Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Northern Indiana

Issued

May 26, 2011, 12:24 AM EDT (04:24 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2011, 11:15 AM EDT

In force

11 hr

Issued by

NWS Northern Indiana

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Williams County, OH

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

112 
WGUS53 KIWX 260424
FFWIWX
OHC003-039-051-069-125-137-171-261515-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0012.110526T0424Z-110526T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1224 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  SOUTHERN FULTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  SOUTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  NORTHEASTERN ALLEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
  PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
  PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT

* AT 1216 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN FROM THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 36
  MILES WEST OF HICKSVILLE TO 54 MILES SOUTH OF GROVER HILL...OR
  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TRI-LAKES TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  PORTLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...
  HICKSVILLE...
  BRYAN...
  DEFIANCE...
  OTTAWA...
  BLUFFTON AND ARCHBOLD...
  NAPOLEON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 
IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 4 AM EDT. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY HEAVY 
RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND 
SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO RAPID FLASH FLOODING AS THIS 
AREA OF HEAVY RAIN ARRIVES BETWEEN 1 AM EDT AND 2 AM EDT.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY 
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 
NORTHERN INDIANA.

&&

LAT...LON 4081 8388 4098 8439 4099 8439 4099 8441
      4111 8480 4143 8479 4155 8438 4164 8386

$$

738 
WGUS73 KIWX 260641
FFSIWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
241 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

OHC003-039-051-069-125-137-171-261515-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110526T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUTNAM OH-HENRY OH-PAULDING OH-DEFIANCE OH-WILLIAMS OH-FULTON OH-
ALLEN OH-
241 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR
SOUTHERN FULTON...SOUTHERN WILLIAMS...DEFIANCE AND HENRY COUNTIES IN
NORTHWEST OHIO...AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN...PAULDING AND PUTNAM
COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

.RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...VERY HEAVY RAINALL 
COMBINED WITH SATURATED GROUNDS HAS CAUSED A RAPID INCREASE IN WATER 
LEVELS IN MANY STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS. PERSONS WHO LIVE IN 
FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR 
LOCAL MEDIA FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FLOOD STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE 
WARNINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 
OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND 
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO 
DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.

&&

LAT...LON 4081 8388 4098 8439 4099 8439 4099 8441
      4111 8480 4143 8479 4155 8438 4164 8386

$$


SW

841 
WGUS73 KIWX 261511
FFSIWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1111 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

OHC003-039-051-069-125-137-171-261519-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110526T1515Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PUTNAM OH-HENRY OH-PAULDING OH-DEFIANCE OH-WILLIAMS OH-FULTON OH-
ALLEN OH-
1111 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN
FULTON...SOUTHERN WILLIAMS...DEFIANCE AND HENRY COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST
OHIO...AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN...PAULDING AND PUTNAM COUNTIES IN WEST
CENTRAL OHIO...

THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. 
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4081 8388 4098 8439 4099 8439 4099 8441
      4111 8480 4143 8479 4155 8438 4164 8386

$$

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