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River Flood Warning 50, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Mar 27, 2020, 9:38 PM EDT for Allen County, DeKalb County, Indiana; Defiance County, Ohio. It took effect at Mar 29, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2020, 9:38 PM EDT (01:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2020, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2020, 9:38 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 days
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Allen County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Defiance County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 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 St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Newville (NVLI3). The gauge peaked at 11.72 ft at Mar 29, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 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 04178000, 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 27, 6:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 6:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 27, 3:53 PM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Northern Indiana 353 PM EDT Fri Mar 27 2020 INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-282000- La Porte-St. Joseph IN-Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Berrien-Cass MI- St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH- 353 PM EDT Fri Mar 27 2020 /253 PM CDT Fri Mar 27 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms are expected this evening through the overnight hours. Expect heavy rain, and possibly an isolated severe storm with large hail or strong wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Thunderstorms and heavy rain are also expected on Saturday and Saturday night. The hazards associated with the storms include hail, damaging wind gusts, and possibly a few tornadoes. The rainfall from these storms may cause flooding of poor drainage areas and rises on area rivers and streams. Strong winds are expected late Saturday night through Sunday. Wind gusts up to 45 mph are possible in this timeframe. Winds diminish Sunday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025- 282000- Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-Kosciusko-Whitley- Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant- Blackford-Jay-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- 353 PM EDT Fri Mar 27 2020 /253 PM CDT Fri Mar 27 2020/ ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EDT /11 PM CDT/ TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and 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. Thunderstorms, capable of producing heavy rainfall, are expected this evening through the overnight hours. An isolated strong to severe storm is also possible capable of producing hail or strong wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch. Thunderstorms, capable of producing heavy rainfall, are expected to persist until midday Saturday. An isolated strong to severe storm capable of producing large hail or strong wind gusts is also possible. Another round of thunderstorms is expected Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. The hazards associated with the storms include large hail, damaging wind gusts, and possibly a few tornadoes. The rainfall from these storms may cause flooding of poor drainage areas and rises on area rivers and streams. Strong winds are expected late Saturday night through Sunday. Wind gusts up to 45 mph are possible in this timeframe. Winds diminish Sunday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. LMZ043-046-282000- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 353 PM EDT Fri Mar 27 2020 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms, capable of producing heavy rainfall, are expected this evening through the overnight hours. An isolated strong to severe storm is also possible capable of producing hail or strong wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Watch. Another round of thunderstorms is expected Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. The hazards associated with the storms include large hail, damaging wind gusts, and possibly a few tornadoes. The rainfall from these storms may cause flooding of poor drainage areas and rises on area rivers and streams. Windy conditions, with gales possible, are expected late Saturday night into Sunday which would be hazardous to small crafts.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 9:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 25 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley | 4 days |
| Mar 27, 9:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 38 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:38 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Wells | 21 days |
| Mar 28, 4:25 AM EDT | Gale Warning | IWX | 43 hr | |
| Mar 28, 6:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 7:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Wabash | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 7:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass, Miami | 26 min |
| Mar 28, 7:54 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Huntington, Miami, Wabash, Wells | 36 min |
| Mar 28, 8:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Adams | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 3:27 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 28, 8:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Putnam, Van Wert | 26 min |
| Mar 28, 8:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | IWX | Allen, Putnam, Van Wert | 24 min |
| Mar 28, 3:36 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | IWX | 31 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2020River Flood Warnings in Ohio, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020
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.