9 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Williams	7 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam	6 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry	8 days
Feb 4, 1:10 PM EST	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Williams	11 days

Nearby

Flood Watches in Indiana, 2008 Flood Watches in Ohio, 2008 Flood Watches in Michigan, 2008 Every flood watch in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.