867  
WGUS83 KIWX 121124  
FLSIWX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
724 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO...  
INDIANA...  
 
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR NEWVILLE AFFECTING DEFIANCE, DE KALB  
AND ALLEN IN COUNTIES.  
   
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN OHIO  
 
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER AFFECTING WILLIAMS  
COUNTY.  
 
TIFFIN RIVER AT STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE, FULTON OH AND  
WILLIAMS COUNTIES.  
 
.RECENT RAINFALL ACROSS THE MAUMEE BASIN HAS RESULTED IN RISING  
WATERS.  
 
FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO...INCLUDING MONTPELIER, NEWVILLE...  
MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER...INCLUDING STRYKER...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 LATE TONIGHT AT 130 AM EDT.  
 
 
 
INC003-033-OHC039-130530-  
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0004.260312T1124Z-000000T0000Z/  
/NVLI3.1.ER.260312T0702Z.260313T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
724 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER  
NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR NEWVILLE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURS ON DEKALB  
COUNTY ROAD 42 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWVILLE. CONSIDERABLE  
AGRICULTURAL AND LOW LAND FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE ST. JOSEPH  
RIVER TO THE CEDARVILLE RESERVOIR.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:00 AM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:00 AM EDT THURSDAY WAS 12.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 13.5  
FEET EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4126 8498 4140 8481 4139 8478 4123 8493  
 
 
 
OHC171-130530-  
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260317T1500Z/  
/MONO1.2.ER.260312T0137Z.260313T1800Z.260316T1500Z.NO/  
724 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING  
 
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 14.0 FEET, COUNTY ROAD K, ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF  
MONTPELIER IS FLOODED. FLOOD WATERS AFFECT THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF  
PIONEER AND COVER LARGE AREAS OF LOW LAND AND AGRICULTURAL LAND  
NEAR THE RIVER.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 5:30 PM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 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 LATE MONDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4158 8464 4169 8455 4167 8453 4156 8461  
 
 
 
OHC039-051-171-130530-  
/O.CON.KIWX.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/STRO1.1.ER.260311T1350Z.260314T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
724 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...TIFFIN RIVER AT STRYKER.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, SEVERAL RURAL BUILDINGS FLOOD AND FLOODING  
BEGINS TO AFFECT RESIDENTS IN THE VILLAGE OF STRYKER. MANY ROADS  
BECOME IMPASSIBLE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:00 AM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:00 AM EDT THURSDAY WAS 13.4 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 14.9  
FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4130 8444 4149 8446 4159 8439 4159 8429  
4130 8438  
 
 
 
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