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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
222 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
OHIO...
SAINT MARYS RIVER AT ST. MARY'S RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE AFFECTING
ALLEN IN COUNTY.
SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR AFFECTING VAN WERT, ADAMS AND ALLEN
IN COUNTIES.
WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN AFFECTING WELLS COUNTY.
WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING WELLS AND ADAMS COUNTIES.
FOR THE WABASH RIVER...INCLUDING LINN GROVE, BLUFFTON IN, WABASH,
LOGANSPORT...MINOR 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.
INC003-221230-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-260926T0112Z/
/SASI3.1.ER.260919T0246Z.260921T1430Z.260925T0112Z.NO/
222 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT MARYS RIVER AT ST. MARY'S RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* 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 2:00 PM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.2 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 2:00 PM EDT MONDAY WAS 16.3 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 16.2 FEET
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE THURSDAY EVENING.
- 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-OHC161-221230-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260926T1300Z/
/DCRI3.2.ER.000000T0000Z.260921T1315Z.260925T1300Z.NO/
222 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR.
* WHEN...UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 23.0 FEET, PORTIONS OF OHIO ROUTES 33, 49 AND 81 ARE
CLOSED NEAR WILLSHIRE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1:55 PM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 1:55 PM EDT MONDAY WAS 23.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 14.5 FEET EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4093 8506 4094 8504 4084 8491 4082 8494
INC179-221230-
/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260926T0000Z/
/BLFI3.2.ER.260917T0618Z.260917T2345Z.260925T0000Z.NO/
222 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, WATER REACHING THE BOTTOM OF THE BRIDGE AT
EAST RIVER ROAD AND 450 EAST. RIVER ROAD AND A FEW COUNTY ROADS ARE
CLOSED BY HIGH WATER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1:45 PM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 1:45 PM EDT MONDAY WAS 12.7 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 12.5 FEET
THIS EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY
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
INC001-179-221230-
/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260926T1200Z/
/LYNI3.2.ER.260917T0658Z.260918T2000Z.260925T1200Z.NR/
222 PM EDT MON SEP 21 2026
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING
* 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 MORNING.
* 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 1:45 PM EDT MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.5 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 1:45 PM EDT MONDAY WAS 13.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 9.0 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
- 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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