Updated Flood Warnings from the National Weather Service:
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1126 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013…THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS…
- SALAMONIE RIVER BELOW WARREN AFFECTING BLACKFORD…HUNTINGTON…JAY…WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES
- WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING ADAMS AND WELLS COUNTIES
- WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON AFFECTING HUNTINGTON AND WELLS COUNTIES
- AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR FORT JENNINGS AFFECTING ALLEN…PAULDING AND PUTNAM COUNTIES
- AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE POWER PLANT AFFECTING DEFIANCE COUNTY
- BLANCHARD RIVER AT OTTAWA AFFECTING PUTNAM COUNTY
- MAUMEE RIVER AT FORT WAYNE AFFECTING ALLEN AND PAULDING COUNTIES
- MAUMEE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE AFFECTING DEFIANCE AND HENRY COUNTIES
- MAUMEE RIVER AT NAPOLEON AFFECTING HENRY COUNTY
- 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 IS CAUSING MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONGÂ 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.
THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE SAINT MARYS RIVER AT MULDOON BRIDGE
- UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
- AT 10 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET AND RISING.
- MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
- FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 15.7 FEET AROUND 2 PM FRIDAY APRIL 12 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 PM SATURDAY APRIL 13.
- AT 15.0 FEET…FLOODING OCCURS ON THE LOWEST UNPROTECTED CITY STREETS, PARK DRIVES AND COUNTY ROADS.
THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE MAUMEE RIVER AT FORT WAYNE
- FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
- AT 11 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET AND RISING.
- MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
- FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 18.1 FEET AROUND 8 AM SATURDAY APRIL 13 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 4 AM SUNDAY APRIL 14.
- AT 18.0 FEET…THE LOWEST UNPROTECTED CITY STREETS BEGIN TO FLOOD.
- A FEW RESIDENTS OF RIVER HAVEN ARE AFFECTED BY HIGH WATER.
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