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Flood Watch 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flood watch at Jan 27, 2013, 4:49 PM EST for 21 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 29, 2013, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2013, 4:49 PM EST (21:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2013, 3:46 AM EST
- In force
- 9 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 21:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Jan 27, 1:45 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 1:45 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 5:12 AM EST, 11 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 512 AM EST SUN JAN 27 2013 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-281015- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN- MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 512 AM EST SUN JAN 27 2013 /412 AM CST SUN JAN 27 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (INDWSWIWX) FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO BRING THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. VERY WARM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THIS FRONT AND THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND MELTING SNOW COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. SEE THE LATEST HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK (INDESFIWX) FOR MORE DETAILS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...ANY REPORTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT WILL BE APPRECIATED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-281015- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 512 AM EST SUN JAN 27 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 4:49 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 449 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2013 INZ003>005-012>016-020-022>024-MIZ077-078-272300- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN- KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER... PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS 449 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2013 /349 PM CST SUN JAN 27 2013/ ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT... AN AREA OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW WAS MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED THROUGH 600 PM EST OVER THIS AREA WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING MORE PERSISTENT AND HEAVIER DURING THE EVENING. ANY SNOWFALL SHOULD BE BRIEF AND MAINLY CONFINED TO SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS FOR A GLAZE OF ICE TO FORM ON STREETS... SIDEWALKS... AND PARKING LOTS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PEOPLE TRAVELING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 10:44 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:07 AM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 23 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.