Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Northern Indiana

Issued

May 26, 2011, 2:02 PM EDT (18:02 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Northern Indiana

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Wells County, IN, Defiance County, OH, Paulding County, OH

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

869 
WGUS53 KIWX 261802
FFWIWX
INC001-003-009-033-053-069-179-OHC039-125-262100-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FF.W.0013.110526T1802Z-110526T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHWESTERN BLACKFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
  NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
  ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
  SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
  SOUTHEASTERN HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
  WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
  WESTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO
  NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT

* AT 150 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER AREAS FROM GRANT COUNTY INTO ALLEN 
  COUNTY INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF DEFIANCE AND PAULDING COUNTY. 
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO LOCALLY ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES 
  CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS WHERE STORMS PERSIST. 
  THIS WILL ADD TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND FULL 
  STREAMS...CREEKS AND DITCHES. 

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  MAHON...ROANOKE...KINGSLAND...ZANESVILLE...TOCSIN...OSSIAN...
  ABOITE...YODER...NINE MILE...ROLLING HILLS...POE...MIDDLETOWN...
  HESSEN CASSEL...HOAGLAND...FORT WAYNE...MAPLES...NEW HAVEN...
  TILLMAN...ZULU...LEO-CEDARVILLE...WOODBURN...CUBA...GRABILL...
  HARLAN...GEORGETOWN...SPENCERVILLE...ANTWERP...CONCORD...SAINT
  JOE...HICKSVILLE...NEWVILLE...MARK CENTER...FARMER AND NEY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.
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 4055 8585 4067 8572 4067 8565 4073 8565
      4143 8484 4142 8444 4127 8459 4040 8557
      4039 8584

$$


FISHER

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WGUS73 KIWX 262004
FFSIWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
404 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

INC001-003-009-033-053-069-179-OHC039-125-262100-
/O.CON.KIWX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110526T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DE KALB IN-ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON IN-ADAMS IN-WELLS IN-GRANT IN-
BLACKFORD IN-PAULDING OH-DEFIANCE OH-
404 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR GRANT
COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA...AND NORTHWESTERN BLACKFORD COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL INDIANA...AND WELLS...NORTHWESTERN ADAMS...SOUTHERN
HUNTINGTON...ALLEN AND SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST
INDIANA...AND WESTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...AND
NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE 
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. AT 4 PM EDT...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS 
FOCUSED NORTH OF A FORT WAYNE TO WOODBURN LINE. RAINFALL RATES OF UP 
TO AN INCH AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THIS 
WILL ONLY ADD TO ALREADY SATURATED GROUND CONDITIONS AND RUNOFF INTO 
LOW AREAS...STREAMS...CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. 

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WOODBURN...
LEO-CEDARVILLE...CUBA...GRABILL...HARLAN...GEORGETOWN...ANTWERP...
SPENCERVILLE...CONCORD...SAINT JOE...HICKSVILLE...NEWVILLE...MARK
CENTER...FARMER AND NEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4055 8585 4067 8572 4067 8565 4073 8565
      4143 8484 4142 8444 4127 8459 4040 8557
      4039 8584

$$

549 
WGUS73 KIWX 262100
FFSIWX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
500 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

INC001-003-009-033-053-069-179-OHC039-125-262109-
/O.EXP.KIWX.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110526T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DE KALB IN-ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON IN-ADAMS IN-WELLS IN-GRANT IN-
BLACKFORD IN-PAULDING OH-DEFIANCE OH-
500 PM EDT THU MAY 26 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT FOR GRANT COUNTY
IN CENTRAL INDIANA...AND NORTHWESTERN BLACKFORD COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL INDIANA...AND WELLS...NORTHWESTERN ADAMS...SOUTHERN
HUNTINGTON...ALLEN AND SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST
INDIANA...AND WESTERN DEFIANCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OHIO...AND
NORTHWESTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS SHIFTED NORTHEAST OF THE WARNING AREA. 
WHILE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...THE 
THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS SUBSIDED. WATER MAY REMAIN ON SOME 
ROADWAYS BUT SHOULD CONTINUE TO RECEDE INTO THIS EVENING. 

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

LAT...LON 4055 8585 4067 8572 4067 8565 4073 8565
      4143 8484 4142 8444 4127 8459 4040 8557
      4039 8584

$$

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