River Flood Warning 7, NWS Northern Indiana

Issued

Mar 2, 2012, 11:03 AM CST (17:03 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 3, 2012, 6:00 PM CST

Expired

Mar 3, 2012, 9:13 AM CST

In force

Issued by

NWS Northern Indiana

Flood severity

Minor

Counties LaPorte County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Starke County, IN

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Written for the forecast point Kankakee River at Davis (DAVI3). The gauge peaked at 9.41 ft at Mar 1, 2012, 11:00 AM CST.

Action stage

9 ft

Minor stage

10 ft

Moderate stage

12 ft

Major stage

13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05515500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

140 
WGUS43 KIWX 021703
FLWIWX
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 
1203 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A 
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

  KANKAKEE RIVER AT DAVIS ROUTE 30 AFFECTING LA PORTE...ST. JOSEPH AND
  STARKE COUNTIES
  TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS 
  COUNTIES

.HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THIS WILL CAUSE RISES ON AREA RIVERS...AND MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
ALONG THE KANKAKEE RIVER AT DAVIS ROUTE 30 AND 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.

&&

INC091-141-149-031703-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0007.120304T0000Z-120306T0000Z/
/DAVI3.1.ER.120304T0000Z.120304T0600Z.120305T0000Z.NO/
1203 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE KANKAKEE RIVER AT DAVIS ROUTE 30
* FROM SATURDAY EVENING TO MONDAY EVENING.
* AT 11 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY EVENING  
  AND CREST NEAR 10.1 FEET AROUND  1 AM SUNDAY MARCH  4 AND FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND  7 PM SUNDAY MARCH  4.
* AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AGRICULTURAL AREAS BEGINS.

$$

OHC039-051-171-031703-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0008.120303T0900Z-120307T0600Z/
/STRO1.1.ER.120303T0900Z.120304T0600Z.120306T0600Z.NO/
1203 PM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 11 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING  AND CREST NEAR 11.5 FEET AROUND  1 AM SUNDAY MARCH  4 AND 
  FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND  1 AM TUESDAY MARCH  6.
* AT 12.0 FEET...PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 66 FLOOD NORTH OF ARCHBOLD.

$$

677 
WGUS83 KIWX 031513
FLSIWX
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 
1013 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...
 
  KANKAKEE RIVER AT DAVIS ROUTE 30 AFFECTING LA PORTE...ST. JOSEPH AND
  STARKE COUNTIES
 
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS HIGH WATER EVENT.

INC091-141-149-031543-
/O.CAN.KIWX.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120306T0000Z/
/DAVI3.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1013 AM EST SAT MAR 3 2012

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE KANKAKEE RIVER AT DAVIS ROUTE 30
* AT 10 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.

$$

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.