Flood and Freeze Warnings issued

New Flood Warning and Freeze Warning issued by the National Weather Service:

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1037 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

…THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS…

SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE AFFECTING ALLEN…DE KALB AND DEFIANCE COUNTIES TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE…FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES

…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS…

SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER AFFECTING WILLIAMS COUNTY

..RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL IS CAUSING MINOR FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO AND TIFFIN RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SAFETY MESSAGE…NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS.

DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS.

ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN ABOUT 24 HOURS…SOONER IF NECESSARY.

FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE

• UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING.
• AT 10 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET AND RISING.
• MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
• FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
• AT 12.0 FEET…DEKALB COUNTY ROAD 42 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWVILLE FLOODS. AGRICULTURAL AND LOW LANDS FLOOD ALONG THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER TO THE CEDARVILLE RESERVOIR.

and the Freeze Warning:

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1026 PM EDT TUE APR 27 2010

…WIDESPREAD FROST EXPECTED WITH A PERIOD OF SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES…

.A VERY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE OVERNIGHT AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE COVERS THE REGION. GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES…LIGHT WINDS AND THE DRY AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING…WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S IN THE NORTH TO THE LOWER 30S IN THE SOUTH BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED AT MOST PLACES WITH FREEZE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN NOW TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS.

…FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY…

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EDT /3 AM CDT/ TO 8 AM EDT /7 AM CDT/ WEDNESDAY.

• IMPACTS…TEMPERATURES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 28 TO 30 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA…WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM MONTICELLO TO LIMA OHIO. WIDESPREAD FROST WILL O CCUR. THE COLD TEMPERATURES MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
• TIMING…THE PERIOD OF WIDESPREAD NEAR OR SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED FROM 4 AM UNTIL 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.