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WGUS83 KIWX 080220
FLSIWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1020 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN OHIO...
BLANCHARD RIVER AT OTTAWA AFFECTING PUTNAM COUNTY.
..THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN OHIO
TIFFIN RIVER AT STRYKER AFFECTING FULTON OH, WILLIAMS AND
DEFIANCE COUNTIES.
FOR THE BLANCHARD RIVER...INCLUDING OTTAWA...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
FOR THE TIFFIN RIVER...INCLUDING STRYKER...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS
OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES,
DIPS, OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM,
EVEN A SMALL ONE, ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER FIND ANOTHER ROUTE
OVER HIGHER GROUND.
DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX UNDER RIVERS AND LAKES.
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 430 PM EDT.
OHC137-082030-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-250510T0200Z/
/OTTO1.1.ER.250507T2030Z.250508T0600Z.250509T0200Z.NO/
1020 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...BLANCHARD RIVER AT OTTAWA.
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 23.0 FEET, LOWLAND FLOODING OCCURS MAINLY IN SOUTH
OTTAWA. FLOOD WATER ALSO GETS INTO LOW FARMLANDS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:30 PM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 23.3
FEET JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE LATE TOMORROW EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4103 8429 4107 8429 4108 8404 4100 8401
4104 8416
OHC039-051-171-082030-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-250512T1930Z/
/STRO1.1.ER.250506T2130Z.250509T0000Z.250511T1930Z.NO/
1020 PM EDT WED MAY 7 2025
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...TIFFIN RIVER AT STRYKER.
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...AT 13.0 FEET, FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT SOME FARM
BUILDINGS NEAR STRYKER AND FLOOD SOME SECONDARY ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:00 PM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS
ENDING AT 9:00 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WAS 12.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 13.1
FEET TOMORROW EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4130 8444 4149 8446 4159 8439 4159 8429
4130 8438
BH
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