Flood watch issued for northern Indiana, northwestern Ohio

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
337 PM EST THU DEC 19 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING THIS WEEKEND...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL ORGANIZE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON
SATURDAY AND MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY
REGIONS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. RAINFALL WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. WHILE THE EXACT TRACK OF THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS
STILL UNCERTAIN...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAINFALL. IN ADDITION...WARMER AIR SURGING NORTHWARD WILL ALLOW
FOR MELTING OF THE EXISTING SNOWPACK. THE COMBINATION OF RUNOFF
FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF STREAMS
AND CREEKS ALONG WITH LOW LYING AREAS. RIVER LEVELS ACROSS THE
MAUMEE AND WABASH BASINS WILL LIKELY SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES AND
POTENTIAL FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...
DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...
OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...
OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
337 PM EST THU DEC 19 2013 /237 PM CST THU DEC 19 2013/

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST
OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...
ADAMS...ALLEN IN...BLACKFORD...CASS IN...DE KALB...FULTON IN...
GRANT...HUNTINGTON...JAY...KOSCIUSKO...MARSHALL...MIAMI...
NOBLE...PULASKI...STARKE...WABASH...WELLS...WHITE AND WHITLEY.
IN NORTHWEST OHIO...ALLEN OH...DEFIANCE...FULTON OH...HENRY...
PAULDING...PUTNAM...VAN WERT AND WILLIAMS.

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING

* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT WILL INCREASE THE THREAT
FOR FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF US 24. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR
SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS INCLUDE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS STREAMS
AND CREEKS. MAIN STEM RIVER LEVELS WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT RISES AND
POTENTIAL FLOODING INTO NEXT WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

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.