962  
WGUS63 KIWX 151620  
FFAIWX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
1220 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
INZ013-015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-160030-  
/O.EXB.KIWX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-260416T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-  
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN  
WERT-ALLEN OH-  
1220 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026  
   
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, ADAMS, ALLEN IN, BLACKFORD, CASS IN, FULTON IN, GRANT,  
HUNTINGTON, JAY, MIAMI, PULASKI, WABASH, WELLS, WHITE AND WHITLEY  
AND NORTHWEST OHIO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, ALLEN OH,  
PAULDING, PUTNAM AND VAN WERT.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. AREA CREEKS  
AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL  
BRING THE THREAT OF FLOODING TO THE WATCH AREA. UNCERTAINTY  
EXISTS ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN MAY OCCUR. REMAIN WEATHER  
AWARE AND BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
 
 
 
 
INZ005>009-012-014-103-104-116-203-204-216-MIZ078>081-177-277-OHZ001-  
002-004-005-160030-  
/O.EXT.KIWX.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-260416T1200Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-MARSHALL-NORTHERN  
LA PORTE-EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO-SOUTHERN LA  
PORTE-WESTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH  
MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-NORTHERN BERRIEN-SOUTHERN BERRIEN-WILLIAMS-  
FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-  
1220 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026 /1120 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026/  
   
..FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING  
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, DE KALB, EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN, ELKHART, LAGRANGE,  
MARSHALL, NOBLE, NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO, NORTHERN LA PORTE, SOUTHERN  
KOSCIUSKO, SOUTHERN LA PORTE, STARKE, STEUBEN AND WESTERN ST.  
JOSEPH IN, SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,  
BRANCH, CASS MI, HILLSDALE, NORTHERN BERRIEN, SOUTHERN BERRIEN AND  
ST. JOSEPH MI, AND NORTHWEST OHIO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS,  
DEFIANCE, FULTON OH, HENRY AND WILLIAMS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,  
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.  
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS. AREA CREEKS  
AND STREAMS ARE RUNNING HIGH AND COULD FLOOD WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- CHANCES FOR HEAVY RAIN INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL  
BRING THE THREAT OF FLOODING TO THE WATCH AREA. UNCERTAINTY  
EXISTS ON WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN MAY OCCUR. REMAIN WEATHER  
AWARE AND BE PREPARED FOR FLOODING LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD  
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED  
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.  
 
 
 
 
 
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