Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Northern Indiana
Areas Affected: Elkhart, IN; St. Joseph, IN; Berrien, MI
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Alert Sent: Thursday 9:38am EDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 9:38am EDT
Alert Expires: Friday 3:45am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 8:00am EDT
Event Ends: Sunday 8:00am EDT
Issued by: NWS Northern Indiana
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY MORNING... ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Michigan... Saint Joseph River Michigan at South Bend affecting Elkhart, St. Joseph and Berrien Counties. North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County. .Recent rainfall across the Saint Joseph River basin will result in minor river flooding. For the Saint Joseph River Michigan...including South Bend...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Saint Joseph River Michigan at South Bend. * WHEN...From Friday morning to Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 5.5 feet, The river reaches flood stage with the lowest residential areas beginning to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 4.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage tomorrow morning to a crest of 5.7 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday morning. - Flood stage is 5.5 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 345 AM EDT.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.757a2dad2783b98eaca647514b2f8fa35ac511bf.001.1 Codes: MIC021 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.757a2dad2783b98eaca647514b2f8fa35ac511bf.001.1