River Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
220 FGUS51 KTIR 181422 RVFMAU River Forecast NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH 1022 AM EDT Fri Sep 18 2026 This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center. Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices. Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at: http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs : :************************************************************ : St. Marys River - Rockford, OH - IWX : : Action Stage 10.0 ft : Flood Stage 13.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 15.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 18.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 11.2 FT at 940 AM EDT on Sep 18 : :Crest near 11.6 FT around 2AM EDT on Sat, Sep 19 .ER RFDO1 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 11.3 / 11.5 / 11.6 .E2 : 0919 : / 11.6 / 11.6 / 11.5 / 11.4 .E3 : 0920 : / 11.3 / 11.2 / 11.1 / 11.1 .E4 : 0921 : / 11.1 / 11.0 / 11.0 / 10.9 .E5 : 0922 : / 10.8 / 10.7 / 10.6 / 10.5 .E6 : 0923 : / 10.4 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.08/ 0.28/ 0.14/ 0.37/ : :************************************************************ : Saint Marys River - St Marys River at Decatur, IN - IWX : : Action Stage 13.0 ft : Flood Stage 17.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 20.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 24.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 3.9 FT at 1245 AM EDT on Sep 16 : :Crest near 23.4 FT around 8AM EDT on Sat, Sep 19 .ER DCRI3 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 22.2 / 22.8 / 23.3 .E2 : 0919 : / 23.4 / 22.3 / 21.0 / 20.0 .E3 : 0920 : / 19.4 / 19.2 / 19.1 / 19.1 .E4 : 0921 : / 19.1 / 19.1 / 19.1 / 19.1 .E5 : 0922 : / 19.0 / 19.0 / 18.9 / 18.7 .E6 : 0923 : / 18.4 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.23/ 0.21/ 0.15/ 0.46/ : :************************************************************ : Saint Marys River - St Marys Rvr nr Fort Wayne, IN - IWX : : Action Stage 12.0 ft : Flood Stage 14.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 17.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 19.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 12.8 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 18 : : :Rise above flood stage around 5PM EDT on Fri, Sep 18 : :Crest near 16.8 FT around 8PM EDT on Sat, Sep 19 :Fall below flood stage around 5AM EDT on Mon, Sep 21 : .ER SASI3 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 13.5 / 14.3 / 15.1 .E2 : 0919 : / 15.8 / 16.4 / 16.8 / 16.7 .E3 : 0920 : / 16.2 / 15.5 / 14.9 / 14.3 .E4 : 0921 : / 13.8 / 13.5 / 13.2 / 13.0 .E5 : 0922 : / 12.8 / 12.6 / 12.4 / 12.2 .E6 : 0923 : / 12.0 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.38/ 0.12/ 0.22/ 0.48/ : :************************************************************ : Maumee River - Fort Wayne, IN - IWX : : Action Stage 9.6 ft : Flood Stage 17.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 20.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 26.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 11.8 FT at 955 AM EDT on Sep 18 : :Crest near 16.3 FT around 8AM EDT on Sun, Sep 20 .ER FTWI3 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 12.3 / 12.9 / 13.5 .E2 : 0919 : / 14.1 / 14.7 / 15.4 / 15.9 .E3 : 0920 : / 16.3 / 16.3 / 15.8 / 15.2 .E4 : 0921 : / 14.6 / 14.1 / 13.7 / 13.3 .E5 : 0922 : / 13.0 / 12.7 / 12.5 / 12.3 .E6 : 0923 : / 12.2 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.37/ 0.11/ 0.30/ 0.47/ : :************************************************************ : Blanchard River - Findlay, OH - CLE : : Action Stage 9.0 ft : Flood Stage 12.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 13.5 ft : Major Flood Stage 14.5 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 5.4 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 18 : .ER FDYO1 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.6 .E2 : 0919 : / 5.4 / 4.4 / 3.5 / 3.1 .E3 : 0920 : / 2.9 / 2.9 / 2.8 / 2.7 .E4 : 0921 : / 2.6 / 2.5 / 2.5 / 2.4 .E5 : 0922 : / 2.3 / 2.2 / 2.1 / 2.0 .E6 : 0923 : / 1.9 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.05/ 0.02/ 0.04/ 0.15/ 0.31/ : :************************************************************ : Blanchard River - Blanchard River at Ottawa, OH - IWX : : Action Stage 20.0 ft : Flood Stage 23.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 27.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 30.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 8.7 FT at 930 AM EDT on Sep 18 : .ER OTTO1 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 10.4 / 13.3 / 14.2 .E2 : 0919 : / 14.5 / 14.7 / 14.7 / 14.4 .E3 : 0920 : / 13.6 / 12.8 / 12.2 / 11.9 .E4 : 0921 : / 11.8 / 11.6 / 11.2 / 10.7 .E5 : 0922 : / 10.2 / 9.9 / 9.6 / 9.2 .E6 : 0923 : / 8.8 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.04/ 0.08/ 0.16/ 0.29/ : :************************************************************ : Ottawa River - Kalida, OH - IWX : : Action Stage 16.0 ft : Flood Stage 19.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 20.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 22.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 12.4 FT at 930 AM EDT on Sep 18 : .ER KALO1 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 12.7 / 13.5 / 13.6 .E2 : 0919 : / 12.0 / 10.1 / 9.0 / 8.2 .E3 : 0920 : / 7.5 / 7.1 / 7.3 / 8.0 .E4 : 0921 : / 8.5 / 8.5 / 8.2 / 7.8 .E5 : 0922 : / 7.3 / 6.9 / 6.5 / 6.2 .E6 : 0923 : / 6.0 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.06/ 0.13/ 0.18/ 0.30/ : :************************************************************ : Auglaize River - Fort Jennings, OH - IWX : : Action Stage 11.0 ft : Flood Stage 13.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 16.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 20.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 10.8 FT at 900 AM EDT on Sep 18 : :Crest near 11.7 FT around 8PM EDT on Fri, Sep 18 .ER FTJO1 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 11.4 / 11.7 / 11.7 .E2 : 0919 : / 11.2 / 10.4 / 9.4 / 8.2 .E3 : 0920 : / 7.2 / 6.2 / 5.6 / 5.2 .E4 : 0921 : / 5.4 / 5.6 / 5.8 / 5.9 .E5 : 0922 : / 5.9 / 5.8 / 5.6 / 5.4 .E6 : 0923 : / 5.1 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.08/ 0.20/ 0.17/ 0.32/ : :************************************************************ : Maumee River - Defiance, OH - IWX : : Action Stage 8.0 ft : Flood Stage 10.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 15.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 20.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 2.5 FT at 915 AM EDT on Sep 18 : .ER DEFO1 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 3.7 / 5.4 / 5.9 .E2 : 0919 : / 6.1 / 6.1 / 6.1 / 5.9 .E3 : 0920 : / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.9 / 6.0 .E4 : 0921 : / 6.1 / 6.0 / 5.8 / 5.6 .E5 : 0922 : / 5.4 / 5.2 / 4.9 / 4.7 .E6 : 0923 : / 4.5 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.07/ 0.20/ 0.15/ 0.28/ 0.44/ : :************************************************************ : Maumee River - Waterville, OH - CLE : : Action Stage 9.0 ft : Flood Stage 11.0 ft : Moderate Flood Stage 15.0 ft : Major Flood Stage 16.0 ft : :Latest Observed Value - 2.4 FT at 900 AM EDT on Sep 18 : .ER WTVO1 20260918 Z DC202609181422/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6 :STAGE FCST / 12Z / 18Z / 00Z / 06Z .E1 : 0918 : / 2.7 / 3.5 / 4.9 .E2 : 0919 : / 6.2 / 6.9 / 7.2 / 7.2 .E3 : 0920 : / 7.2 / 7.1 / 7.0 / 7.1 .E4 : 0921 : / 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.2 / 7.1 .E5 : 0922 : / 7.0 / 6.8 / 6.6 / 6.4 .E6 : 0923 : / 6.2 : Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep : 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.06/ 0.09/ 0.10/ 0.17/ 0.35/ : : :******************************************************************* : : $$ : cornelissen : :...END of MESSAGE...