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River Flood Warning 39, NWS Northern Indiana

April 11, 2024Pulaski County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Apr 11, 2024, 11:24 AM EDT for Pulaski County, Indiana. It took effect at Apr 12, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 11, 2024, 11:24 AM EDT (15:24 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 12, 2024, 8:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 13, 2024, 12:48 PM EDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Pulaski County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:27 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 Tippecanoe River near Ora (ORAI3).

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03331500, 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 11, 6:47 AM EDT, 4 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 6:47 AM EDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 4:57 AM EDT, 6 hours 27 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
457 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

INZ005-103-104-203-204-MIZ078>081-177-277-120900-
Elkhart-Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-Southern La Porte-
Western St. Joseph IN-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-
Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
457 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024 /357 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Periods of moderate to locally heavy rain are expected today that
could bring increased ponding of water in low and poor drainage
areas.

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

Lingering areas of ponding are possible in low and poor drainage
areas.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ006>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-116-216-OHZ001-002-
004-005-015-016-024-025-120900-
Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-
Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-
Grant-Blackford-Jay-Northern Kosciusko-Southern Kosciusko-Williams-
Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
457 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024 /357 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2024/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

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

.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.

Rainfall accumulations totaling an addition 0.5 inch to inch through
Friday morning will likely contribute to river and stream flooding,
especially over the Maumee and Wabash River Basins.

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

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

   Flood Watch.

Rainfall accumulations totaling an addition 0.5 inch to inch through
Friday morning will likely contribute to river and stream flooding,
especially over the Maumee and Wabash River Basins.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-120900-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
457 AM EDT Thu Apr 11 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
EDT FRIDAY...

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...Friday through Wednesday.

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

   Small Craft Advisory.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 10, 10:35 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	6 days
Apr 11, 5:13 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Jay	34 hr
Apr 11, 5:20 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Wells	5 days
Apr 11, 11:24 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley	28 hr
Apr 11, 2:30 PM EDT	Wind Advisory	IWX	Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Marshall and 4 more	30 hr
Apr 11, 3:06 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen	5 days
Apr 11, 3:59 PM EDT	Gale Warning	IWX		26 hr
Apr 11, 11:24 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam	67 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2024 Every river flood warning in 2024

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.