794  
WGUS83 KIWX 190128  
FLSIWX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
928 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
...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 WELLS AND ADAMS COUNTIES.  
 
FOR THE WABASH RIVER...INCLUDING LINN GROVE, BLUFFTON IN, WABASH,  
LOGANSPORT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX UNDER RIVERS AND LAKES.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 330 PM EDT.  
 

 
 
INC179-191930-  
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-260820T0600Z/  
/BLFI3.1.ER.260814T1615Z.260816T1345Z.260819T0600Z.NO/  
928 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, THE RIVER IS AT FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING OF  
AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:45 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 8:45 PM EDT TUESDAY WAS 11.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 4.4 FEET  
SUNDAY 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  
 

 
 
INC001-179-191930-  
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-260821T0430Z/  
/LYNI3.1.ER.260814T0130Z.260816T0030Z.260820T0430Z.NO/  
928 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, THE FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS BEGIN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:45 PM EDT TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 8:45 PM EDT TUESDAY WAS 12.2 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 6.8 FEET  
SUNDAY EVENING.  
- 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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