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WGUS83 KIWX 181509
FLSIWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1109 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
INDIANA...
SAINT MARYS RIVER AT ST. MARY'S RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE AFFECTING
ALLEN IN COUNTY.
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA
OHIO...
WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN AFFECTING WELLS COUNTY.
WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING WELLS AND ADAMS COUNTIES.
SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR AFFECTING VAN WERT, ADAMS AND ALLEN
IN COUNTIES.
FOR THE WABASH RIVER...INCLUDING LINN GROVE, BLUFFTON IN, WABASH,
LOGANSPORT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE SAINT MARYS RIVER...INCLUDING DECATUR, ST. MARY'S RIVER NEAR
FORT WAYNE...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
INC003-190915-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0058.260918T2145Z-260922T0936Z/
/SASI3.1.ER.260918T2145Z.260920T0000Z.260921T0936Z.NO/
1109 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE MONDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT MARYS RIVER AT ST. MARY'S RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE.
* WHEN...FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 17.0 FEET, SOME RESIDENTS IN THE WINCHESTER ROAD AREA
MAY NEED TO BE EVACUATED. PROPERTY DAMAGE BEGINS IN SOME AREAS AT
THIS LEVEL.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM EDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 16.8 FEET TOMORROW EVENING. IT WILL
THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4104 8518 4109 8516 4109 8512 4104 8514
4094 8504 4093 8506
INC001-003-OHC161-190915-
/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DCRI3.2.ER.000000T0000Z.260919T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1109 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR.
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 23.5 FEET, MANY EAST SIDE CITY STREETS AND COUNTY
ROADS ARE FLOODED. EVACUATION OF EAST SIDE RESIDENTS NEAR BELLMONT
HIGH SCHOOL BECOMES NECESSARY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 2:05 PM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 2:05 PM EDT THURSDAY WAS 17.4 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 23.4 FEET
TOMORROW MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4093 8506 4094 8504 4084 8491 4082 8494
INC179-190915-
/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260923T0800Z/
/BLFI3.2.ER.260917T0618Z.260917T2345Z.260922T0800Z.NO/
1109 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...AT 16.0 FEET, THE OUTLYING PORTION OF WEST WASHINGTON
STREET BECOMES IMPASSIBLE AND SR 116 WEST OF BLUFFTON BEGINS TO
FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM EDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 10:45 AM EDT FRIDAY WAS 15.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.9 FEET TUESDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4080 8533 4083 8533 4078 8512 4072 8508
4069 8511
INC001-179-190915-
/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260923T2136Z/
/LYNI3.2.ER.260917T0658Z.260919T0000Z.260922T2136Z.NR/
1109 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST. THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF RECORD.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE.
* WHEN...UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, THE 100 YEAR FLOOD LEVEL IS EXCEEDED.
HIGHWAY 1050 S IN ADAMS COUNTY EAST OF GENEVA BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM EDT FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.8 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 10:45 AM EDT FRIDAY WAS 14.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 14.9 FEET
THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4069 8510 4072 8508 4064 8499 4061 8502
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