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River Flood Watch 16, NWS Northern Indiana

July 21, 20174 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood watch at Jul 21, 2017, 9:42 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jul 22, 2017, 3:48 PM EDT. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 21, 2017, 9:42 PM EDT (01:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 22, 2017, 3:48 PM EDT
Expired
Jul 24, 2017, 11:00 AM EDT
In force
43 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cass County, IN, Miami County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Whitley County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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 river

Written for the forecast point Eel River (IN) at North Manchester (NMCI3). The gauge peaked at 9.11 ft at Jul 22, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT.

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Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03328000, 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 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 river flood watch went out at Jul 21, 9:08 PM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 9:08 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 3:23 PM EDT, 6 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
323 PM EDT Fri Jul 21 2017

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-221930-
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-
323 PM EDT Fri Jul 21 2017 /223 PM CDT Fri Jul 21 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southwest
Michigan...northern Indiana and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorms are expected to move through the area late this evening
into early Saturday morning, with the potential to produce flash
flooding and severe weather. Damaging winds will be the primary
threat, with the best chance for severe thunderstorms west of
Interstate 69 in Indiana. An isolated tornado will also be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Thunderstorms are also possible into Saturday and Saturday night
with a slight risk for severe storms. Damaging winds along with
heavy rainfall would pose the main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed tonight.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or
check our web site at weather.gov/iwx

LMZ043-046-221930-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
323 PM EDT Fri Jul 21 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of The Nearshore
Waters of Southeastern Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorms are expected late this evening into Saturday morning
with locally higher winds and waves. Wind gusts to 50 knots will be
possible with the strongest storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The chance for thunderstorms will exist into Saturday afternoon.
Locally gusty winds and higher waves will be possible.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for further details or updates...or
check our web site at weather.gov/iwx

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 9:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXPulaski47 min
Jul 21, 10:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXStarke49 min
Jul 22, 12:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXKosciusko43 min
Jul 22, 1:21 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXLaPorte, Pulaski, Starke12 hr
Jul 22, 1:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningIWXWhite51 min
Jul 22, 3:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXHuntington, Wells34 min
Jul 22, 4:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXAdams28 min
Jul 22, 4:35 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXCass, Grant, Miami, Wabash6 hr
Jul 22, 4:35 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementIWXJay25 min
Jul 22, 10:44 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningIWXCass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley48 hr
Jul 21, 9:42 PM EDTRiver Flood WatchIWXDefiance, Fulton, Williams24 hr
Jul 22, 4:57 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningIWXAllen, Putnam, Van Wert6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Indiana, 2017Every river flood watch in 2017

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.