Alert archive / Indiana / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flood watch at Mar 3, 2011, 4:41 AM EST for 21 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Mar 4, 2011, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2011, 4:41 AM EST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2011, 3:00 PM EST
- In force
- 20 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
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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 nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 233 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1688 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
007 WGUS63 KIWX 030941 FFAIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 441 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE ROCKIES TODAY WILL SLOWLY EJECT OUT THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRIDAY AND UP THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS. THIS WILL EXACERBATE ONGOING RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA AND BRING ABOUT A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR GREATER LOWLAND FLOODING. THE EXTENT AND DEGREE OF POTENTIAL FLOODING IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THIS SYSTEMS TRACK AND INTENSITY WITH AS YET STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE GREATEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS. HOWEVER AS IT APPEARS NOW...WIDESPREAD BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...POTENTIALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL MAY DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW TO MINIMIZE FLOOD RELATED DAMAGES. INZ009-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 031800- /O.NEW.KIWX.FA.A.0002.110305T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 441 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA... ADAMS...ALLEN IN...BLACKFORD...CASS IN...DE KALB...GRANT... HUNTINGTON...JAY...MIAMI...WABASH AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH...DEFIANCE...FULTON OH...HENRY...PAULDING... PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. * FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
10 follow-up statements
303 WGUS63 KIWX 031617 FFAIWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1117 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE ROCKIES TODAY WILL SLOWLY EJECT OUT THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRIDAY AND UP THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS. THIS WILL EXACERBATE ONGOING RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA AND BRING ABOUT A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR GREATER LOWLAND FLOODING. THE EXTENT AND DEGREE OF POTENTIAL FLOODING IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THIS SYSTEMS TRACK AND INTENSITY WITH AS YET STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE GREATEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS. HOWEVER AS IT APPEARS NOW...WIDESPREAD BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...POTENTIALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL MAY DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING IN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW TO MINIMIZE FLOOD RELATED DAMAGES. INZ009-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 040030- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.110305T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 1117 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ADAMS...ALLEN IN... BLACKFORD...CASS IN...DE KALB...GRANT...HUNTINGTON...JAY... MIAMI...WABASH AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH... DEFIANCE...FULTON OH...HENRY...PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. * FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH. LOWLAND AREAS...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE PRONE TO RISING WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
433 WGUS63 KIWX 032029 FFAIWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 329 PM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE ROCKIES TODAY WILL SLOWLY EJECT OUT THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FRIDAY AND UP THE OHIO VALLEY SATURDAY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS. THIS WILL EXACERBATE ONGOING RIVER FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA AND BRING ABOUT A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR GREATER LOWLAND FLOODING. THE EXTENT AND DEGREE OF POTENTIAL FLOODING IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THIS SYSTEMS TRACK AND INTENSITY WITH AS YET STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE PLACEMENT OF THE GREATEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS. LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY FRIDAY MORNING AND OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WHEN WIDESPREAD BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. IN ADDITION...CONVECTION MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL. PERSONS LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW TO MINIMIZE FLOOD RELATED DAMAGES. INZ009-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 040430- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.110305T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 329 PM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ADAMS...ALLEN IN... BLACKFORD...CASS IN...DE KALB...GRANT...HUNTINGTON...JAY... MIAMI...WABASH AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH... DEFIANCE...FULTON OH...HENRY...PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. * FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT SOME AREAS. LOWLAND AREAS...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE PRONE TO RISING WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
434 WGUS63 KIWX 040311 FFAIWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1011 PM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AGAIN IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL REMAINS UNCERTAIN... WIDESPREAD BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS NOW TO MINIMIZE FLOOD RELATED DAMAGES. INZ009-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 041115- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.110305T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 1011 PM EST THU MAR 3 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ADAMS...ALLEN IN... BLACKFORD...CASS IN...DE KALB...GRANT...HUNTINGTON...JAY... MIAMI...WABASH AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH... DEFIANCE...FULTON OH...HENRY...PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. * FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT SOME AREAS. LOWLAND AREAS...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE PRONE TO RISING WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
437 WGUS63 KIWX 040928 FFAIWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 428 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AGAIN IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS AS THE LOW MOVES THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL REMAINS UNCERTAIN... WIDESPREAD BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR THREE INCHES. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD RUSH FLOOD MITIGATION PREPARATIONS TO COMPLETION TODAY TO MINIMIZE FLOOD RELATED DAMAGES. INZ009-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 041800- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.110305T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 428 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ADAMS...ALLEN IN... BLACKFORD...CASS IN...DE KALB...GRANT...HUNTINGTON...JAY... MIAMI...WABASH AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH... DEFIANCE...FULTON OH...HENRY...PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING... ESPECIALLY NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT SOME AREAS. LOWLAND AREAS...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE PRONE TO RISING WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
424 WGUS63 KIWX 041757 FFAIWX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1257 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWESTERN OHIO AND FAR SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. CURRENT INDICATIONS POINT TOWARDS THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS OCCURRING IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS AS THE LOW MOVES TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. BASIN AVERAGES ACROSS THE AREA WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS APPROACHING 3 INCHES WHERE CONVECTION DEVELOPS. WHILE RIVERS LEVELS ACROSS NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF INDIANA AS WELL AS FAR SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN ARE RUNNING MUCH LOWER THAN BASINS FURTHER SOUTHEAST...THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH A MOIST GROUND SUGGEST RUNOFF CONCERNS COULD BE GREATER. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME RIVERS TO EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING WITH LOW AREAS...CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS SEEING FLOODING AS WELL. ON THE LOWER ALTHOUGH THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL REMAINS UNCERTAIN... WIDESPREAD BASIN AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE WATCH AREA. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR THREE INCHES. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD RUSH FLOOD MITIGATION PREPARATIONS TO COMPLETION TODAY TO MINIMIZE FLOOD RELATED DAMAGES. INZ003>008-012>017-020-MIZ077>081-050200- /O.EXA.KIWX.FA.A.0002.110305T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE 1257 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 /1157 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ELKHART...FULTON IN...KOSCIUSKO...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE...MARSHALL...NOBLE...PULASKI...ST. JOSEPH IN...STARKE...STEUBEN...WHITE AND WHITLEY. IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...BERRIEN...BRANCH...CASS MI...HILLSDALE AND ST. JOSEPH MI. * FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AN INCREASED CONCERN FOR RIVER FLOODING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT SOME AREAS. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME RIVERS TO RISE CLOSE TO OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. IN ADDITION...LOWLAND AREAS...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE PRONE TO RISING WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ INZ009-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 050200- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.110305T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 1257 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ADAMS...ALLEN IN... BLACKFORD...CASS IN...DE KALB...GRANT...HUNTINGTON...JAY... MIAMI...WABASH AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH... DEFIANCE...FULTON OH...HENRY...PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. * FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * ANOTHER ROUND OF WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING... ESPECIALLY NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS THAT ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT SOME AREAS. LOWLAND AREAS...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL ALSO BE PRONE TO RISING WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
469 WGUS63 KIWX 050329 FFAIWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1029 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .LOW PRESSURE EXTENDED ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TO EASTERN TEXAS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES BY SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA... NORTHWESTERN OHIO AND FAR SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. BASIN AVERAGES ACROSS THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 2 INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SPOT AMOUNTS NEAR 3 INCHES IN AREAS WHERE THUNDERSTORMS REPEATEDLY TRACK. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IS POSSIBLE. FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND BASEMENT FLOODING IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG THE MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL FOLLOW. STREAM FLOW AND RIVER LEVELS ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...IN THE KANKAKEE AND SAINT JOSEPH MICHIGAN BASINS...ARE RUNNING LOWER THAN BASINS TO THE SOUTHEAST. STILL THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH MOIST GROUND SUGGEST RUNOFF COULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLOODING...FOLLOWED BY POTENTIAL MINOR FLOODING OF MAIN STEAM RIVERS. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD RUSH FLOOD MITIGATION PREPARATIONS TO COMPLETION TODAY TO MINIMIZE FLOOD RELATED DAMAGES. INZ009-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 051130- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 1029 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ADAMS...ALLEN IN... BLACKFORD...CASS IN...DE KALB...GRANT...HUNTINGTON...JAY... MIAMI...WABASH AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH... DEFIANCE...FULTON OH...HENRY...PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY WHICH WILL LIKELY EXACERBATE CURRENT FLOODING AND LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS MAY REPEATEDLY AFFECT SOME AREAS OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IS POSSIBLE. FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND BASEMENT FLOODING IS ALSO ANTICIPATED. MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG THE MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL FOLLOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ INZ003>008-012>017-020-MIZ077>081-051130- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE 1029 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 /929 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA... ELKHART...FULTON IN...KOSCIUSKO...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE... MARSHALL...NOBLE...PULASKI...ST. JOSEPH IN...STARKE... STEUBEN...WHITE AND WHITLEY. IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...BERRIEN... BRANCH...CASS MI...HILLSDALE AND ST. JOSEPH MI. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY WHICH MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS MAY REPEATEDLY AFFECT SOME AREAS OVERNIGHT. THE RISK OF HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH MOIST GROUND SUGGEST RUNOFF COULD BE SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS...FOLLOWED BY POTENTIAL MINOR FLOODING OF MAIN STEAM RIVERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
802 WGUS63 KIWX 050617 FFAIWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 117 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PUSH EAST INTO WESTERN OHIO BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL STRETCHING FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS EAST NORTHEAST THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH DAYBREAK. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS AND GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LOGANSPORT TO DEFIANCE. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. BASIN AVERAGES ACROSS THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 2 INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL IN PLACES. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS REMAINS POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION... MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. INZ003>008-012>017-020-MIZ077>081-050730- /O.CAN.KIWX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE 117 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 /1217 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED. $$ INZ009-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025- 051400- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE 117 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ADAMS...ALLEN IN... BLACKFORD...CASS IN...DE KALB...GRANT...HUNTINGTON...JAY... MIAMI...WABASH AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH... DEFIANCE...FULTON OH...HENRY...PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING WHICH WILL LIKELY EXACERBATE CURRENT FLOODING AND LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS REMAINS POSSIBLE. MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
783 WGUS63 KIWX 050834 FFAIWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 334 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .LOW PRESSURE AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER WESTERN INDIANA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PUSH EAST INTO WESTERN OHIO BY EARLY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL STRETCHING FROM SOUTHERN ILLINOIS EAST NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH DAYBREAK. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS AND GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MARION TO OTTAWA. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ACROSS THE AREA. BASIN AVERAGES ACROSS THE MAUMEE AND WABASH RIVER BASINS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 2 INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL IN MOST PLACES. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS REMAINS POSSIBLE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION... MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. INZ009-018-022>025-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-050945- /O.CAN.KIWX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON... DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE 334 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN HAD DIMINISHED. $$ INZ026-027-032>034-OHZ016-024-025-051700- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE... MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS... VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 334 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ADAMS... BLACKFORD...GRANT...JAY AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH...PUTNAM AND VAN WERT. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING WHICH WILL LIKELY EXACERBATE CURRENT FLOODING AND LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS REMAINS POSSIBLE. MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
757 WGUS63 KIWX 051756 FFAIWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1256 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LIKELY... .OCCASIONAL RAIN WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY WILL GENERALLY ONLY BE A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH...BUT COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...MAY LEAD TO LOW LAND AND STREAM FLOODING AND RESULT IN ADDITIONAL RISES ON RIVERS IN THE AREA... MANY OF WHICH ARE ALREADY HIGH OR FLOODED. PEOPLE LIVING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. INZ026-027-032>034-OHZ016-024-025-060000- /O.CON.KIWX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE... MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS... VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 1256 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...ADAMS... BLACKFORD...GRANT...JAY AND WELLS. IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH...PUTNAM AND VAN WERT. * UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING * TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING WHICH WILL LIKELY EXACERBATE CURRENT FLOODING AND LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS REMAINS POSSIBLE. MINOR TO MODERATE RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER FLOODED ROADS...TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE AND REPORT THE FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
651 WGUS63 KIWX 052000 FFAIWX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 300 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 .THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELED. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON... ENDING THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME RIVERS AND OTHER LOWLAND FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. INZ026-027-032>034-OHZ016-024-025-052100- /O.CAN.KIWX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-110306T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE... MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS... VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 300 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON ENDING THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME RIVERS AND OTHER LOWLAND FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. $$
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 Mar 3, 4:20 AM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 4:20 AM EST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
420 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011
.SHORT TERM...
SFC RIDGE OVR THE SRN LAKES THIS MORNING WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT EWD IN
RESPONSE TO SIG SW TROUGH COMING ONSHORE OVR THE NWPAC COAST THIS
MORNING W/FAIRLY STG RTN FLW DVLPG BY AFTN. BUMPED TEMPS A BIT
HIGHER ESP SW GIVEN DEGREE OF LL WAA AND ESP IN LIGHT OF YDA/S COLD
BIASED BUST.
00Z GUIDANCE TRENDS A TAD SLWR W/NEWD BULGE OF GREATER MSTR FLUX
TONIGHT AND KNOCKED EVENING POPS LWR. OTHERWISE STILL QUITE A BIT OF
UNCERTAINTY ON HOW WRN TROUGH EJECTS OUT W/A GENERAL PIECEMEAL
EJECTION STILL FVRD ALTHOUGH LTL MODEL CONSENSUS IMPLIED AS EVIDENT
IN TRACK/INTENSITY SPREAD OF LEAD SFC WAVE FRI NIGHT AND SECONDARY SFC
WAVE SAT NIGHT. REGARDLESS PROXIMITY OF SFC FNTL ZONE AND DEGREE OF
MSTR TRANSPORT FRI-SAT WARRANTS AN EVEN HIGHER BUMP IN POPS. HEAVY
RAIN THREAT ON THE OTHER HAND LOOKS TO FOCUS ONCE AGAIN ACRS SE HALF
OF THE CWA PARTICULARLY LT FRI NIGHT AND SAT TIMED W/GREATER
ASCENT/LL MSTR FLUX ON NOSE OF LLJ NEWD OF LEAD SFC WAVE LIFTING
OVERHEAD SAT AFTN. SREF/GEFS COLLOCATION OF HEAVIEST QPF AXIS NR 1.5
IN LENDS SIG CONFIDENCE IN DELINEATING ANOTHER AREAL FLOOD WATCH FOR
FRI NIGHT AND SAT SE HALF. POTENTIAL IS HIGH FOR AN EXPANDED/GREATER
FLOOD RISK IN THOSE AREAS OUTSIDE EXISTING MODERATE RIVER FLOODING
AS ANTECEDENT CONDS ARE RIPE FOR SIG ADDNL FLOODING.
&&
.LONG TERM...
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
ACTIVE PAC FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOW MID LEVEL
HEIGHTS OVER THE NORTHWEST PAC WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE EJECTION
OF NUMEROUS IMPULSES INTO THE CONUS. PROGRESSIVE FLOW WILL BE THE
NORM WITH ANOTHER POTENT DISTURBANCE EXPECTED INTO THE REGION EARLY
NEXT WEEK. FRI-SAT SYSTEM WILL GIVE WAY TO WEAK GENERAL RIDGING
THROUGH MONDAY...WITH ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM EXPECTED INTO THE REGION
BY LATE TUES. FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO WAVER ON THE EXIT SPEED OF
THE SYSTEM AT THE START OF THE PERIOD...WITH EXCELLENT CONSENSUS AND
CONTINUITY PER THE LATE PERIOD SYSTEM. PREFERENCE REMAINS WITH A
PROGRESSIVE BIAS THROUGH THE PERIOD...A SOLUTION WHICH LINES UP BEST
WITH THE 00Z GFS ATTM. FORECAST CHANCES WERE SMALL...WITH TRENDS
CONTINUED IN POP AND WX GRIDS.
CONTINUED WITH 50 POP MENTION SAT NIGHT...RAISING TO LIKELY IN THE
EAST GIVEN CONTINUED SIGNALS FOR LINGERING LARGE SCALE ASCENT AND
THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EXTENDED DEFORMATION ZONE OVER THE AREA. SOME
SNOW ACCUMS WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN COOLING LL PROFILES IN THE
PERIOD.
SUN-WED...RIDGING IS EXPECTED SUN-MON BEFORE ANOTHER STAUNCH IMPULSE
PUSHES INTO THE REGION LATE TUES INTO WED. MODERATING AIRMASS WITH
LITTLE TO NO SNOW PACK EXPECTED WILL SUPPORT DEEPER MIXING
HEIGHTS...AND HAVE BIASED TEMPS UP SOME...GIVEN CONCERNS THAT
FORECAST MODELS ARE TOO COLD. INCREASED POPS TUES NIGHT AND WED
GIVEN CONTINUED STRONG MODEL/ENSEMBLE SUPPORT FOR ANOTHER STAUNCH
SYSTEM INTO THE REGION. GOMEX WILL HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN PER THIS
WEEKEND/S SYSTEM...WITH RECOVERY LIMITATIONS LIKELY. THUS...HEAVY
RAIN CONCERNS REMAIN LOW ATTM. DID ADD A SLIGHT THUNDER MENTION
GIVEN THE LIKELY ADVECTION OF AN EML OVER THE REGION IN THE PRESENCE
OF A STOUT LLJ. THERMAL FIELDS WILL RECOVERY QUITE
EXTENSIVELY...WITH TEMPS LIKELY TO SOAR INTO THE 50S BY WED. HAVE
CONTINUED WARMING TREND.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDS THROUGH MOST OF THE PD AS SFC RIDGE SHIFTS EWD AND
INITIALLY VRY DRY AIRMASS BEGINS TO MOISTEN UP TONIGHT. FLIGHT
CONDS ARE XPCD TO RAPIDLY GO DOWNHILL FRI MORNING IN RESPONSE TO
VEERING/INTENSIFYING LLJ AND RAPID NEWD MSTR FLUX OUT OF THE SRN
PLAINS.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
INZ009-018-022>027-032>034.
MI...NONE.
OH...FLOOD WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025.
LM...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...T
LONG TERM...JC
AVIATION...THazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 4:19 AM EST, 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 419 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 INZ003>008-012>017-020-MIZ077>081-040930- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI- MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-BERRIEN-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER... HILLSDALE 419 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 /319 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR FLOODING ON SOME RIVERS. A THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ009-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-040930- DE KALB-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT- BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...FORT WAYNE... LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...LIMA 419 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MANY RIVERS IN THE AREA REMAIN IN FLOOD. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FLOODING WILL LIKELY PERSIST ON SOME RIVERS IN THE AREA THIS WEEK. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST RIVER STATEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...LEADING TO AN INCREASED RISK FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. A THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-040930- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 419 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HAZARDOUS SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES... OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE JC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 10:28 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.