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Flood Watch 9, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this flood watch at Aug 19, 2026, 12:31 PM EDT for 12 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2026, 12:31 PM EDT (16:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2026, 3:08 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Adams County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, Miami County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Aug 19, 6:16 AM EDT, 6 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 6:16 AM EDT, 6 hours 15 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 6:59 AM EDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 12:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Elkhart | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 3:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Miami | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 4:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Blackford, Grant | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | IWX | Cass, Huntington, Miami, Wabash | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | IWX | Adams, Wells | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 11:20 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | IWX | Cass | 40 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.