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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Northern Indiana

April 3, 2025Elkhart County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Apr 3, 2025, 12:49 PM EDT for Elkhart County, Saint Joseph County, Indiana; Berrien County, Michigan. It took effect at Apr 3, 2025, 10:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 3, 2025, 12:49 PM EDT (16:49 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 3, 2025, 10:00 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 24, 2025, 12:49 PM EDT
In force: 21 days
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Elkhart County, IN, Saint Joseph County, IN, Berrien County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point St. Joseph River (MI/IN) at South Bend (SBNI3). The gauge peaked at 5.57 ft at Apr 3, 2025, 10:00 PM EDT.

Action stage: 4.5 ft
Minor stage: 5.5 ft
Moderate stage: 8 ft
Major stage: 9 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04101225, 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, 12:38 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 12:38 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 3:09 AM EDT, 9 hours 40 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 3, 9:52 AM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 11:33 AM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 3, 11:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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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, 3:15 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley	33 hr
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, 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

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Indiana, 2025 River Flood Warnings in Michigan, 2025 Every river flood warning in 2025

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.