I'm Jay Farlow. W9LW is my amateur (ham) radio call sign. I've been a ham since 1973. I've been a volunteer storm spotter for the National Weather Service SKYWARN program since the 1970s. I've also been a volunteer EMT and firefighter and member of a disaster medical assistance team. I advise the leadership team of Associated Churches Active in Disaster, a ministry of Associate Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County. Learn more about w9lw at www.qrz.com/db/w9lw.
A flood warning has been issued for the entire southern half of the forecast area. Another 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected. — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 21, 2013
Residents along Spy Run Creek in Fort Wayne should be alert to rapidly rising water. The creek is already rising with heavy rain on the way — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 21, 2013
Heaviest rainfall will last from 7 pm to 2 am. Isolated thunder cannot be ruled out — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 21, 2013
Flooding concerns continue to increase. Especially southeast of US24. #inwx — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 21, 2013
The northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service has issued several river flood warnings, including one that affects part of Allen County. Follow this link to read all the flood warnings.
The northern Indiana office of the national weather service issued the above YouTube briefing this morning regarding the coming storm system. Below is the latest official flood watch. To stay up to date on the latest #holidaystorm information, visit www.weather.gov/iwx, or follow @nwsiwx on Twitter or monitor the northern Indiana NWS Facebook page.
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 340 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING THIS WEEKEND...
.HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHEAST FROM TEXAS TO INDIANA. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH RECENT SNOW MELT AND SATURATED FROZEN SOILS WILL LEAD TO EFFICIENT RUN-OFF AND POSSIBLY CAUSE FLOODING OF RIVERS AND CREEKS ALONG WITH LOW LYING AREAS. FLOODING ALONG RIVERS IN THE MAUMEE AND WABASH BASINS DUE TO THIS WEEKENDS HEAVY RAINFALL... WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.
STEUBEN-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...HILLSDALE... LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE 340 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHERN INDIANA...STEUBEN. IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...HILLSDALE.
* FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS INCLUDE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AS WELL AS STREAMS AND CREEKS.
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.
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT- BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- 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 340 AM EST SAT DEC 21 2013 /240 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013/
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
* RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH OF US 24. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
* 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.
Above is the latest infographic from the National Weather Service northern Indiana office about the forecast heavy rain and potential flooding. Below is the latest flood watch statement. If you’re interested in tweets from around the country about this storm system, search for hash tag #holidaystorm or follow this link.
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1029 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FLOODING THIS WEEKEND...
.MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. RAINFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. 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 CONTINUED MELTING OF THE REMAINING SNOWPACK. THE COMBINATION OF RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND RECENT 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.
1029 PM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 /929 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013/
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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 LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
* 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.
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 432 AM EST FRI DEC 20 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 continued 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.
432 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2013 /332 AM CST FRI DEC 20 2013/
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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.
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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...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.
In case you didn’t see it, the northern Indiana National Weather Service office emailed the following briefing to SKYWARN storm spotters late this morning:
Widespread light rain Friday and Friday night with rainfall amounts generally 0.10-0.25 inches.
Some snowmelt Friday-Friday night but hydro impacts are expected to be none to minimal through Saturday morning.
Rain expected to increase from south to north Saturday afternoon to Saturday evening, and rain will become heavy late Saturday afternoon and especially Saturday night.
Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches possible Saturday through early Sunday morning, with localized heavier amounts possible, especially south of Route 24.Heavy rain combined with rapid snowmelt during this period will lead to heightened flooding risk.
Confidence – Increasing confidence in heavy rain affecting portions of the forecast area, but still medium confidence on exactly where axis of heaviest rainfall sets up which will be refined in future updates/forecasts.
Latest forecast for position of weekend system by Sun AM. This would keep the area w/ rain thru Sun aftn pic.twitter.com/KWednmKEwz — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 19, 2013
See the infographic below, issued this morning by the northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service. Note especially the chance of freezing rain Saturday morning and the statement that the forecast might still change.
See also the Hazardous Weather Outlook below, which the northern Indiana NWS office issued at 5:15 this morning:
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA LATER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IN THE AREA BY SUNDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY.
