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River Flood Warning 8, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Feb 11, 2009, 11:10 AM EST for Cass County, Miami County, Wabash County, Indiana. It took effect at Feb 11, 2009, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2009, 11:10 AM EST (16:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2009, 8:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2009, 9:46 PM EST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Cass County, IN, Miami County, IN, Wabash County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Wabash River at Wabash (WABI3). The gauge peaked at 17.07 ft at Feb 12, 2009, 1:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 19 ft
- Major stage
- 23 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03325000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS43 KIWX 111610 FLWIWX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON AFFECTING HUNTINGTON AND WELLS COUNTIES WABASH RIVER AT WABASH AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES YELLOW RIVER AT PLYMOUTH AFFECTING MARSHALL...STARKE AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR FORT JENNINGS AFFECTING ALLEN...PAULDING AND PUTNAM COUNTIES BLANCHARD RIVER AT OTTAWA AFFECTING PUTNAM COUNTY MAUMEE RIVER AT FORT WAYNE AFFECTING ALLEN AND PAULDING COUNTIES MAUMEE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE AFFECTING DEFIANCE AND HENRY COUNTIES MAUMEE RIVER AT NAPOLEON AFFECTING HENRY COUNTY SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR ST. JOE RIVER FORT WAYNE AFFECTING ALLEN COUNTY SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR AFFECTING ADAMS...ALLEN AND VAN WERT COUNTIES SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN AT SOUTH BEND AFFECTING ELKHART...ST. JOSEPH AND BERRIEN COUNTIES ...FLOODING SEVERITY CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...OHIO... KANKAKEE RIVER AT DAVIS ROUTE 30 AFFECTING LA PORTE...STARKE AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES ...FLOODING SEVERITY FORECAST TO INCREASE FROM MINOR TO MODERATE FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...OHIO SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE AFFECTING ALLEN...DE KALB AND DEFIANCE COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF WILL RESULT IN RAPIDLY RISING RIVERS AND STREAMS. SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS. DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS. ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS... SOONER IF NECESSARY. INC091-141-149-121610- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /DAVI3.3.ER.090208T1815Z.090213T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NR/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE KANKAKEE RIVER AT DAVIS ROUTE 30 * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * AT 13.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. $$ INC003-033-OHC039-121609- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0004.090212T1100Z-000000T0000Z/ /NVLI3.2.ER.090212T1100Z.090214T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE * FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET AND RISING. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 14.8 FEET AROUND 1 AM SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15. * AT 14.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURS ON DEKALB COUNTY ROAD 42 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWVILLE. CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL AND LOW LAND FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER TO THE CEDARVILLE RESERVOIR. $$ INC003-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0005.090212T0800Z-090217T0200Z/ /ROOI3.1.ER.090212T0800Z.090213T0000Z.090216T0200Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR ST. JOE RIVER FORT WAYNE * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 13.6 FEET AROUND 7 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 9 PM SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLAND AND FARMLAND NEAR THE RIVER INCREASES. $$ OHC039-051-171-121609- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STRO1.2.ER.090211T0340Z.090212T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...FORECAST FLOODING INCREASED FROM MINOR TO MODERATE SEVERITY... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * AT 15.0 FEET...SEVERAL RURAL BUILDINGS FLOOD AND FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT RESIDENTS IN THE VILLAGE OF STRYKER. MANY ROADS BECOME IMPASSIBLE. $$ INC017-103-169-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0006.090212T0400Z-090214T0600Z/ /NMCI3.1.ER.090212T0400Z.090212T1200Z.090213T0600Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER * FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.4 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CREST NEAR 10.6 FEET AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATER NEARS THE LUMBER COMPANY AND TRAILER COURT ON SOUTH MILL STREET. $$ INC069-179-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0007.090212T0000Z-090214T0600Z/ /BLFI3.1.ER.090212T0000Z.090212T0600Z.090213T0600Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON * FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CREST NEAR 10.3 FEET AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 10.0 FEET...THE RIVER IS AT FLOOD STAGE...WITH FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINNING. $$ INC017-103-169-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0008.090212T0100Z-090216T0200Z/ /WABI3.1.ER.090212T0100Z.090213T0000Z.090215T0200Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT WABASH * FROM THIS EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CREST NEAR 17.6 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 9 PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 17.0 FEET...SOME LOW LYING AREAS AND LOWEST SECTIONS OF WABASH AND LARGO BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$ INC099-141-149-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0009.090213T0600Z-090215T1330Z/ /PYMI3.1.ER.090213T0600Z.090213T1800Z.090214T1330Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE YELLOW RIVER AT PLYMOUTH * FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 13.5 FEET AROUND 1 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 AM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 13.5 FEET...SOME RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES NEAR THE JEFFERSON STREET BRIDGE BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$ OHC003-125-137-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0010.090211T2200Z-090214T1000Z/ /FTJO1.1.ER.090211T2200Z.090212T1200Z.090213T1000Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR FORT JENNINGS * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 15.4 FEET AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 16.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE AUGLAIZE RIVER WITH SECONDARY ROADS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS AS WELL AS HOMES NEAREST THE RIVER BEING AFFECTED BY FLOOD WATERS. SOME EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY MAY BE NECESSARY. $$ OHC137-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0011.090213T1500Z-090215T0900Z/ /OTTO1.1.ER.090213T1500Z.090213T1800Z.090214T0900Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLANCHARD RIVER AT OTTAWA * FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 23.1 FEET AROUND 7 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 4 AM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 23.0 FEET...LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS MAINLY IN SOUTH OTTAWA. FLOOD WATER ALSO GETS INTO LOW FARMLANDS. $$ INC003-OHC125-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0012.090212T0200Z-090217T0700Z/ /FTWI3.1.ER.090212T0200Z.090213T1200Z.090216T0700Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MAUMEE RIVER AT FORT WAYNE * FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE MONDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CREST NEAR 19.6 FEET AROUND 7 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 AM MONDAY FEBRUARY 16. * AT 20.0 FEET...SOME EVACUATIONS MAY BE NECESSARY IN LOW, UNPROTECTED AREAS OF RIVER HAVEN. FLOOD WATER ENCROACHES ON SCORES OF HOMES AT 20 TO 21 FEET. $$ OHC039-069-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0013.090212T0100Z-090216T0300Z/ /DEFO1.1.ER.090212T0100Z.090212T1200Z.090215T0300Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MAUMEE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE * FROM THIS EVENING TO SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CREST NEAR 12.8 FEET AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 10 PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 13.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS ALONG AUGLAIZE...EAST FRONT AND SUMMIT STREETS NEAR STATE ROUTES 424 AND 281. $$ OHC069-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0014.090212T0500Z-090215T2200Z/ /CPBO1.1.ER.090212T0500Z.090212T1800Z.090214T2200Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MAUMEE RIVER AT NAPOLEON * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 14.1 FEET AROUND 1 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD WATER WILL THREATEN SOME BUILDINGS IN THE EAST END OF NAPOLEON AND CAUSE SEVERAL ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSIBLE. $$ INC001-003-OHC161-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0015.090211T2100Z-090214T0200Z/ /DCRI3.1.ER.090211T2100Z.090212T0000Z.090213T0200Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR * FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.7 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 18.3 FEET AROUND 7 PM WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 9 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12. * AT 18.5 FEET...COUNTY ROAD 225 NORTH...JUST NORTH OF PLEASANT MILLS INDIANA IS CLOSED BY FLOOD WATER. LOW LAND AREAS OF KEKIONGA PARK ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF DECATUR BEGIN FLOODING WITH FLOODING LIMITED TO FARMLAND IN PLEASANT MILLS...INDIANA AND WILSHIRE... OHIO AREAS. $$ INC039-141-MIC021-121609- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0016.090212T2024Z-090219T0600Z/ /SBNI3.1.ER.090212T2024Z.090214T0000Z.090218T0600Z.NO/ 1110 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN AT SOUTH BEND * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.0 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 6.7 FEET AROUND 7 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 AM WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 18. * AT 7.0 FEET...FLOODING IS CONFINED TO PARK LAND AND PARK ROADS. SOME BACKYARD FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS NEAR THE RIVER. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WGUS83 KIWX 120420 FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1120 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON AFFECTING HUNTINGTON AND WELLS COUNTIES WABASH RIVER AT WABASH AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES LITTLE RIVER ABOVE HUNTINGTON AFFECTING ALLEN...HUNTINGTON AND WABASH COUNTIES MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION AFFECTING GRANT...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES SALAMONIE RIVER BELOW WARREN AFFECTING BLACKFORD...HUNTINGTON... JAY...WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING ADAMS AND WELLS COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN OVER ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF WILL RESULT IN RAPIDLY RISING RIVERS AND STREAMS. SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS. DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS. ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS... SOONER IF NECESSARY. INC017-103-169-130420- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090214T0400Z/ /NMCI3.2.ER.090211T2146Z.090212T1200Z.090213T0400Z.NR/ 1120 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 11.2 FEET AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 11 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATER NEARS THE LUMBER COMPANY AND TRAILER COURT ON SOUTH MILL STREET. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 10.8 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON FEB 14 2005. $$ INC003-069-169-130419- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /LRHI3.2.ER.090211T2125Z.090212T0100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1120 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE RIVER ABOVE HUNTINGTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET AND RISING. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 17 FEET THURSDAY AROUND 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 16.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. SECONDARY ROADS ARE BLOCKED BY FLOOD WATERS. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MOVE PROPERTY TO HIGHER GROUND AND THOSE NEAREST THE RIVER MAY HAVE TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 15.7 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON JUL 9 2003. $$ INC053-103-169-130419- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090213T1900Z/ /MROI3.1.ER.090212T0420Z.090212T1200Z.090212T1900Z.NO/ 1120 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CREST NEAR 12.9 FEET AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12. * AT 13.0 FEET...BOOT STREET BEGINS TO FLOOD AS WATER BACKS UP MASSEY CREEK. SEVERAL HOMES IN THIS AREA BECOME FLOODED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 13.3 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON JUL 7 2003. $$ INC009-069-075-169-179-130419- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090214T0400Z/ /WRNI3.1.ER.090211T2236Z.090212T1200Z.090213T0400Z.NO/ 1120 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SALAMONIE RIVER BELOW WARREN * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.5 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 13.1 FEET AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 11 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12. $$ INC001-179-130419- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090214T2100Z/ /LYNI3.1.ER.090211T2244Z.090212T1200Z.090213T2100Z.NO/ 1120 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 12.2 FEET AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 4 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 12.0 FEET...THE FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS BEGIN. $$ INC069-179-130419- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090216T1000Z/ /BLFI3.1.ER.090211T1848Z.090212T1800Z.090215T1000Z.NO/ 1120 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 13.2 FEET AROUND 1 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 AM SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15. * AT 13.0 FEET...ACCESS ROAD TO BLUFFTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS FLOODED. $$ INC017-103-169-130419- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090214T1700Z/ /WABI3.1.ER.090211T1807Z.090212T1200Z.090213T1700Z.NO/ 1120 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT WABASH * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 17.1 FEET AROUND 7 AM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 17.0 FEET...SOME LOW LYING AREAS AND LOWEST SECTIONS OF WABASH AND LARGO BEGIN TO FLOOD. $$
000 WGUS83 KIWX 121641 FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES LITTLE RIVER ABOVE HUNTINGTON AFFECTING ALLEN...HUNTINGTON AND WABASH COUNTIES MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION AFFECTING GRANT...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING ADAMS AND WELLS COUNTIES WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON AFFECTING HUNTINGTON AND WELLS COUNTIES WABASH RIVER AT WABASH AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR FORT JENNINGS AFFECTING ALLEN...PAULDING AND PUTNAM COUNTIES AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE POWER PLANT AFFECTING DEFIANCE COUNTY BLANCHARD RIVER AT OTTAWA AFFECTING PUTNAM COUNTY MAUMEE RIVER AT FORT WAYNE AFFECTING ALLEN AND PAULDING COUNTIES MAUMEE RIVER AT NAPOLEON AFFECTING HENRY COUNTY SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR ST. JOE RIVER FORT WAYNE AFFECTING ALLEN COUNTY SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR AFFECTING ADAMS...ALLEN AND VAN WERT COUNTIES SAINT MARYS RIVER AT MULDOON BRIDGE AFFECTING ALLEN COUNTY ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... MAUMEE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE AFFECTING DEFIANCE AND HENRY COUNTIES SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER AFFECTING WILLIAMS COUNTY SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE AFFECTING ALLEN...DE KALB AND DEFIANCE COUNTIES TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SATURATED GROUND HAS LED TO RIVER FLOODING IN THE MAUMEE RIVER BASIN AND THE UPPER WABASH RIVER BASIN. SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS. DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS. ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS... SOONER IF NECESSARY. INC003-069-169-131641- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-090214T1626Z/ /LRHI3.2.ER.090211T2125Z.090212T1700Z.090213T1626Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE LITTLE RIVER ABOVE HUNTINGTON * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET AND STEADY. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE 15.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AROUND 11 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 16.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING IS IN PROGRESS. SECONDARY ROADS ARE BLOCKED BY FLOOD WATERS. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD MOVE PROPERTY TO HIGHER GROUND AND THOSE NEAREST THE RIVER MAY HAVE TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 16.9 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON JUN 14 2004. $$ INC003-OHC125-131641- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-090217T2200Z/ /FTWI3.2.ER.090211T2121Z.090213T1800Z.090216T2200Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE MAUMEE RIVER AT FORT WAYNE * UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.3 FEET AND RISING. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 21.8 FEET AROUND 1 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 PM MONDAY FEBRUARY 16. * AT 22.0 FEET...FLOODING BECOMES SERIOUS. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR FLOOD FIGHTING COMMENCES IF RIVERS CONTINUE TO RISE. $$ OHC039-069-131641- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090216T0200Z/ /DEFO1.1.ER.090211T1448Z.090213T0000Z.090215T0200Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MAUMEE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 13.9 FEET AROUND 7 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 9 PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 14.0 FEET...CORNER OF EAST FIRST AND AUGLAIZE STREETS AND OF PARTS OF SECOND AND HOPKINS STREETS FLOODS. $$ OHC069-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090215T1900Z/ /CPBO1.1.ER.090212T0203Z.090213T0600Z.090214T1900Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE MAUMEE RIVER AT NAPOLEON * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 14.1 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOOD WATER WILL THREATEN SOME BUILDINGS IN THE EAST END OF NAPOLEON AND CAUSE SEVERAL ROADS TO BECOME IMPASSIBLE. $$ OHC171-131640- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /MONO1.2.ER.090212T0145Z.090214T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 14.3 FEET AROUND 1 AM SUNDAY FEBRUARY 15 AND BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...COUNTY ROAD K, ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF MONTPELIER IS FLOODED. FLOOD WATERS AFFECT THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF PIONEER AND COVER LARGE AREAS OF LOW LAND AND AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE RIVER. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.4 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON FEB 7 2008. $$ INC003-033-OHC039-131640- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /NVLI3.2.ER.090211T2136Z.090214T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 14.3 FEET AROUND 7 AM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14 AND BEGIN FALLING. * AT 14.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURS ON DEKALB COUNTY ROAD 42 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWVILLE. CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL AND LOW LAND FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER TO THE CEDARVILLE RESERVOIR. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 14.0 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON FEB 4 2002. $$ INC003-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-090215T1800Z/ /ROOI3.1.ER.090211T2255Z.090213T0000Z.090214T1800Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR ST. JOE RIVER FORT WAYNE * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 14.4 FEET AROUND 7 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 15.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOWLAND AND FARMLAND NEAR THE RIVER INCREASES. $$ INC001-003-OHC161-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-090217T2200Z/ /DCRI3.2.ER.090211T1950Z.090213T0600Z.090216T2200Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR * UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.5 FEET AND RISING. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 22.0 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 PM MONDAY FEBRUARY 16. * AT 22.5 FEET...US 224 IS CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC EXCEPT LARGE TRUCKS. PIQUA ROAD BEGINS TO FLOOD AT DECATUR. EVACUATIONS BEGIN ON OGG STREET. OHIO STATE ROUTE 49 NEAR WILSHIRE BECOMES FLOODED. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 21.6 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON JAN 6 2005. $$ INC003-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-090215T1700Z/ /SASI3.1.ER.090212T0442Z.090213T0600Z.090214T1700Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE SAINT MARYS RIVER AT MULDOON BRIDGE * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.0 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 15.8 FEET AROUND 7 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 16.0 FEET...THE CITY OF FORT WAYNE STARTS 24 HOUR FLOOD FIGHTING PROCEDURES. $$ INC017-103-169-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090214T0800Z/ /NMCI3.1.ER.090211T2146Z.090212T1115Z.090213T0800Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE 9.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AROUND 3 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATER NEARS THE LUMBER COMPANY AND TRAILER COURT ON SOUTH MILL STREET. $$ INC053-103-169-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090213T2000Z/ /MROI3.1.ER.090212T0649Z.090212T1200Z.090212T2000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE 12.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AROUND 3 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12. * AT 12.0 FEET...RIVER IS AT FLOOD STAGE. COUNTY ROAD 1125 SOUTH NEAR MATTHEWS BEGINS TO FLOOD. THE RESTAURANT NEAR THE RIVER GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD. WATER BEGINS TO ENTER MATTER PARK AND CROSSES NORTH WASHINGTON STREET. BASEMENTS AND HOMES ALONG BOOTS CREEK BEGIN TO FLOOD. A FEW RESIDENTS ALONG RIVER ROAD BECOME CONCERNED. FLOOD WATER APPROACHES RESTAURANT NEAR CHARLES PARK $$ INC001-179-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090214T1900Z/ /LYNI3.1.ER.090211T2244Z.090213T0000Z.090213T1900Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 11.5 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 12.0 FEET...THE FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS BEGIN. $$ INC069-179-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090215T1800Z/ /BLFI3.1.ER.090211T2103Z.090212T1800Z.090214T1800Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.8 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 13.1 FEET AROUND 1 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 PM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 13.0 FEET...ACCESS ROAD TO BLUFFTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS FLOODED. $$ INC017-103-169-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090214T1100Z/ /WABI3.1.ER.090211T1807Z.090212T0645Z.090213T1100Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT WABASH * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE 14.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AROUND 6 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. $$ OHC003-125-137-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-090214T2100Z/ /FTJO1.1.ER.090212T0855Z.090213T0000Z.090213T2100Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR FORT JENNINGS * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 14.2 FEET AROUND 7 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 4 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. $$ OHC039-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-090214T0000Z/ /DFCO1.1.ER.090213T0000Z.090213T0000Z.090213T0000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE POWER PLANT * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.5 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AROUND 7 PM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12. * AT 21.0 FEET...WATER GETS INTO BACKYARDS OF HOMES ON RIVERSIDE AVENUE. RIVERSIDE PARK IN DEFIANCE BEGINS TO FLOOD. FLOOD WATER APPROACHES STATE ROUTE 111 UPSTREAM OF HYDRO DAM. $$ OHC137-131640- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-090215T1200Z/ /OTTO1.1.ER.090212T0425Z.090213T0600Z.090214T1200Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE BLANCHARD RIVER AT OTTAWA * UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 25.2 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 7 AM SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. * AT 25.0 FEET...FLOODING BEGINS ALONG SOUTH WALNUT AND WEST SECOND STREETS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OTTAWA. $$ OHC039-051-171-131640- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /STRO1.1.ER.090211T0340Z.090213T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1141 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.1 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 14.8 FEET AROUND 1 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND BEGIN FALLING. * AT 15.0 FEET...SEVERAL RURAL BUILDINGS FLOOD AND FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT RESIDENTS IN THE VILLAGE OF STRYKER. MANY ROADS BECOME IMPASSABLE. $$
000 WGUS83 KIWX 130236 FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 936 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION AFFECTING GRANT...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES WABASH RIVER AT WABASH AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING ADAMS AND WELLS COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SATURATED GROUND HAS LED TO RIVER FLOODING IN THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER BASIN. SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS. DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS. ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS... SOONER IF NECESSARY. INC017-103-169-140236- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090214T1600Z/ /NMCI3.1.ER.090211T2146Z.090212T1115Z.090213T1600Z.NO/ 936 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE 9.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AROUND 11 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATER NEARS THE LUMBER COMPANY AND TRAILER COURT ON SOUTH MILL STREET. $$ INC001-179-140235- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090214T2200Z/ /LYNI3.1.ER.090211T2244Z.090213T0600Z.090213T2200Z.NO/ 936 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 11.8 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 12.0 FEET...THE FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS BEGIN. $$ INC017-103-169-130306- /O.CAN.KIWX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090214T1100Z/ /WABI3.1.ER.090211T1807Z.090212T0645Z.090212T2141Z.NO/ 936 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT WABASH * AT 8 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ INC053-103-169-130306- /O.CAN.KIWX.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090213T2000Z/ /MROI3.1.ER.090212T0649Z.090212T1200Z.090212T1720Z.NO/ 936 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION * AT 6 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO NEAR 10.3 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. $$
000 WGUS83 KIWX 130248 CCA FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 946 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION AFFECTING GRANT...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES WABASH RIVER AT WABASH AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER AFFECTING CASS...MIAMI AND WABASH COUNTIES WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING ADAMS AND WELLS COUNTIES .HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SATURATED GROUND HAS LED TO RIVER FLOODING IN THE WABASH RIVER BASIN. SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS. DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS. ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS... SOONER IF NECESSARY. INC017-103-169-140300- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-090214T1600Z/ /NMCI3.1.ER.090211T2146Z.090212T1115Z.090213T1600Z.NO/ 946 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE 9.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AROUND 11 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD WATER NEARS THE LUMBER COMPANY AND TRAILER COURT ON SOUTH MILL STREET. $$ INC001-179-140300- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-090214T2200Z/ /LYNI3.1.ER.090211T2244Z.090213T0600Z.090213T2200Z.NO/ 946 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE * UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 11.8 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 5 PM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. * AT 12.0 FEET...THE FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS BEGIN. $$ INC017-103-169-130400- /O.CAN.KIWX.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090214T1100Z/ /WABI3.1.ER.090211T1807Z.090212T0645Z.090212T2141Z.NO/ 946 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT WABASH * AT 8 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ INC053-103-169-130400- /O.CAN.KIWX.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090213T2000Z/ /MROI3.1.ER.090212T0649Z.090212T1200Z.090212T1720Z.NO/ 946 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION * AT 6 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO NEAR 10.3 FEET AROUND 1 AM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13. $$
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 11, 6:40 AM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 6:40 AM EST, 4 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
640 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009
.AVIATION...
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL EJECT RAPIDLY
NORTHEAST TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED SFC LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEAST...AND
SHOULD PASS NEAR FWA JUST BEFORE 00Z. GULF MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
STREAM NORTH IN FRONT OF THIS SYSTEM ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABUNDANCE OF
LOW CLOUDS/MVFR/IFR CIGS. HAVE MADE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO ONGOING
TAFS CONCERNING THE TIMING/DURATION OF THESE LOW CLOUDS. CONDITIONS
UNTIL FROPA SHOULD BE PRIMARILY MVFR OR IFR...WITH PERIODS OF RAIN
AND OCNL TSTMS. ALSO...HAVE RAISED WIND SPEEDS UP AFTER FROPA GIVEN
EXPECTED TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
...DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND THE ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE AREA
WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TODAY OUT OUT THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE GREAT
LAKES REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A VARIETY OF WEATHER INCLUDING
FOG...HIGH WINDS...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AND A WINTRY MIX.
DENSE FOG EARLY NEAR THE MI LINE WITH LIFT AS RAIN SPREADS INTO THE
AREA. WILL HANDLE THIS DENEE FOG IN AN SPS STATEMENT GIVEN THE
RELATIVE SHORT DURATION OF THE FOG.
UPSTREAM...THE LATEST VAPOR SATELLITE INDICATED AN IMPRESSIVE
SIGNATURE...WITH THE UPPER LOW BEGINNING TO BECOME NEGATIVELY
TILTED OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE AHEAD OF
THE SYSTEM OVER THE OHIO VALLEY REGION WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
FOR SEVERE STORMS AS GULF MOISTURE SURGES NORTH AND AS A MID LEVEL
COLD POCKET APPROACH THE REGION. THE COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL
STEEPEN LAPSE RATES BY LATE AFTERNOON. OBSERVED UPSTREAM 500 MB
TEMPS WERE AS COLD AS -31C...WITH THE GFS ADVECTING -23C INTO THE
FORECAST AREA. THE LATEST NAM/BUFKIT FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATED
SIGNIFICANT HELICITY DEVELOPING IN 0-3 KM LAYER. VERY IMPRESSIVE
WIND FIELDS...EVEN IN THE LOW LEVELS WITH WINDS PROJECTED UP TO 75
KNOTS BELOW 5000 FEET. BELIEVE THERE MAY BE AT LEAST A SHORT BREAK
IN THE CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON OVER SE AREAS/AOH...TO ALLOW SOME
DESTABILIZATION. LCL VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW...AND SO PUTTING ALL
THESE TOGETHER...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES. GIVEN
THE STRONG WIND PROFILES...THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE FOR NON-
CONVECTIVE HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY JUST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...
WITH THE GREATEST RISK FROM ABOUT 5 PM TO 8 PM EST. THERE MAY ALSO
BE A SQUALL LINE DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WHICH WOULD LIKELY
PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS. AS FOR THE SFC LOW TRACK...THE NCEP MODELS
HAVE OVERALL BEEN TRENDING SLOWER AND FARTHER SOUTHEAST. GUT
FEELING IS THE SFC LOW TRACK WILL TRACK FROM ABOUT OKK...FWA TO
ADG...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE LATEST ISALLOBARIC ANALYSIS. THIS TRACK
WILL FAVOR HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST 2/3RDS OF THE FORECAST
AREA...WITH CURRENT THINKING OF TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 1.50 TO 2.25
INCHES...SO WILL CONTINUE FLOOD WATCH.
THE DEFORMATION ZONE WILL LIKELY STILL BE OVER THE AREA THIS
EVENING...WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE NW... SBN/BEH BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...BELIEVE ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS
THAN AN INCH.
&&
.LONG TERM...
FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
LONG TERM GRIDS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE AND FEW CHANGES NEEDED. CONTINUED
WITH PREVIOUS THINKING AND USING ENSEMBLE BLEND AND CONSISTENCY FOR
THIS PACKAGE AS OPERATIONAL MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH DETAILS.
FIRST ISSUE OF CONCERN IS SHORT WAVE APPROACHING THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND MOVING ACROSS REGION ON SATURDAY. LATEST GUIDANCE HAS
TRENDED NORTH WITH THIS SYSTEM. NAM WRF IS RATHER STRONG AND AN
OUTLIER WITH A 998MB LOW NEAR LAF BY 12Z SAT. THIS MODEL HAS
STRUGGLED BEYOND 36 HOURS THIS SEASON SO GENERALLY THROWING THIS
SOLUTION OUT FOR NOW. GFS MUCH FURTHER SOUTH AND WEAKER WITH A 1002
MB SURFACE LOW IN SOUTHERN IL AT 12Z SAT. ECMWF A NICE COMPROMISE ON
LOCATION AND AN EVEN WEAKER SURFACE LOW THAN GFS. 00Z GEMGLB
RESEMBLES GFS BUT A LITTLE DEEPER. GEFS CONTINUES TO ENCOMPASS MOST
SOLUTIONS AND PREFER THE MEAN AT THIS TIME GIVEN DIFFERENCES IN
OPERATIONAL MODELS AND POTENTIAL IMPACT ON FORECAST AREA. NET RESULT
OF THESE TRENDS AND DIFFERENCES WAS AN INTRODUCTION OF RAIN
POSSIBILITY WITH SNOW IN THE SOUTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH
SLIGHTLY WARMER LOW LEVEL THERMAL FIELDS. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY DID NOT WANT TO MAKE MANY CHANGES AS EXPECT NEXT COUPLE
MODEL ITERATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE AND LIKELY TOWARD A FURTHER
NORTH AND WARMER SOLUTION. QUESTION REMAINS HOW FAR NORTH AND WHERE
IMPORTANT RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL ACTUALLY SET UP. POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR
A FEW INCHES OF SNOW SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH THIS
SYSTEM.
REMAINDER OF LONG TERM GRIDS BASICALLY UNCHANGED. SOME QUESTION NOW
REGARDING POPS ON TUESDAY WITH LATEST MODEL RUNS SUGGESTING BEST
MOISTURE TO OUR WEST AND BETTER CHANCES OF PCPN ON WEDNESDAY. WILL
ALLOW THESE POPS TO RIDE AND NEXT SHIFT CAN BETTER EVALUATE LONG
RANGE SOLUTIONS AS THEY PERTAIN TO NEW DAY 7 AND BLEND WITH CURRENT
DAY 7.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY TO 5 AM EST /4
AM CST/ THURSDAY FOR INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR INZ003>009-012>018-020-
022>027-032>034.
MI...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
MIZ077>081.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR MIZ077>081.
OH...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025.
LM...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...SKIPPER
LONG TERM...LASHLEY
AVIATION...SKIPPER/LASHLEYHazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 5:46 AM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 546 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-LMZ043-046-MIZ077>081-OHZ001- 002-004-005-015-016-024-025-121100- 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- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 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 546 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009 /446 AM CST WED FEB 11 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT OVER NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO. THE MAIN HAZARD IS DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH...BUT ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS...DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE REGION DUE TO THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...WITH VERY STRONG WINDS LIKELY AFTER A COLD FRONT PASSES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.50 TO 2.25 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MARION TO HILLSDALE...WITH LESS AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE. RUNOFF FROM THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN ATOP SATURATED SOILS WILL LEAD TO AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OF NUMEROUS RIVERS. ICE FLOWS AND POTENTIAL JAMS MAY EXACERBATE ANY FLOODING. LONGER TERM LAKE STORAGE FLOODING COULD ALSO OCCUR BY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. IT REMAINS TOO EARLY FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS WITH RESPECT TO THIS SYSTEM...HOWEVER A HEAVY SNOWFALL EVENT DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 10:56 AM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Huntington and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 5 days |
| Feb 11, 11:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen | 6 days |
| Feb 11, 11:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Saint Joseph | 71 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 71 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 71 hr |
| Feb 11, 11:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Huntington, Wells | 5 days |
| Feb 11, 11:10 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 35 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:45 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Huntington and 4 more | 9 hr |
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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.