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River Flood Warning 52, NWS Northern Indiana

August 17, 2026Jay County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this river flood warning at Aug 17, 2026, 7:43 AM EDT for Jay County, Indiana. It took effect at Aug 17, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 17, 2026, 7:43 AM EDT (11:43 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 17, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT
Expired
Aug 17, 2026, 10:07 PM EDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Jay County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Salamonie River at Portland (PORI3).

Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03324200, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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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.