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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Jan 18, 2012, 10:01 PM EST for Defiance County, Fulton County, Williams County, Ohio. It took effect at Jan 19, 2012, 11:25 AM EST. It was in force for 70 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2012, 10:01 PM EST (03:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2012, 11:25 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 8:57 AM EST
- In force
- 70 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Williams County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Tiffin River at Stryker (STRO1). The gauge peaked at 11.67 ft at Jan 21, 2012, 4:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 16.5 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04185000, 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.
124 WGUS43 KIWX 190301 FLWIWX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1001 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES .MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. && OHC039-051-171-200301- /O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0002.120120T0000Z-120123T0600Z/ /STRO1.1.ER.120120T0000Z.120120T1800Z.120122T0600Z.NO/ 1001 PM EST WED JAN 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER * FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING AND CREST NEAR 11.8 FEET AROUND 1 PM FRIDAY JANUARY 20 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 AM SUNDAY JANUARY 22. * AT 12.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 66 FLOOD NORTH OF ARCHBOLD. $$
6 follow-up statements
632 WGUS83 KIWX 191419 FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 919 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES .MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS. DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS. ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. && OHC039-051-171-201419- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0002.120119T1625Z-120123T0800Z/ /STRO1.1.ER.120119T1625Z.120120T1800Z.120122T0800Z.NO/ 919 AM EST THU JAN 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 8 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 11.7 FEET AROUND 7 PM FRIDAY JANUARY 20 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY JANUARY 22. * AT 12.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 66 FLOOD NORTH OF ARCHBOLD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.3 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON MAY 17 2011. $$
541 WGUS83 KIWX 200336 FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1036 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER AFFECTING WILLIAMS COUNTY TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL EXPECTED SNOWFALL... IS CAUSING ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. && OHC171-210336- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0003.120120T1200Z-120124T0600Z/ /MONO1.1.ER.120120T1200Z.120121T0600Z.120123T0600Z.NO/ 1036 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER * FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 7 AM THURSDAY 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 FRIDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 12.2 FEET AROUND 7 PM SATURDAY JANUARY 21 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 AM MONDAY JANUARY 23. * AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS NEAR THE RIVER. $$ OHC039-051-171-210335- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0800Z/ /STRO1.1.ER.120119T1833Z.120120T1800Z.120122T0800Z.NO/ 1036 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 11.8 FEET AROUND 1 PM FRIDAY JANUARY 20 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY JANUARY 22. * AT 12.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 66 FLOOD NORTH OF ARCHBOLD. $$
858 WGUS83 KIWX 201509 FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER AFFECTING WILLIAMS COUNTY .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL EXPECTED SNOWFALL... IS CAUSING ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. && OHC171-211509- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120124T0600Z/ /MONO1.1.ER.120120T1800Z.120121T0600Z.120123T0600Z.NO/ 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 7 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 12.2 FEET AROUND 1 PM SUNDAY JANUARY 22 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 AM MONDAY JANUARY 23. * AT 12.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LAND AND AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS NEAR THE RIVER. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 12.7 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON DEC 17 2011. $$ OHC039-051-171-211508- /O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0730Z/ /STRO1.1.ER.120119T1833Z.120120T1800Z.120122T0730Z.NO/ 1009 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 9 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 11.5 FEET AROUND 7 PM FRIDAY JANUARY 20 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 AM SUNDAY JANUARY 22. * AT 12.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 66 FLOOD NORTH OF ARCHBOLD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.3 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON MAY 17 2011. $$
872 WGUS83 KIWX 210347 FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1047 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL EXPECTED SNOWFALL... IS CAUSING ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. && OHC039-051-171-220347- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0730Z/ /STRO1.1.ER.120119T1833Z.120121T0315Z.120122T0730Z.NO/ 1047 PM EST FRI JAN 20 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 PM FRIDAY 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 FALL BELOW THE 11.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 AM SUNDAY JANUARY 22. * AT 12.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 66 FLOOD NORTH OF ARCHBOLD. * THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 11.3 FEET WHICH OCCURRED ON MAY 17 2011. $$
711 WGUS83 KIWX 211444 FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 944 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES .MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS. DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS. ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS OR SOONER IF NECESSARY. && OHC039-051-171-221444- /O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0730Z/ /STRO1.1.ER.120119T1833Z.120121T1330Z.120122T0730Z.NO/ 944 AM EST SAT JAN 21 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER * UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * AT 9 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET AND RISING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE 11.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 AM SUNDAY JANUARY 22. * AT 12.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 66 FLOOD NORTH OF ARCHBOLD. $$
580 WGUS83 KIWX 221357 FLSIWX FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 857 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS... TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS HIGH WATER EVENT. OHC039-051-171-221427- /O.CAN.KIWX.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120123T0730Z/ /STRO1.1.ER.120119T1833Z.120121T1330Z.120122T0648Z.NO/ 857 AM EST SUN JAN 22 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER * AT 8 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE VERY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO NEAR 10.3 FEET AROUND 1 PM SUNDAY JANUARY 22. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 9:28 AM EST | River Flood Warning | IWX | Williams | 26 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:18 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more | 35 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.