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River Flood Warning 18, NWS Northern Indiana

April 10, 2013Allen County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Apr 10, 2013, 10:28 PM EDT for Allen County, Indiana. It took effect at Apr 11, 2013, 6:41 PM EDT. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 10, 2013, 10:28 PM EDT (02:28 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 11, 2013, 6:41 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 13, 2013, 11:58 AM EDT
In force: 41 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Flood severity: Minor

County Allen County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point St. Marys River near Fort Wayne (SASI3). The gauge peaked at 14.09 ft at Apr 13, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 17 ft
Major stage: 19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04182000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 10, 6:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 6:51 PM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 4:37 AM EDT, 17 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
437 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-110900-
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
437 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013 /337 AM CDT WED APR 10 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. AN ISOLATED STORM MAY REACH
SEVERE LIMITS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
6.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE EAST
OF INTERSTATE 69 THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-110900-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
437 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG WINDS AND HIGH WAVES MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
FOR SMALL CRAFT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

&&

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, Apr 10, 5:08 PM EDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:18 PM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 9:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
914 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

INZ027-034-110145-
ADAMS IN-JAY IN-
914 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH JAY COUNTY...

AT 911 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PORTLAND TO 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF REDKEY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 45 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  PORTLAND...LIBER AND COLLETT...
  NEW CORYDON...WESTCHESTER AND TRINITY...
  BELLFOUNTAIN...BRICE AND BOUNDARY CITY...
  SALAMONIA...

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4056 8504 4060 8480 4032 8480 4032 8521
TIME...MOT...LOC 0114Z 248DEG 44KT 4052 8498 4021 8521

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1024 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

INZ032-033-110300-
BLACKFORD IN-GRANT IN-
1024 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD BLACKFORD...SOUTHEASTERN GRANT
AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN WELLS COUNTIES...

AT 1016 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAIRMOUNT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  GAS CITY...
  UPLAND...
  HARTFORD CITY...
  JONESBORO AND FOWLERTON...
  SHAMROCK LAKES...
  ARCANA...

STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN INDIANA.

LAT...LON 4040 8578 4041 8579 4060 8545 4057 8545
      4057 8531 4048 8523 4039 8541
TIME...MOT...LOC 0224Z 232DEG 35KT 4039 8562

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 8:31 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Adams, Blackford, Cass, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 4 more	6 hr
Apr 10, 9:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Jay	31 min
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Adams, Wells	10 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Allen	13 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Blackford	36 min
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Wabash, Wells	70 hr
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Huntington, Wells	6 days
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen	6 days
Apr 10, 11:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Wells	29 min
Apr 11, 12:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Miami	27 min
Apr 11, 1:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Cass, Grant, Miami, Wabash	51 min
Apr 11, 2:06 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall	24 min
Apr 11, 2:19 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Miami, Wabash	26 min
Apr 11, 2:29 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble	46 min
Apr 11, 2:46 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Wells	29 min
Apr 11, 3:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Adams, Allen, DeKalb	48 min
Apr 11, 4:34 AM EDT	Flood Watch	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington, Jay and 1 more	23 hr
Apr 11, 8:24 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	4 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	26 hr
Apr 11, 3:56 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley	8 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam	13 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Putnam	13 hr
Apr 10, 10:24 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Henry	13 hr
Apr 10, 10:28 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Williams	4 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam	3 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance	26 hr
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Putnam	4 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry	4 days
Apr 11, 11:16 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Henry	49 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2013 Every river flood warning in 2013

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.