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River Flood Warning 20, NWS Northern Indiana

April 18, 2019Defiance County, Fulton County, Williams County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Apr 18, 2019, 11:18 AM EDT for Defiance County, Fulton County, Williams County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 20, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 19 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 18, 2019, 11:18 AM EDT (15:18 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 20, 2019, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 9, 2019, 10:40 AM EDT
In force: 19 days
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
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 15:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Tiffin River at Stryker (STRO1). The gauge peaked at 14.60 ft at May 4, 2019, 12:00 AM EDT.

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.

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 18, 9:58 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 9:58 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 4:53 AM EDT, 6 hours 25 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
453 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2019

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-190900-
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-
453 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2019 /353 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2019/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest
Michigan and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Periods of showers with scattered thunderstorms today. Severe weather
is not expected, but locally heavy rainfall is possible. Additional
periods of moderate rain are expected tonight into early Friday
morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Rain showers are likely Friday and Saturday. Multi-day rainfall
amounts from Thursday through Saturday of 1 to 3 inches are expected,
with locally higher amounts possible. This rain could lead to some
flooding issues near creeks, rivers and lowland areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-190900-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
453 AM EDT Thu Apr 18 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for The Nearshore Waters of
Southeastern Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this morning.

A few gusts to 25 knots are expected this morning. Hazardous
conditions for small craft are expected to develop again late
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Conditions hazardous to small craft are expected for much of the
Friday through Saturday period. North gusts to 35 knot gales are also
possible on Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 18, 4:50 AM EDT	Gale Watch	IWX		11 hr
Apr 18, 3:32 PM EDT	Gale Warning	IWX		29 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2019 Every river flood warning in 2019

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.