A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service:
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1110 AM EDT MON APR 26 2010
…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS…
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE AFFECTING ALLEN…DE KALB AND DEFIANCE COUNTIES
.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA WILL CAUSE THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE TO RISE TO NEAR MINOR FLOOD STAGE MONDAY NIGHT.
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.[…] THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FORÂ THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE
* FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE MONDAY NIGHT ANDÂ CREST NEAR 12.5 FEET AROUND 8 PM WEDNESDAY APRIL 28.
* 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.
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