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WGUS83 KIWX 160202
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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1002 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
INDIANA...
WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN AFFECTING WELLS COUNTY.
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA
OHIO...
WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING ADAMS AND WELLS COUNTIES.
AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR FORT JENNINGS AFFECTING ALLEN OH, PAULDING
AND PUTNAM COUNTIES.
SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR AFFECTING ADAMS, VAN WERT AND
ALLEN IN COUNTIES.
SAINT MARYS RIVER AT ST. MARY'S RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE AFFECTING
ALLEN IN COUNTY.
FOR THE WABASH RIVER...INCLUDING LINN GROVE, BLUFFTON IN, WABASH,
LOGANSPORT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE AUGLAIZE RIVER...INCLUDING FORT JENNINGS, DEFIANCE...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.
DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX UNDER RIVERS AND LAKES.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 415 PM EDT.
OHC003-125-137-162015-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0051.260816T0202Z-260819T1415Z/
/FTJO1.1.ER.260815T1830Z.260817T1200Z.260818T1415Z.NO/
1002 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR FORT JENNINGS.
* WHEN...FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 16.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE
AUGLAIZE RIVER WITH SECONDARY ROADS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS AS WELL
AS HOMES NEAREST THE RIVER BEING AFFECTED BY FLOOD WATERS. SOME
EVACUATIONS OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY MAY BE NECESSARY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:00 PM EDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.2 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:00 PM EDT SATURDAY WAS 13.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 14.8
FEET MONDAY MORNING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
TUESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4081 8440 4101 8426 4100 8422 4092 8423
4081 8433
INC001-003-OHC161-162015-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-260821T0300Z/
/DCRI3.2.ER.260814T2000Z.260817T0000Z.260820T0300Z.NO/
1002 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 20.5 FEET, INDIANA 101 NORTH OF PLEASANT MILLS IS
CLOSED BY FLOOD WATER. EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL FLOODING IS IN
PROGRESS. RESIDENTS OF THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST SIDE OF DECATUR
BECOME CONCERNED.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:40 PM EDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:40 PM EDT SATURDAY WAS 17.5 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 20.7
FEET TOMORROW EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4093 8506 4094 8504 4084 8491 4082 8494
INC179-162015-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-260819T0700Z/
/BLFI3.1.ER.260814T1615Z.260816T1800Z.260818T0700Z.NO/
1002 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* 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 8:45 PM EDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:45 PM EDT SATURDAY WAS 11.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 11.6
FEET EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4080 8533 4083 8533 4078 8512 4072 8508
4069 8511
INC001-179-162015-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-260819T0824Z/
/LYNI3.1.ER.260814T0130Z.260816T1800Z.260818T0824Z.NO/
1002 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE.
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY 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 8:45 PM EDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 8:45 PM EDT SATURDAY WAS 13.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 13.7
FEET EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4069 8510 4072 8508 4064 8499 4061 8502
INC003-162015-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0050.260816T1652Z-260818T1525Z/
/SASI3.1.ER.260816T1652Z.260817T0000Z.260817T1525Z.NO/
1002 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE TUESDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT MARYS RIVER AT ST. MARY'S RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE.
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, FLOODING OCCURS ON THE LOWEST UNPROTECTED
CITY STREETS, PARK DRIVES AND COUNTY ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:45 PM EDT SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO A CREST OF 15.1 FEET TOMORROW
EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE 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
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