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River Flood Warning 173, NWS Indianapolis, IN

August 16, 2026Delaware County, Randolph County, Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this river flood warning at Aug 16, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT for Delaware County, Randolph County, Indiana. It was in force for 50 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 16, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired: Aug 18, 2026, 7:09 PM EDT
In force: 50 hr
Issued by: NWS Indianapolis, IN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Delaware County, IN, Randolph County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Mississinewa River at Ridgeville (RIDI3).

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03325519, 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 Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Aug 16, 3:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 3:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 3:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 4:52 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 15, 8:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren	14 hr
Aug 16, 1:15 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Hamilton	60 min
Aug 16, 1:56 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Henry, Rush	49 min
Aug 16, 2:29 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	IND	Rush	5 hr
Aug 16, 10:25 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Delaware, Henry, Randolph	3 hr
Aug 16, 4:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Fountain, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo	35 min
Aug 16, 4:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Marion	23 min
Aug 16, 5:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Clay, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen and 2 more	52 min
Aug 16, 5:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Brown, Johnson, Monroe, Morgan	45 min
Aug 16, 6:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson and 1 more	38 min
Aug 16, 6:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IND	Jackson	32 min
Aug 16, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	IND	Bartholomew, Decatur, Jennings	32 min
Aug 16, 7:01 PM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	IND	Rush, Shelby	4 hr

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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.