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.

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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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.

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.