The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the St. Marys River in Allen County along with three other area rivers:
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1028 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS…
- SALAMONIE RIVER BELOW WARREN AFFECTING BLACKFORD…HUNTINGTON…JAY…WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES
- WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON AFFECTING HUNTINGTON AND WELLS COUNTIES
- SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR AFFECTING ADAMS…ALLEN AND VAN WERT COUNTIES
- SAINT MARYS RIVER AT MULDOON BRIDGE AFFECTING ALLEN COUNTY
- TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE…FULTON AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES
RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL…COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL EXPECTED RAINFALL OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY…WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS.
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 OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.
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1028 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
- FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR
- FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
- AT 10 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET AND RISING.
- MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 19.6 FEET AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY APRIL 13.
- AT 19.5 FEET…FLOODING EXPANDS INTO MORE FARM LAND IN THE DECATUR AREA. FLOOD WATERS APPROACH PIQUA ROAD…US 224…OHIO STATE ROUTE 49 AND INDIANA 101 JUST NORTH OF PLEASANT MILLS.
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