Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over Wells County, Indiana. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
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Alerts in force2
Every product in force for Wells County, worst first, with its full text.
Flood Warning
Severe
Flood Warning issued September 21 at 4:21AM EDT until September 26 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Issued Until 5 days left
Areas Wells, IN
Full text
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
Wabash River near Bluffton IN affecting Wells County.
Wabash River near Linn Grove affecting Adams and Wells Counties.
For the Wabash River...including Linn Grove, Bluffton IN...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Wabash River near Bluffton IN.
* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Access road to Bluffton wastewater
treatment plant is flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:45 AM EDT Monday the stage was 12.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 3:45 AM EDT Monday was 13.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady near 12.6 feet
today into tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Friday
morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at
www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes.
This statement will be updated within the next 12 to 24 hours.
Flood Warning issued September 21 at 4:21AM EDT until September 26 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
Issued Until 5 days left
Areas Adams, IN; Wells, IN
Full text
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...
Wabash River near Bluffton IN affecting Wells County.
Wabash River near Linn Grove affecting Adams and Wells Counties.
For the Wabash River...including Linn Grove, Bluffton IN...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Wabash River near Linn Grove.
* WHEN...Until Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Secondary roads are blocked. Roads near the
east side of Geneva begin to flood. Some evacuations may be
required and property needs to be transferred to higher ground.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:45 AM EDT Monday the stage was 13.8 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 3:45 AM EDT Monday was 14.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage early
Friday afternoon and continue falling to 9.7 feet early Saturday
morning.
- Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at
www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes.
This statement will be updated within the next 12 to 24 hours.
In the past year the National Weather Service issued 135 alerts for Wells County, including 31 severe thunderstorm warnings, 11 flood warnings, 5 flash flood warnings and 4 freeze warnings.
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 Wells County, with what is in force in each.
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.
