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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Northern Indiana

April 1, 2026Defiance County, Henry County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Apr 1, 2026, 12:13 PM EDT for Defiance County, Henry County, Ohio. It took effect at Apr 1, 2026, 9:45 PM EDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 1, 2026, 12:13 PM EDT (16:13 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 1, 2026, 9:45 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 7, 2026, 4:13 AM EDT
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Defiance County, OH, Henry County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Maumee River near Defiance (DEFO1).

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 20 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 1, 6:40 AM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 6:40 AM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 5:32 AM EDT, 6 hours 41 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
532 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-103-104-116-203-204-
216-MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-020945-
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-
532 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026 /432 AM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Locally heavy rainfall remains possible this morning into early
afternoon.

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

Isolated storms are possible Wednesday but severe weather is not
expected.

There are additional chances rain and storms Thursday. Some of the
storms Thursday evening may be strong to severe. Damaging winds and a
few tornadoes will be the main threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-020945-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
532 AM EDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

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...Thursday through Tuesday.

Conditions hazardous to small craft will likely continue through
Thursday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 1, 6:30 AM EDT, 5 hours 43 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
Mar 31, 8:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Fulton	29 min
Mar 31, 8:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Huntington	33 min
Mar 31, 9:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Adams, Allen, Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaPorte and 8 more	4 hr
Mar 31, 10:53 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	12 hr
Mar 31, 10:53 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		15 hr
Apr 1, 1:30 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Allen, Huntington, Whitley	3 hr
Apr 1, 2:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen, DeKalb	21 days
Apr 1, 6:20 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Cass, Kosciusko, Miami, Wabash, Whitley	5 days
Apr 1, 9:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	IWX	Allen, DeKalb	6 hr
Apr 1, 11:10 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Noble	22 days
Apr 1, 12:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	5 days
Apr 1, 12:13 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Allen	5 days
Apr 1, 3:36 PM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	IWX		22 hr
Mar 31, 8:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Van Wert	23 min
Mar 31, 8:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen, Van Wert	31 min
Mar 31, 9:08 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	IWX	Allen	37 min
Apr 1, 2:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Defiance, Fulton, Williams	21 days
Apr 1, 3:41 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	IWX	Henry	5 days

Nearby

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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.