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Elkhart County, Indiana weather alerts

1 National Weather Service alert is in force for Elkhart County: a flood watch.

Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 11:41 AM EDT. Times are Eastern Daylight Time.

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Flood Watch

Severe

Flood Watch issued September 20 at 2:41AM EDT until September 20 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

Issued Until 2 hr 18 min left

Areas Elkhart, IN; Lagrange, IN; Steuben, IN; Noble, IN; De Kalb, IN; Starke, IN; Marshall, IN; Fulton, IN; Whitley, IN; Allen, IN; Miami, IN; Wabash, IN; Huntington, IN; Wells, IN; Adams, IN; Grant, IN; Blackford, IN; Jay, IN; Northern La Porte, IN; Eastern St. Joseph, IN; Northern Kosciusko, IN; Southern La Porte, IN; Western St. Joseph, IN; Southern Kosciusko, IN; Cass, MI; St. Joseph, MI; Branch, MI; Northern Berrien, MI; Southern Berrien, MI; Paulding, OH; Van Wert, OH

Full text

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, including the following areas, Adams, Allen IN, Blackford, De Kalb, Eastern St. Joseph IN, Elkhart, Fulton IN, Grant, Huntington, Jay, Lagrange, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Northern Kosciusko, Northern La Porte, Southern Kosciusko, Southern La Porte, Starke, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Western St. Joseph IN and Whitley, southwest Michigan, including the following areas, Branch, Cass MI, Northern Berrien, Southern Berrien and St. Joseph MI, and northwest Ohio, including the following areas, Paulding and Van Wert. * WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Low-water crossings may be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of rain and thunderstorms are expected today. Swaths of torrential rain with 2 inch per hour rainfall rates are possible and may result in flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

What to do

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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The past year in Elkhart County

In the past year the National Weather Service issued 140 alerts for Elkhart County, including 26 severe thunderstorm warnings, 10 flood warnings, 3 freeze warnings and 3 snow squall warnings.

ProductIssuedMost recent
Severe Thunderstorm Warning26Aug 26, 2026
Flood Warning10Jul 4, 2026
Freeze Warning3May 2, 2026
Snow Squall Warning3Jan 19, 2026
Tornado Warning3Aug 11, 2026
Flash Flood Warning2Jul 4, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning1Jun 29, 2026
High Wind Warning1Mar 13, 2026
Winter Storm Warning1Nov 29, 2025
Severe Thunderstorm Watch15Aug 11, 2026
Flood Watch8Sep 19, 2026
Tornado Watch5Jun 11, 2026
Freeze Watch2May 2, 2026
Extreme Heat Watch1Jun 29, 2026
High Wind Watch1Mar 13, 2026
Winter Storm Watch1Nov 29, 2025
Flood Advisory14Aug 9, 2026
Winter Weather Advisory11Mar 16, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory9Aug 7, 2026
Wind Advisory8Jun 17, 2026
Heat Advisory7Sep 3, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory4Jan 28, 2026
Frost Advisory4May 12, 2026

Warnings issued

  1. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  2. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  3. Tornado Warning
  4. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  5. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  6. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  7. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  8. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  9. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  10. Flood Warning
  11. Flash Flood Warning
  12. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  13. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  14. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  15. Extreme Heat Warning
  16. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  17. Tornado Warning
  18. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  19. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  20. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  21. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  22. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  23. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  24. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  25. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  26. Freeze Warning
  27. Freeze Warning
  28. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  29. Tornado Warning
  30. Flood Warning
  31. Flood Warning
  32. Flood Warning
  33. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  34. Flood Warning
  35. Flood Warning
  36. Flood Warning
  37. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  38. Flood Warning
  39. High Wind Warning
  40. Flood Warning
  41. Flood Warning
  42. Flash Flood Warning
  43. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  44. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  45. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  46. Snow Squall Warning
  47. Snow Squall Warning
  48. Snow Squall Warning
  49. Winter Storm Warning
  50. Freeze Warning
Every alert, most recent first
  1. Flood Watch
  2. Heat Advisory
  3. Heat Advisory
  4. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  5. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  6. Tornado Warning
  7. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  8. Flood Watch
  9. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  10. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  11. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  12. Flood Watch
  13. Flood Advisory
  14. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  15. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  16. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  17. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  18. Dense Fog Advisory
  19. Flood Watch
  20. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  21. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  22. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  23. Heat Advisory
  24. Heat Advisory
  25. Flood Advisory
  26. Flood Warning
  27. Flood Advisory
  28. Flash Flood Warning
  29. Flood Advisory
  30. Flood Advisory
  31. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  32. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  33. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  34. Severe Thunderstorm Watch
  35. Heat Advisory
  36. Extreme Heat Warning
  37. Extreme Heat Watch
  38. Flood Advisory
  39. Flood Advisory
  40. Wind Advisory

The 40 most recent of 140.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.

Nearby

The counties around Elkhart County, with what is in force in each.

What this means

Warning
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.

Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.

Sources

Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.