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River Flood Warning
Issued: 8:36 PM Aug. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Salamonie River below Warren.

* WHEN...Until Friday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, The river reaches flood stage with minor
flooding of low agricultural land and roads nearest the river.
Belleville Road and East Flowing Well Road northwest of Warren
become impassable and isolated nearby residences.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 3:45 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 11.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 12.9 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 6:58 PM Aug. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Grant County in central Indiana...
Blackford County in east central Indiana...
Southwestern Jay County in east central Indiana...
Cass IN County in north central Indiana...
Southern Miami County in north central Indiana...
Southwestern Wabash County in north central Indiana...
Southeastern Pulaski County in northwestern Indiana...
Eastern White County in northwestern Indiana...

* Until 600 PM EDT.

* At 256 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms produced heavy rain across portions of the warning
area. Although the heaviest rain rates are ending, lighter rain
over the next couple of hours, combined with runoff will cause
high water and flash flooding in some areas.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Marion, Logansport, Peru, Hartford City, Gas City, Upland,
Fairmount, Dunkirk, Grissom Afb, Albany, Jonesboro, Redkey,
Sweetser, Walton, Swayzee, Bunker Hill, Royal Center, Matthews,
Mexico and Lincoln.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

Flood Watch
Issued: 3:20 PM Aug. 12, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, including the following
areas, Adams, Allen IN, Blackford, Cass IN, Fulton IN, Grant,
Huntington, Jay, Marshall, Miami, Northern Kosciusko, Pulaski,
Southern Kosciusko, Southern La Porte, Starke, Wabash, Wells and
Whitley and northwest Ohio, including the following areas, Allen
OH and Van Wert.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- 2 to 5 inches of rain fell across much of the area yesterday
with isolated pockets of over 6 inches. Additional heavy rain
is possible later this morning and again during the
afternoon. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour are
possible in thunderstorms. This may lead to additional
flooding, especially in areas that received very heavy rain
yesterday.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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