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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Apr 2, 2024, 11:30 AM EDT for Henry County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 3, 2024, 4:46 AM EDT. It was in force for 45 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2024, 11:30 AM EDT (15:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2024, 4:46 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2024, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 45 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Henry County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Maumee River at Napoleon (CPBO1).
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 17 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 2, 11:06 AM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 11:06 AM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook...RESENT National Weather Service Northern Indiana 424 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 INZ005>009-012-014-017-018-103-104-116-203-204-216-MIZ078>081-177- 277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-030830- Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Marshall-Whitley- Allen IN-Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko- Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-Cass MI- St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien- Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- 424 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 /324 AM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest Michigan and northwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, with the greatest risk existing southeast of a Marion to Monroeville to Continental line. Large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are all possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon. INZ013-015-020-022>027-032>034-030830- Pulaski-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams- Grant-Blackford-Jay- 424 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, with the greatest risk existing southeast of a Marion to Monroeville to Continental line. Large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are all possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon. LMZ043-030830- New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI- 424 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .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. Small Craft Advisory. LMZ046-030830- Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI- 424 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of southeastern Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Small Craft Advisory. .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. Small Craft Advisory.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 2, 8:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
824 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM Flood Van Wert 40.87N 84.58W
04/02/2024 Van Wert OH Emergency Mngr
Emergency manager reports 24 hour rain
totals between 2.5 to 3 inches in Van Wert.
High water across multiple roads and in
low-lying areas with schools in a 2 hour
delay due to flooding.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Apr 2, 9:01 AM EDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
901 AM EDT Tue Apr 2 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 PM Flood 2 SE Wallen 41.14N 85.14W
04/01/2024 Allen IN Broadcast Media
Delayed report. Per broadcast media, there
is lots of standing water on southbound I-69
from the Dupont Rd exit to the Goshen Rd
exit. Unsure how deep water was.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Apr 2, 11:10 AM EDT, 20 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 10:09 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | LaPorte, Saint Joseph, Starke | 12 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Wells | 5 days |
| Apr 2, 4:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Jay | 41 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:17 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Blackford, Huntington, Jay, Wabash, Wells | 65 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:49 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Huntington, Wabash | 54 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:34 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Adams, Allen | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 10:40 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Miami, Wabash | 21 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:40 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, DeKalb | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 10:40 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke | 70 hr |
| Apr 2, 10:40 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke | 21 days |
| Apr 2, 11:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 5 days |
| Apr 2, 11:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen | 3 days |
| Apr 2, 1:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Jay | 26 min |
| Apr 2, 6:45 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | White | 16 hr |
| Apr 1, 10:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Williams | 7 days |
| Apr 2, 11:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Allen, Paulding, Putnam | 58 hr |
| Apr 2, 11:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Defiance, Henry | 4 days |
| Apr 2, 11:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Putnam | 4 days |
| Apr 2, 11:30 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | IWX | Williams | 21 days |
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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.