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River Flood Warning 52, NWS Northern Indiana

May 1, 20195 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at May 1, 2019, 2:52 AM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at May 1, 2019, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 71 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 1, 2019, 2:52 AM EDT (06:52 UTC)
In effect from: May 1, 2019, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired: May 4, 2019, 8:51 AM EDT
In force: 71 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

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

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:54 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 11.71 ft at May 1, 2019, 7:00 AM EDT.

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 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 May 1, 1:01 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 1:01 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 4:09 PM EDT, 10 hours 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
409 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2019

INZ003>005-012>015-020-MIZ077-078-012015-
La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-
White-Berrien-Cass MI-
409 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2019 /309 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2019/

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

Periods of showers and thunderstorms can be expected tonight.
Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible tonight which may lead
to flooding. Some small hail is also possible across northwest
Indiana this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Flash Flood Watch.

An active weather pattern will continue through Thursday with
periodic chances for locally heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms.

In addition to the threat for flooding, strong thunderstorms will be
possible Wednesday afternoon and evening with locally gusty winds
and small hail possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of rainfall amounts in excess of 1 inch or any
flooding will be appreciated through Thursday.

INZ006>009-016>018-022>027-032>034-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-
016-024-025-012015-
Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-Cass IN-
Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-
St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-
Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
409 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected tonight with the
greatest coverage along and west of Interstate 69. Some locally heavy
rainfall is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

An active weather pattern will continue through Thursday with
periodic chances for locally heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms.

In addition to the threat for flooding, strong thunderstorms will be
possible Wednesday afternoon and evening with locally gusty winds
and small hail possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter reports of rainfall amounts in excess of 1 inch or any
flooding will be appreciated through Thursday.

LMZ043-046-012015-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
409 PM EDT Tue Apr 30 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Wednesday through Thursday.

.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 30, 8:46 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb	8 days
Apr 30, 9:01 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Miami, Wabash	20 hr
Apr 30, 9:17 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Noble	11 days
Apr 30, 9:17 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Noble	62 hr
Apr 30, 9:17 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Saint Joseph	6 days
May 1, 5:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben	6 hr
May 1, 8:46 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Marshall, Pulaski, Starke	14 hr
May 1, 11:02 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Elkhart, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben	12 hr
May 1, 11:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke	4 days
May 1, 11:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke	5 days
May 1, 11:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	34 hr
May 1, 11:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Elkhart	7 days
May 1, 11:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Saint Joseph	33 hr
May 1, 11:37 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Saint Joseph	5 days
May 1, 1:35 PM EDT	River Flood Watch	IWX	Carroll, White	25 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 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.