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WGUS83 KIWX 250153  
FLSIWX  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
953 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN  
INDIANA...OHIO...  
 
WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING ADAMS AND WELLS COUNTIES.  
 
SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR AFFECTING ADAMS, VAN WERT AND ALLEN  
IN COUNTIES.  
 
FOR THE WABASH RIVER...INCLUDING LINN GROVE...MINOR FLOODING IS  
FORECAST.  
FOR THE SAINT MARYS RIVER...INCLUDING DECATUR...MINOR 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.  
 
 
 
INC001-003-OHC161-252000-  
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260926T1600Z/  
/DCRI3.2.ER.000000T0000Z.260921T1315Z.260925T1600Z.NO/  
953 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 18.8 FEET, FLOOD WATER BEGINS TO CROSS OHIO HIGHWAY 49  
NORTH OF WILLSHIRE, OHIO.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:25 PM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING  
AT 9:25 PM EDT THURSDAY WAS 20.8 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY  
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 8.7 FEET TUESDAY  
MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4093 8506 4094 8504 4084 8491 4082 8494  
 
 
 
INC001-179-252000-  
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260926T1200Z/  
/LYNI3.2.ER.260917T0658Z.260918T2000Z.260925T1200Z.NO/  
953 PM EDT THU SEP 24 2026  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, AGRICULTURAL FLOODING BEGINS. LOW LANDS  
EAST OF GENEVA BEGIN TO FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:45 PM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.3 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS ENDING  
AT 8:45 PM EDT THURSDAY WAS 12.3 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 7.0 FEET TUESDAY  
MORNING.  
- 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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