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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1108 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN INDIANA...OHIO...
TIPPECANOE RIVER NEAR ORA AFFECTING PULASKI COUNTY.
EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER AFFECTING WABASH, CASS IN, MIAMI,
KOSCIUSKO AND WHITLEY COUNTIES.
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER AFFECTING WILLIAMS
COUNTY.
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR NEWVILLE AFFECTING DE KALB, DEFIANCE
AND ALLEN IN COUNTIES.
FOR THE TIPPECANOE RIVER...INCLUDING ORA, WINAMAC, NORWAY DAM...
MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
FOR THE EEL RIVER...INCLUDING NORTH MANCHESTER...MINOR FLOODING IS
FORECAST.
FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO...INCLUDING MONTPELIER, NEWVILLE,
ST. JOE RIVER FT. 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.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
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 515 AM EDT.
INC131-160915-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0032.260416T2100Z-000000T0000Z/
/ORAI3.1.ER.260416T2100Z.260418T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1108 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...TIPPECANOE RIVER NEAR ORA.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* IMPACTS...AT 12.5 FEET, FLOODING BEGINS TO AFFECT RESIDENCES NEAR
THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:45 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST OF 12.5
FEET FRIDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4109 8658 4116 8660 4117 8656 4117 8653
4115 8657 4108 8655
OHC171-160915-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0033.260416T2248Z-000000T0000Z/
/MONO1.2.ER.260416T2248Z.260419T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1108 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* 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...
- THERE IS NO CURRENT OBSERVED DATA.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE RISING TO 13.7 FEET SUNDAY
MORNING. ADDITIONAL RISES ARE POSSIBLE THEREAFTER.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4158 8464 4169 8455 4167 8453 4156 8461
INC003-033-OHC039-160915-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0034.260417T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/NVLI3.2.ER.260417T0000Z.260419T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1108 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...
* WHAT...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO NEAR NEWVILLE.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING 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 10:35 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST OF 14.5 FEET
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4126 8498 4140 8481 4139 8478 4123 8493
INC017-085-103-169-183-160915-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0035.260417T0142Z-260419T0700Z/
/NMCI3.1.ER.260417T0142Z.260417T1200Z.260418T0700Z.NO/
1108 AM EDT WED APR 15 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...EEL RIVER AT NORTH MANCHESTER.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, THE RIVER IS AT FLOOD STAGE, MINOR
AGRICULTURAL FLOODING OCCURS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 10:30 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.1 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
LATE TOMORROW EVENING TO A CREST OF 11.9 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 4076 8635 4097 8592 4102 8577 4099 8577
4087 8599 4072 8631
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