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River Flood Warning 42, NWS Northern Indiana

March 18, 2020Adams County, Wells County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Mar 18, 2020, 10:22 PM EDT for Adams County, Wells County, Indiana. It took effect at Mar 19, 2020, 10:40 PM EDT. It was in force for 62 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 18, 2020, 10:22 PM EDT (02:22 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 19, 2020, 10:40 PM EDT
Expired: Mar 22, 2020, 1:09 PM EDT
In force: 62 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Adams County, IN, Wells County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 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 Wabash River at Linn Grove (LYNI3).

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 11 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03322900, 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 Mar 18, 7:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 18, 7:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 18, 3:50 PM EDT, 6 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
350 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2020

LMZ043-046-191000-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
350 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2020

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of
southeastern Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Gale Watch.

Thunderstorms are possible Thursday afternoon and evening.

INZ003-MIZ077-191000-
La Porte-Berrien-
350 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2020 /250 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2020/

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

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

   Lakeshore Flood Watch.

Thunderstorms with strong to severe storms possible Thursday
evening, with damaging winds being the main threat.

Lakeshore flooding and beach erosion are likely Friday as waves on
Lake Michigan reach 8 to 12 feet.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ004>009-014-016>018-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-
191000-
St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Marshall-
Kosciusko-Whitley-Allen IN-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-
Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
350 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Widespread rain is expected Thursday afternoon and evening, with
periods of moderate to heavy rainfall. This could lead to minor
flooding of low lying areas, streams and some rivers. Thunderstorms
with strong to severe storms are possible Thursday evening, with
damaging winds being the main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ012-013-015-020-022>027-032>034-191000-
Starke-Pulaski-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-
Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-
350 PM EDT Wed Mar 18 2020 /250 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2020/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Widespread rain is expected Thursday and early Friday, with periods
of moderate to heavy rainfall. This could lead to minor flooding of
low lying areas, streams and some rivers. Thunderstorms
with strong to severe storms Thursday evening are quite possible,
with damaging winds being the main threat.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed Thursday evening.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 10:22 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Wells	37 hr
Mar 19, 4:09 AM EDT	Lakeshore Flood Warning	IWX		49 hr
Mar 19, 4:13 AM EDT	Gale Warning	IWX		40 hr
Mar 19, 10:48 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		17 hr
Mar 19, 11:39 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley	21 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.