FLOOD WARNING
FLOOD WARNING ISSUED APRIL 20 AT 11:49AM EDT UNTIL APRIL 23 AT 8:00AM EDT
Effective: 2026-04-20 11:49:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-04-23 08:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
Alert Text
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...INDIANA...MICHIGAN...
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR NEWVILLE AFFECTING DE KALB, DEFIANCE AND ALLEN IN COUNTIES.
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN AT SOUTH BEND AFFECTING ST. JOSEPH, BERRIEN AND ELKHART COUNTIES.
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN AT THREE RIVERS AFFECTING ST. JOSEPH MI, BRANCH AND ELKHART COUNTIES.
TIPPECANOE RIVER NEAR ORA AFFECTING PULASKI COUNTY.
NORTH BRANCH ELKHART RIVER AT COSPERVILLE AFFECTING NOBLE COUNTY.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...
TIFFIN RIVER AT STRYKER AFFECTING WILLIAMS, DEFIANCE AND FULTON OH 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...MINOR 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 OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT JOSEPH RIVER MICHIGAN AT SOUTH BEND.
* WHEN...UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 5.5 FEET, THE RIVER REACHES FLOOD STAGE WITH THE LOWEST RESIDENTIAL AREAS BEGINNING TO FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - AT 11:15 AM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.6 FEET. - RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT 11:15 AM EDT MONDAY WAS 5.8 FEET. - FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 5.6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. - FLOOD STAGE IS 5.5 FEET. - HTTP: WWW.WEATHER.GOV SAFETY FLOOD
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Target Area
ELKHART, IN, ST. JOSEPH, IN, BERRIEN, MI