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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1022 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana...Michigan...

  Wabash River near Bluffton IN affecting Wells County.

  Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers affecting St. Joseph
  MI, Elkhart and Branch Counties.

For the Wabash River...including Linn Grove, Bluffton IN, Wabash,
Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast.
For the Saint Joseph River Michigan...including Three Rivers,
Mottville, Elkhart IN, South Bend, Niles...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at
www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes.

The next statement will be issued Saturday afternoon at 430 PM EDT.

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INC039-MIC023-149-052030-
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/TRVM4.1.ER.250404T2145Z.250406T0600Z.250409T0000Z.NO/
1022 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Saint Joseph River Michigan at Three Rivers.

* WHEN...From this evening to Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 7.0 feet, Expect minor flooding of the Scidmore Park
  picnic facilities in Three Rivers.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 7.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:45 PM EDT Friday was 7.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 7.4
    feet early Sunday morning. It will then fall below flood
    stage Tuesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 7.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4186 8568 4197 8564 4197 8554 4196 8554
      4193 8561 4184 8566


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INC179-052030-
/O.NEW.KIWX.FL.W.0021.250405T1800Z-250409T2100Z/
/BLFI3.1.ER.250405T1800Z.250407T1800Z.250408T2100Z.NO/
1022 PM EDT Fri Apr 4 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Wabash River near Bluffton IN.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, River Road at Bluffton begins to flood.
  Flood waters isolate the amphitheater at Kehoe Park in Bluffton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 7.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early
    tomorrow afternoon to 10.3 feet Sunday morning. It will then
    fall early Sunday afternoon. It will rise to 11.0 feet early
    Monday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 4080 8533 4083 8533 4078 8512 4072 8508
      4069 8511


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