629  
WGUS83 KIWX 201452 RRA  
FLSIWX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1052 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
INDIANA...  
 
WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN AFFECTING WELLS COUNTY.  
 
FOR THE WABASH RIVER...INCLUDING LINN GROVE, BLUFFTON IN, WABASH,  
LOGANSPORT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR DRIVE CARS  
THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.  
 
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE  
DANGERS OF FLOODING.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
INC179-210900-  
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/BLFI3.1.ER.260820T0415Z.000000T0000Z.260820T1800Z.NO/  
1052 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 10.0 FEET, THE RIVER IS AT FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING OF  
AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:45 AM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING  
AT 9:45 AM EDT THURSDAY WAS 10.2 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS  
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 5.9 FEET 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  
 
 
 
ANDERSEN  
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