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WGUS83 KIWX 240159
FLSIWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
959 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...
OHIO...
WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN AFFECTING WELLS COUNTY.
WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING ADAMS AND WELLS COUNTIES.
SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR AFFECTING ALLEN IN, ADAMS AND VAN
WERT COUNTIES.
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
INDIANA...
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 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.
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.
INC003-242000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0058.000000T0000Z-260926T0000Z/
/SASI3.1.ER.260919T0246Z.260921T1430Z.260925T0000Z.NO/
959 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT MARYS RIVER AT ST. MARY'S RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, FLOODING OCCURS ON THE LOWEST UNPROTECTED
CITY STREETS, PARK DRIVES AND COUNTY ROADS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:15 PM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 9:15 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WAS 15.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 7.6 FEET MONDAY EVENING.
- 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
INC001-003-OHC161-242000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260926T0000Z/
/DCRI3.2.ER.000000T0000Z.260921T1315Z.260925T1434Z.NO/
959 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY 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 9:10 PM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 9:10 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WAS 22.2 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 9.6 FEET MONDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4093 8506 4094 8504 4084 8491 4082 8494
INC179-241200-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260924T1200Z/
/BLFI3.2.ER.260917T0618Z.260917T2345Z.260924T0314Z.NO/
959 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON IN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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 WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 8:45 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WAS 10.9 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 5.1 FEET MONDAY 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
INC001-179-242000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260926T0000Z/
/LYNI3.2.ER.260917T0658Z.260918T2000Z.260925T1400Z.NR/
959 PM EDT WED SEP 23 2026
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
THIS APPROACHES THE FLOOD OF RECORD.
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE.
* WHEN...UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, THE FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS BEGIN.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 8:45 PM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET.
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING
AT 8:45 PM EDT WEDNESDAY WAS 12.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE
FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 7.7 FEET MONDAY 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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