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River Flood Warning 58, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Feb 6, 2008, 1:53 AM EST for Allen County, Huntington County, Wabash County, Indiana. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2008, 1:53 AM EST (06:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2008, 11:02 AM EST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Allen County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Wabash County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Little River near Huntington (LRHI3). The gauge peaked at 18.91 ft at Feb 7, 2008, 6:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 19 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03324000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Feb 6, 12:44 AM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 6, 12:44 AM EST, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 4:16 PM EST, 9 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 416 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-062130- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN- MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...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...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 416 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008 /316 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACROSS FAR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE FAR NORTH. RUNOFF FROM THE COMBINATION OF SNOW MELT...SATURATED GROUNDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO RENEWED OR CONTINUED FLOODING OF RIVERS...CREEKS...LOW LYING AREAS...BASEMENTS AND PONDING OF WATER ACROSS MANY ROADS. MONITOR FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY CONTINUED FLOODING OF MANY RIVERS...CREEKS...LOW LYING AREAS...BASEMENTS AND PONDING OF WATER ACROSS ROADS WILL BE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY. MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING OF LARGER STEM RIVERS...PONDS AND LAKES...IS EXPECTED INTO NEXT WEEK. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. VERY COLD AIR WILL LIKELY INFILTRATE THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ALL FLOODING...HEAVY RAINFALL...DENSE FOG...OR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-062130- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 416 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...THEN A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW LATE. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 5, 9:17 PM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
917 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0859 PM HEAVY RAIN ROCHESTER 41.06N 86.20W
02/05/2008 M1.70 INCH FULTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
1.70 INCHES SINCE NOON TODAY WITH 2.54 INCHES SINCE
NOON YESTERDAY. SOME URBAN ROADWAYS ARE WATER COVERED.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00809
ELBSpecial weather statement, Feb 5, 10:39 PM EST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1039 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008 OHZ025-060415- ALLEN- 1039 PM EST TUE FEB 5 2008 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 1036 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT SHAWNEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IN THE PATH INCLUDE...LAFAYETTE...SLABTOWN...BEAVERDAM... ROCKPORT AND BLUFFTON. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. JC
Local storm report, Feb 5, 11:34 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1134 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1043 PM HEAVY RAIN ROCHESTER 41.06N 86.20W
02/05/2008 M2.15 INCH FULTON IN STORM CHASER
2.15 INCHES TODAY WITH A TOTAL OF 2.99 INCHES OVER PAST
48 HOURS
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00810
ELBLocal storm report, Feb 6, 12:03 AM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1203 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1202 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SE WARSAW 41.21N 85.81W
02/06/2008 M2.80 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN NWS EMPLOYEE
2.80 IS STORM TOTAL AMOUNT
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00811
ELBLocal storm report, Feb 6, 12:04 AM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1204 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008
..TIME.. ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE.. ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION.. ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1202 AM FLASH FLOOD BENTON 41.51N 85.76W
02/06/2008 ELKHART IN NWS EMPLOYEE
FAST FLOWING WATER OVER ROADWAYS NEAR AND AROUND
BENTON...8 TO 12 INCH AROUND CR 44...AND 2 AREAS ON
CR33.
&&
EVENT NUMBER 00812
SCHOTTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 9:01 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, LaPorte, Pulaski, Starke, White | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:09 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Wabash | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 10:55 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Wells | 6 hr |
| Feb 5, 11:57 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 8:27 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Carroll, White | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:17 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Carroll, White | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 5:31 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton | 6 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:51 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IWX | 17 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2008Every river flood warning 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.