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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Northern Indiana

April 3, 20255 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Apr 3, 2025, 3:15 AM EDT for 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Apr 3, 2025, 3:34 AM EDT. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2025, 3:15 AM EDT (07:15 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 3, 2025, 3:34 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 4, 2025, 12:29 PM EDT
In force: 33 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 07:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 11.66 ft at Apr 3, 2025, 8:00 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 Apr 3, 2:37 AM EDT, 38 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Additional rain, possibly heavy returns to the area late Friday and again late Saturday.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 2:37 AM EDT, 38 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
237 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Additional rain, possibly heavy returns to the area late
  Friday and again late Saturday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 234 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

Deep meridonal upper trough through the wrn US accentuated by 120+
knot upper jet streak will continue to dig south twd the US/Mexico
border through late Fri. This deep sys ejects out in west TX Sat and
accelerates newd through the OH valley late Sun. Composite outflow
reinforced cold front early this morning will stall out over the mid
MS valley today before retreating back north Fri in response to
upstream sfc wave development. This yields and increasing warm
advective pattern developing late Fri and again late Sat with
potential for two additional rounds of heavy rainfall in some areas.
Best model consensus is across southern zones and will hold with
areal extent of prior issued long duration flood watch yet
acknowledge potential exists for some nwwd creep in frontal
zone in later model runs.

In wake of this sys, sharp ern Canada upper trough dvlps/deepens
with at least 2 shortwaves progged to drop through the lakes, one
late Mon and the other toward Thu. Unseasonably cold temps Sun-Tue
will claw their way back up late next week.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 150 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

VFR conditions should settle in for both sites through the
period as drier air works in. Small T/Td spreads would have
resulted in some fog issues with the clearing, but given the
strong winds still in place suspect we will be fine (may have to
watch for stratus development). Winds will diminish after 00Z
with fog maybe becoming more of an issue outside this period.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for INZ009-017-018-020-
     022>027-032>034.
OH...Flood Watch through Sunday morning for OHZ001-002-004-005-015-
     016-024-025.
MI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM EDT this morning for LMZ043-
     046.

&&

DISCUSSION...T
AVIATION...Fisher

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:09 AM EDT, 6 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
309 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

INZ005>008-012>015-103-104-116-203-204-216-MIZ078>081-177-277-040900-
Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton 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-
309 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025 /209 AM CDT Thu Apr 3 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

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

Additional rounds of rainfall possible late Friday through late
Saturday. Widespread hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ009-017-018-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-040900-
De Kalb-Whitley-Allen IN-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-
309 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY 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.

.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.

Additional rounds of rainfall possible late Friday through late
Saturday. Widespread hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ020-022>027-032>034-OHZ016-024-025-040900-
White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-
Jay-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
309 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY 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.

.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.

Additional rounds of rainfall possible late Friday through late
Saturday. A few storms could produce small hail late Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-040900-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
309 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

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.

   Small Craft Advisory.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:38 PM EDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1138 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     2 ESE Van Wert          40.85N 84.55W
04/02/2025                   Van Wert           OH   Public

            Photos on X of power poles and tree branches
            down. A home lost its roof at the corner of
            Jennings Rd and Mendon Rd. Time estimated
            via radar.

&&

MJ

Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1139 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     1 SSW Ottoville         40.92N 84.34W
04/02/2025                   Putnam             OH   Emergency Mngr

            Part of a barn was reported in the roadway
            on SR 66 , south of Ottoville.

&&

LWF

Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:42 PM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1142 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1112 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Dupont                  41.06N 84.30W
04/02/2025                   Putnam             OH   Emergency Mngr

            Several homes with extensive damage in
            Dupont, OH.

&&

MJ

Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1145 PM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1122 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 WNW Westminster       40.71N 84.02W
04/02/2025  M63 MPH          Allen              OH   AWOS

            AWOS station KAOH 2 WNW Westminster.

&&

MJ

Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:46 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 12:04 AM EDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1204 AM EDT Thu Apr 3 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0848 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Orland                  41.73N 85.17W
04/02/2025                   Steuben            IN   Emergency Mngr

            Emergency manager reports a barn with
            structural damage to the roof at 7640 N 750
            W ij Orland. Time estimated via radar.

&&

MJ

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 8:10 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Kosciusko, Noble	12 min
Apr 2, 8:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IWX	DeKalb, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and 1 more	61 min
Apr 2, 8:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Fulton, Miami, Pulaski, White	35 min
Apr 2, 9:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall	35 min
Apr 2, 9:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble	16 min
Apr 2, 9:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IWX	Blackford, Grant, Jay	50 min
Apr 2, 10:19 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb, Elkhart, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange and 4 more	6 hr
Apr 2, 10:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IWX	Adams, Wells	56 min
Apr 2, 10:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IWX	Adams, Allen	61 min
Apr 3, 12:31 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke	5 days
Apr 3, 12:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Saint Joseph	21 days
Apr 3, 12:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Elkhart, Noble	6 days
Apr 3, 12:49 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Saint Joseph	24 hr
Apr 2, 10:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Williams	35 min
Apr 2, 11:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam	29 min
Apr 2, 11:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry, Paulding	41 min
Apr 3, 3:49 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Henry	6 days
Apr 3, 3:49 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Putnam	21 days
Apr 3, 12:57 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Henry	21 days
Apr 2, 8:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Branch, Hillsdale	51 min

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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.