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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Northern Indiana

April 2, 2025Williams County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Apr 2, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT for Williams County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 3, 2025, 7:18 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 2, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT (15:49 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 3, 2025, 7:18 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 7, 2025, 12:14 PM EDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

County Williams County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point St. Joseph River (OH/IN) at Montpelier (MONO1).

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 16 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, 11:43 AM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 11:43 AM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 4:05 AM EDT, 7 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
405 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-204-
216-MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-030900-
Elkhart-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 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-
405 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025 /305 AM CDT Wed Apr 2 2025/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms are likely this morning. While severe weather is not
expected, a few storms may produce small hail.

Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon with
a risk for hail and damaging winds. In addition isolated tornadoes
appear possible this evening along and south of the US 24 corridor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Additional rounds of rainfall are possible late Friday through late
Saturday. Additional significant rainfall could lead to some areal
flooding concerns across portions of northeast Indiana into northwest
Ohio.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is probable this afternoon and evening.

LMZ043-046-030900-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
405 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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.

   Gale Warning.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected through much of today. Small
hail and wind gusts to 35 knots are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:16 AM EDT, 33 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:17 AM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:21 AM EDT, 28 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:23 AM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:25 AM EDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 2, 11:26 AM EDT, 23 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, 7:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Huntington, Wabash, Whitley	29 min
Apr 2, 7:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Whitley	33 min
Apr 2, 8:15 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Huntington, Wells, Whitley	15 min
Apr 2, 8:19 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Wells	26 min
Apr 2, 8:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen	21 min
Apr 2, 8:38 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	22 min
Apr 2, 8:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen	10 min
Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb	21 days
Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	5 days
Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Noble	21 days
Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Allen	21 days
Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Adams, Wells	21 days
Apr 2, 11:49 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	21 days
Apr 2, 12:15 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	21 days
Apr 2, 2:14 PM EDT	Flood Watch	IWX	Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Grant and 7 more	3 days
Apr 2, 3:34 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		23 hr
Apr 2, 6:07 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	IWX		38 min
Apr 2, 6:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Cass, Fulton, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski, Starke and 1 more	81 min
Apr 2, 7:11 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Pulaski, Starke	21 min
Apr 2, 7:29 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	LaPorte, Marshall, Saint Joseph, Starke	31 min
Apr 2, 7:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	IWX	Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall, Pulaski and 2 more	51 min
Apr 2, 7:52 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	IWX	Kosciusko, Marshall	21 min
Apr 2, 7:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Defiance, Paulding	24 min
Apr 2, 7:58 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Defiance, Paulding	17 min
Apr 2, 8:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Defiance	16 min
Apr 2, 9:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Fulton	28 min
Apr 2, 9:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Van Wert	20 min
Apr 2, 9:18 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert	27 min
Apr 2, 9:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert	15 min
Apr 2, 9:40 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IWX	Putnam	6 min
Apr 2, 9:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Henry	27 min
Apr 2, 10:54 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen	21 min
Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Williams	21 days
Apr 2, 11:03 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, Paulding, Putnam	5 days
Apr 2, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Berrien	30 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.