Here’s rainfall totals from this weekend. This + rapid snowmelt led to river flooding across portions of the area pic.twitter.com/N86cCFhS5J
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 23, 2013
Minor to moderate river flooding continue in Maumee & Wabash basins. Check river forecasts here: http://t.co/IskCqxj8AJ
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 23, 2013
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
905 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
INC003-053-069-183-OHC125-221412-
/O.CAN.KIWX.FA.W.0014.000000T0000Z-131222T2245Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ALLEN IN-WHITLEY IN-HUNTINGTON IN-GRANT IN-PAULDING OH-
905 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR PAULDING...GRANT...
HUNTINGTON...WHITLEY AND ALLEN COUNTIES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
INDICATED THAT EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED FOR THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4057 8521 4076 8491 4094 8458 4094 8423
4097 8405 4097 8393 4098 8387 4064 8388
4069 8442 4072 8445 4074 8479 4032 8481
4033 8519 4038 8519 4039 8522 4040 8539
$$
INC001-009-075-179-OHC003-137-161-222245-
/O.CON.KIWX.FA.W.0014.000000T0000Z-131222T2245Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAMS IN-WELLS IN-JAY IN-BLACKFORD IN-PUTNAM OH-VAN WERT OH-ALLEN OH-
905 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
ALLEN...VAN WERT...SOUTHERN PUTNAM...SOUTHEASTERN BLACKFORD...JAY...
SOUTHEASTERN WELLS AND SOUTHERN ADAMS COUNTIES...
WHILE NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY...RUNOFF
FROM RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING
OF STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS TODAY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO
THE POSSIBILITY OF STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT FLOODING...POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE...OR YOU CAN POST ON TWITTER
WITH THE HASHTAG...#NWSIWX.
&&
LAT...LON 4057 8521 4076 8491 4094 8458 4094 8423
4097 8405 4097 8393 4098 8387 4064 8388
4069 8442 4072 8445 4074 8479 4032 8481
4033 8519 4038 8519 4039 8522 4040 8539
$$
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1024 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
INC001-003-009-053-069-075-179-183-OHC003-125-137-161-222245-
/O.CON.KIWX.FA.W.0014.000000T0000Z-131222T2245Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ALLEN IN-WHITLEY IN-HUNTINGTON IN-ADAMS IN-WELLS IN-GRANT IN-JAY IN-
BLACKFORD IN-PUTNAM OH-VAN WERT OH-PAULDING OH-ALLEN OH-
1024 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EST SUNDAY FOR
ALLEN...PAULDING...VAN WERT...PUTNAM...BLACKFORD...JAY...GRANT...
WELLS...ADAMS...HUNTINGTON...WHITLEY AND ALLEN COUNTIES...
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
AND AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE
RAIN DIMINISHES. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAIN AND THE SNOW MELT WILL LEAD
TO RISES ON AREA STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS. MANY CREEKS AND
STREAMS WILL LIKELY BE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. COUNTY ROADS AND SOME
HIGHWAYS WILL BE CLOSED OR WILL HAVE HIGH WATER OVER THEM. DO NOT
DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPORT FLOODING...POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE...OR YOU CAN POST ON TWITTER
WITH THE HASHTAG...#NWSIWX.
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
555 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
INC001-003-009-053-069-075-179-183-OHC003-125-137-161-222245-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FA.W.0014.131221T2255Z-131222T2245Z/
/00000.0.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
555 PM EST SAT DEC 21 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AND RURAL AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN...
GRANT COUNTY IN CENTRAL INDIANA
BLACKFORD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
JAY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
ADAMS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
ALLEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
HUNTINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
WELLS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
WHITLEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST INDIANA
ALLEN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
PAULDING COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
PUTNAM COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
VAN WERT COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
* UNTIL 545 PM EST SUNDAY
* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY PRODUCED 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN
BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS RAINFALL COMBINED WITH RUNOFF FROM SNOW
WHICH HAS MELTED WILL BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS...STREAMS...CREEKS...CULVERTS AND ANY AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING.
SOME TOWNS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE FORT WAYNE...NEW
HAVEN...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...HUNTINGTON...BERNE...DECATUR...
BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...FAIRMOUNT...GAS CITY...MARION...UPLAND...
PORTLAND...HARTFORD CITY...OTTAWA...DELPHOS...VAN WERT...FORT SHAWNEE
AND LIMA.
THE GROUND IS NOW SATURATED FROM THE RECENT SNOW MELT AND RAIN THAT
HAS FALLEN TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TONIGHT WILL PUSH STREAMS AND
CREEKS OVER THEIR BANKS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL LIKELY FLOOD.
COUNTY ROADS AND SOME HIGHWAYS WILL HAVE WATER COVERING THE ROAD AND
SHOULD BE AVOIDED. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH ANY FLOODED ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND DON`T
DROWN!
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.
TO REPORT FLOODING...POST YOUR INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA FACEBOOK PAGE...OR YOU CAN POST ON TWITTER
WITH THE HASHTAG...#NWSIWX.
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.
