FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD WARNING ISSUED APRIL 16 AT 11:54AM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-16 11:54:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-17 06:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Alert Text
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS ININDIANA...OHIO...MICHIGAN...
TIPPECANOE RIVER NEAR ORA AFFECTING PULASKI COUNTY.
EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER AFFECTING WABASH, WHITLEY, CASS IN, MIAMI AND KOSCIUSKO COUNTIES.
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER AFFECTING WILLIAMS COUNTY.
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR NEWVILLE AFFECTING ALLEN IN, DEFIANCE AND DE KALB COUNTIES.
TIFFIN RIVER AT STRYKER AFFECTING FULTON OH, DEFIANCE AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES.
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN AT THREE RIVERS AFFECTING ELKHART, ST. JOSEPH MI AND BRANCH COUNTIES.
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA... MICHIGAN...
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN AT SOUTH BEND AFFECTING BERRIEN, ELKHART AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES.
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN AT NILES AFFECTING BERRIEN, ST. JOSEPH AND CASS MI COUNTIES.
NORTH BRANCH ELKHART RIVER AT COSPERVILLE AFFECTING NOBLE COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...MICHIGAN...
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN AT ELKHART IN AFFECTING ELKHART, ST. JOSEPH MI, ST. JOSEPH AND CASS MI COUNTIES.
FOR THE TIPPECANOE RIVER...INCLUDING ORA, WINAMAC, NORWAY DAM... MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO...INCLUDING MONTPELIER, NEWVILLE, ST. JOE RIVER FT. WAYNE...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER...INCLUDING STRYKER...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN...INCLUDING THREE RIVERS, MOTTVILLE, ELKHART IN, SOUTH BEND, NILES...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR NEWVILLE.
* WHEN...FROM FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURS ON DEKALB COUNTY ROAD 42 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWVILLE. CONSIDERABLE AGRICULTURAL AND LOW LAND FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER TO THE CEDARVILLE RESERVOIR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - AT 11:25 AM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET. - FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE RISING TO 13.8 FEET EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER. - FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. - HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD
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Target Area
ALLEN, IN, DE KALB, IN, DEFIANCE, OH