Overview
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Repeated rounds of heavy rain and storms tracked through our forecast area during mid-September from September 16th through the 20th. Significant flash flooding and areal flooding was observed in portions Huntington, Wells, Adams, and Jay counties in northeast Indiana and in Van Wert County in northwest Ohio from September 16th-17th, where 5-7"+ of rain fell. Area rivers rose into Moderate Flood Stage, including the Wabash River at Linn Grove that recorded a record high crest on the evening of September 18th. Bluffton, IN in Wells County was hard hit with flash flooding during the morning commute hours on September 17th. Per the Wells County EMA, over a dozen water rescues occurred. Water was 4-5 ft deep in some spots on the southeast side of Bluffton, prompting delays of schools in the area. Other towns that were impacted by flooding include Andrews, Huntington, La Fontaine, and Berne in northeast Indiana and Wren and Willshire in far northwest Ohio. Additional rainfall of 1-3" fell over the weekend of September 19-20th, which prolonged river flooding across northeast Indiana. The highest rainfall amounts on September 19-20th were observed in far northwest Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan where up to 3" fell. |
Flooding
Several rivers in the upper Wabash river basin quickly rose into Minor or Moderate Flood Stage following several rounds of repeated heavy rain and storms on September 16th and 17th. Most notably, the Wabash River at Linn Grove in Adams County, IN measured a record crest of 14.86 ft on September 18th! The old record was 14.76 ft set on July 8, 2003. Many secondary roads across northeast Indiana were flooded and sand bags were utilized in Huntington, Wells, Adams, and Van Wert counties to prevent flooding from rivers to impact nearby area homes and businesses.
Hydrographs
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| The St Mary's River at Decatur, IN (Adams County) rose into Moderate Flood on September 18th. (This gauge was broken for a few days hence the missing prior observations) | The Wabash River at Bluffton, IN (Wells County) crested at 15.57 ft on September 17th in Moderate Flood Stage. | The Wabash River at Linn Grove, IN (Adams County) crested at 14.86 ft on September 18th in Moderate Flood Stage. This reading is a new record for the site! | The St Marys River on the south side of Fort Wayne, IN (Allen County) which is downstream of the gauge in Decatur rose into Minor Flood on September 18th. |
Photos
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| Loon Creek in Huntington, IN (Huntington County EMA) | The Wabash River at Linn Grove in during a record high crest of 14.86 ft on Sept 18th (Michelle Neal) | The Wabash River in Bluffton, IN along East Market Street (Timothy Tessmer) | Harner Rd between SR 81 and US 33 near St Marys River (Van Wert County EMA) |
Photos
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| Flooding in Andrews, IN (Cathy Johnson) |
SR 49 blocked off due to flooding in Willshire, OH (Van Wert EMA) |
Flooding outside of Almco Steel in Bluffton, IN (Ryan McFarland) |
More flooding near Almco Steel (Astra McFarland) |
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| Dustman Road flooding in Bluffton, IN (Miranda Murphy) |
Meridian Road on the SW side of Bluffton, IN inundated with floodwaters (Hailey Rush) |
Flooding near a home on SR218 in Poneto, IN (Andre Crosby) |
Flooding on SR 218 in Wells County, IN (Storm Chaser Caleb Ivins) |
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| Stogdill Road closed in Bluffton, IN due to flooding (Karen York) |
The Wabash River in Bluffton, IN along East Market Street (Timothy Tessmer) | Nighttime flash flooding in Bluffton, IN (Timothy Tessmer) |
Extensive flooding in the vicinity of Adams Central Middle/High School in Monroe, IN (Shelby McDonald) |
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| Flooding at Ouabache State Park in Wells County, IN (Brian Culy) |
The Wabash River along Main Street Bridge in Bluffton, IN (Lance Huffman WANE 15) |
3 miles south of Huntington, IN (Susan Guelsdorf) |
Flooding along Jefferson Street at SR 224 in Huntington, IN (Jody Smith) |
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| Flooding near Bellmont High School in Decatur, IN (Alicia Sparks) |
At the intersection of 200E and 400S in Adams County, IN (Jeff Hummel) |
Flooding at St. Mary's Blue Creek Conversation Club (Jeni Everett Klug) |
Rock Creek near 400W in Wells County, IN (Manfred Humann) |
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| Flooding at Adams Central Middle/High School in Monroe, IN (Brian Smith) |
Cross Creek Golf Club underwater in Decatur, IN (Brooke Agan Ainsworth) |
High water in New Corydon, IN in far northeast Jay County (Jay County EMA) |
Another view of the flooding on 200E and 400S in Adams County (Maegon Harkless) |
Rain Reports
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| This map shows where the heaviest rain fell over the past 5 days. Areas along and south of US 30 in Indiana were inundated with rain, especially in Huntington, Wells, and Adams counties. Thank you to all of the CoCoRaHS observers who took observations! (Click on the map to enlarge) |
September 16th through 17th
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
510 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2026
...24 HR RAINFALL REPORTS AS OF 5:10 PM EDT SEPT 17TH...
Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon
...Indiana...
...Adams County...
1 E Berne 6.90 in 0115 PM 09/17 40.66N/84.94W
Berne 6.50 in 1000 AM 09/17 40.66N/84.96W
0.8 N Linn Grove 3.96 in 0445 PM 09/17 40.66N/85.03W
...Allen County...
Woodburn 2.6 NNW 1.83 in 0900 AM 09/17 41.16N/84.88W
Fort Wayne 2.6 NW 1.71 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.10N/85.18W
Fort Wayne 10.4 N 1.61 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.22N/85.14W
Fort Wayne International Ap 1.59 in 0454 PM 09/17 40.98N/85.18W
FORT WAYNE 1.41 in 0459 PM 09/17 41.04N/85.26W
FORT WAYNE 1.37 in 0456 PM 09/17 41.02N/85.31W
FORT WAYNE 1.37 in 0458 PM 09/17 41.10N/85.22W
Fort Wayne 8.0 N 1.36 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.19N/85.11W
Fort Wayne 6.0 N 1.26 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.16N/85.13W
4 S Tuckers Corner 1.07 in 0455 PM 09/17 40.99N/84.94W
Fort Wayne 1.6 S 1.06 in 1230 PM 09/17 41.05N/85.14W
Harlan 3.4 NE 1.02 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.23N/84.87W
Fort Wayne 9.3 W 0.98 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.05N/85.31W
Fort Wayne 4.1 NE 0.91 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.12N/85.09W
Woodburn 2.8 WSW 0.84 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.12N/84.91W
Fort Wayne 5.4 ENE 0.81 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.10N/85.04W
Hoagland 1.5 SSW 0.70 in 0856 AM 09/17 40.93N/85.00W
Fort Wayne 2.6 NE 0.67 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.10N/85.11W
Zanesville 1.1 NE 0.65 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.93N/85.26W
Fort Wayne 1.9 S 0.59 in 0445 AM 09/17 41.05N/85.14W
Fort Wayne 7.6 SE 0.55 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.01N/85.02W
Monroeville 0.2 ESE 0.54 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.97N/84.86W
Fort Wayne 6.1 WSW 0.50 in 1000 AM 09/17 41.06N/85.25W
Fort Wayne 9.1 SE 0.38 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.99N/85.00W
...Blackford County...
MONTPELIER 1.21 in 0456 PM 09/17 40.56N/85.35W
Hartford City 4.8 NW 0.87 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.51N/85.43W
...Cass County...
Walton 0.53 in 0445 PM 09/17 40.66N/86.22W
Logansport 0.43 in 0445 PM 09/17 40.76N/86.36W
...De Kalb County...
0.6 S Garrett 0.40 in 0613 AM 09/17 41.34N/85.13W
Corunna 1.1 S 0.35 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.42N/85.15W
Auburn 1.1 NNE 0.32 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.38N/85.05W
1.7 SE Butler 0.30 in 0815 AM 09/17 41.41N/84.85W
Hamilton 3.0 ESE 0.25 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.52N/84.86W
...Elkhart County...
3 ENE Elkhart 0.90 in 0330 PM 09/17 41.70N/85.92W
Goshen 0.74 in 0453 PM 09/17 41.53N/85.78W
Elkhart Municipa 0.61 in 0455 PM 09/17 41.72N/86.00W
1 SE Dunlap 0.42 in 0500 AM 09/17 41.62N/85.90W
Syracuse 4.4 NNW 0.37 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.48N/85.77W
Jamestown 0.36 in 0445 PM 09/17 41.64N/86.04W
Elkhart 4.8 SW 0.25 in 0500 AM 09/17 41.64N/86.04W
Ligonier 4.3 WNW 0.25 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.48N/85.67W
...Fulton County...
Kewanna 4.9 S 2.47 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.95N/86.41W
Rochester 1.80 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.07N/86.21W
Rochester 2.4 NW 1.54 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.09N/86.23W
Rochester 0.25 in 0455 PM 09/17 41.07N/86.18W
...Grant County...
MARION 2.28 in 0500 PM 09/17 40.62N/85.71W
Marion 6.5 N 1.88 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.64N/85.69W
Marion 2.2 NNE 1.70 in 0937 AM 09/17 40.58N/85.66W
2.2 N Marion 1.57 in 0702 AM 09/17 40.58N/85.66W
Marion 5.6 NE 0.97 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.60N/85.59W
...Huntington County...
2.4 NW Warren 2.77 in 0445 PM 09/17 40.71N/85.45W
Huntington 0.3 W 2.39 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.88N/85.51W
Huntington 5.7 ENE 1.57 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.92N/85.41W
Huntington 8.6 N 1.22 in 0640 AM 09/17 41.00N/85.48W
1 W Roanoke 1.05 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.96N/85.40W
1.7 E Bowerstown 0.83 in 0400 PM 09/17 40.90N/85.41W
...Jay County...
1 N Portland 0.29 in 0455 PM 09/17 40.45N/84.98W
...Kosciusko County...
Winona Lake 0.9 SW 1.04 in 0630 AM 09/17 41.21N/85.83W
Warsaw 3.0 SE 0.78 in 0644 AM 09/17 41.21N/85.81W
1 SSE Clunette 0.75 in 0455 PM 09/17 41.31N/85.92W
Syracuse 3.0 ESE 0.71 in 1000 AM 09/17 41.41N/85.70W
Warsaw 3.0 SE 0.70 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.21N/85.80W
Warsaw 2.9 SE 0.70 in 0718 AM 09/17 41.21N/85.80W
Warsaw 2.7 SSE 0.67 in 0730 AM 09/17 41.20N/85.83W
Leesburg 6.7 ESE 0.59 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.31N/85.72W
Claypool 1.2 E 0.59 in 0750 AM 09/17 41.13N/85.86W
North Webster 0.6 ESE 0.57 in 0850 AM 09/17 41.32N/85.69W
Leesburg 0.1 WNW 0.48 in 0600 AM 09/17 41.33N/85.85W
Syracuse 0.46 in 0500 PM 09/17 41.42N/85.76W
Warsaw 1.4 N 0.40 in 0645 AM 09/17 41.26N/85.85W
Warsaw 1.2 NNE 0.36 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.25N/85.84W
North Webster 0.5 SE 0.34 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.32N/85.69W
Milford 2.7 SSW 0.29 in 0600 AM 09/17 41.38N/85.87W
North Webster 2.3 N 0.29 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.36N/85.70W
Milford 0.9 N 0.26 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.42N/85.85W
Cromwell 2.9 W 0.26 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.40N/85.67W
...La Porte County...
La Porte 2.3 ESE 1.84 in 0930 AM 09/17 41.59N/86.68W
Michigan City 5.4 S 1.64 in 0845 AM 09/17 41.63N/86.88W
La Porte 1.47 in 0455 PM 09/17 41.57N/86.73W
Wanatah 4.4 ESE 1.07 in 0900 AM 09/17 41.41N/86.81W
(KD9LWR) Trail Creek 1.0 NNW 0.82 in 0100 PM 09/17 41.71N/86.86W
La Porte 6.8 SW 0.68 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.55N/86.82W
La Porte 0.9 SSE 0.68 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.60N/86.71W
La Porte 1.6 SW 0.63 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.59N/86.73W
0.8 W La Porte 0.44 in 1258 AM 09/17 41.61N/86.73W
Mill Creek 1.9 NNE 0.39 in 0746 AM 09/17 41.61N/86.52W
...Lagrange County...
Lagrange 9.6 ESE 0.32 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.59N/85.24W
Orland 6.6 SSW 0.26 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.64N/85.20W
...Marshall County...
Bremen 2.60 in 0400 PM 09/17 41.45N/86.15W
1.2 W Plymouth 0.95 in 0445 PM 09/17 41.34N/86.34W
Tippecanoe 0.8 S 0.67 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.20N/86.11W
Bourbon 0.30 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.29N/86.12W
...Miami County...
Denver 1.3 NE 2.57 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.88N/86.06W
Denver 0.5 SSE 2.04 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.86N/86.07W
Peru 2.00 in 0430 PM 09/17 40.75N/86.07W
AMBOY 1.94 in 0430 PM 09/17 40.65N/85.94W
Macy 2.7 SSE 1.93 in 0637 AM 09/17 40.92N/86.12W
Grissom AFB Peru 0.88 in 0455 PM 09/17 40.63N/86.15W
Amboy 0.32 in 0430 PM 09/17 40.59N/85.98W
...Noble County...
Ligonier 0.84 in 0459 PM 09/17 41.46N/85.59W
Ligonier 5.3 ENE 0.61 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.49N/85.50W
Albion 2.8 ENE 0.36 in 0730 AM 09/17 41.40N/85.37W
Albion 2.9 S 0.33 in 0900 AM 09/17 41.35N/85.42W
...Pulaski County...
Winamac 9.9 NW 1.08 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.15N/86.75W
Francesville 1.07 in 0600 AM 09/17 40.98N/86.89W
Winamac 9.1 SW 0.82 in 0900 AM 09/17 40.96N/86.73W
Winamac 3.2 SSE 0.82 in 0900 AM 09/17 41.01N/86.57W
Monterey 1.3 WNW 0.43 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.16N/86.51W
Monterey 2.2 WNW 0.38 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.17N/86.52W
...St. Joseph County...
0.9 W Roseland 1.26 in 0400 PM 09/17 41.72N/86.27W
South Bend International Ap 0.76 in 0501 PM 09/17 41.70N/86.32W
South Bend 0.69 in 1158 PM 09/16 41.70N/86.25W
Granger 1.8 ENE 0.33 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.75N/86.11W
...Starke County...
3.5 N Brems 0.44 in 0500 PM 09/17 41.39N/86.71W
Culver 3.1 WNW 0.26 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.24N/86.48W
...Steuben County...
Hamilton 1.7 E 0.41 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.53N/84.89W
Angola 1.2 S 0.38 in 0600 AM 09/17 41.62N/85.00W
Angola 8.7 ESE 0.26 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.61N/84.84W
Pleasant Lake 1.7 ESE 0.26 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.57N/84.99W
Hudson 4.1 NNW 0.18 in 0600 AM 09/17 41.59N/85.10W
...Wabash County...
Wabash 0.3 NNW 3.20 in 0600 AM 09/17 40.80N/85.83W
Wabash 1.5 SW 3.20 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.78N/85.84W
3.0 SE Lagro 2.85 in 0415 PM 09/17 40.81N/85.68W
0.7 SE Wabash 2.23 in 0430 PM 09/17 40.79N/85.82W
La Fontaine 1.1 NW 2.22 in 0800 AM 09/17 40.68N/85.74W
North Manchester 1.7 NNE 1.77 in 0815 AM 09/17 41.03N/85.76W
...Wells County...
1 W Bluffton 5.50 in 0233 PM 09/17 40.74N/85.19W
Bluffton 5.33 in 0445 PM 09/17 40.74N/85.17W
Bluffton 0.9 SE 4.10 in 0730 AM 09/17 40.73N/85.16W
Bluffton 3.6 N 4.00 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.79N/85.17W
Craigville 2.7 NW 4.00 in 0800 AM 09/17 40.80N/85.13W
Roanoke 4.0 SSE 2.06 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.91N/85.34W
Markle 5.1 NE 2.04 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.89N/85.28W
Ossian 2.4 W 1.72 in 0700 AM 09/17 40.87N/85.21W
...White County...
Burnettsville 9.9 NNW 1.89 in 1117 AM 09/17 40.90N/86.65W
Monticello 5.5 NNW 1.39 in 0930 AM 09/17 40.82N/86.79W
5.6 N Badger Grove 1.16 in 0600 AM 09/17 40.67N/86.95W
...Whitley County...
Columbia City 5.4 N 2.37 in 0403 PM 09/17 41.24N/85.49W
Columbia City 5.4 N 1.47 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.24N/85.49W
South Whitley 2.6 SE 1.15 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.06N/85.59W
South Whitley 2.3 NNE 1.03 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.12N/85.62W
Columbia City 6.8 NNE 1.01 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.25N/85.42W
Columbia City 7.4 N 0.99 in 0707 AM 09/17 41.26N/85.50W
Columbia City 4.6 S 0.96 in 0600 AM 09/17 41.09N/85.47W
Tri-Lakes 3.0 N 0.92 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.26N/85.49W
...Michigan...
...Berrien County...
Niles 0.47 in 0458 PM 09/17 41.83N/86.25W
Benton Harbor 0.38 in 0453 PM 09/17 42.13N/86.42W
3.7 S Watervliet 0.35 in 0400 PM 09/17 42.13N/86.25W
...Branch County...
QUINCY 0.25 in 0500 PM 09/17 41.94N/84.90W
...St. Joseph County...
2.0 SE Mendon 0.30 in 0400 PM 09/17 41.98N/85.43W
...Ohio...
...Allen County...
Fort Shawnee 3.10 in 0445 PM 09/17 40.68N/84.13W
2 WNW Westminster 1.53 in 0453 PM 09/17 40.71N/84.02W
Lima 1 N 1.33 in 0455 PM 09/17 40.78N/84.12W
Ada 3.0 W 1.10 in 0840 AM 09/17 40.77N/83.88W
Lima 2.7 NE 1.04 in 0730 AM 09/17 40.77N/84.08W
Lima 3.0 SSE 1.00 in 0600 AM 09/17 40.70N/84.10W
Delphos 2.3 ESE 0.85 in 0600 AM 09/17 40.83N/84.30W
Bluffton 0.73 in 0500 PM 09/17 40.89N/83.89W
...Defiance County...
Defiance 0.40 in 0453 PM 09/17 41.33N/84.43W
...Fulton County...
Archbold 4.7 NW 0.80 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.57N/84.36W
Fayette 4.3 ESE 0.66 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.65N/84.25W
Delta 0.4 ENE 0.56 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.58N/83.99W
Swanton 4.0 S 0.27 in 0741 AM 09/17 41.53N/83.91W
Wauseon 1.8 S 0.25 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.53N/84.14W
...Henry County...
New Bavaria 2.3 WSW 0.78 in 0238 PM 09/17 41.19N/84.21W
Napoleon 4.5 NNW 0.41 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.46N/84.15W
Napoleon 1.2 SSE 0.35 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.38N/84.12W
Napoleon 1 SW 0.34 in 0800 AM 09/17 41.38N/84.15W
...Paulding County...
Payne 5.2 S 0.71 in 1000 AM 09/17 41.00N/84.71W
Paulding 5.6 ESE 0.49 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.09N/84.49W
...Putnam County...
Kalida 1.80 in 0430 PM 09/17 40.99N/84.20W
Ottawa 0.26 in 0435 PM 09/17 41.03N/83.98W
...Van Wert County...
Van Wert 2.10 in 0500 PM 09/17 40.85N/84.48W
2 N Wetsel 1.74 in 0455 PM 09/17 40.98N/84.44W
1 WNW Convoy 1.56 in 0455 PM 09/17 40.93N/84.74W
Van Wert 1.17 in 0500 PM 09/17 40.87N/84.59W
Van Wert County 0.34 in 0415 PM 09/17 40.87N/84.62W
...Williams County...
3 S Nettle Lake 2.14 in 0455 PM 09/17 41.63N/84.73W
Alvordton 0.5 E 0.88 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.67N/84.42W
Pioneer 2.3 S 0.75 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.65N/84.55W
1.2 E Bryan 0.55 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.46N/84.53W
Bryan 2.1 NNW 0.36 in 0700 AM 09/17 41.50N/84.56W
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
September 19th through 20th
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1132 AM EDT Mon Sep 21 2026
...PRECIPITATION REPORTS PAST 48 HOURS...
Location Amount Time/Date Lat/Lon
...Indiana...
...Adams County...
0.8 N Linn Grove 0.87 in 1045 AM 09/21 40.66N/85.03W
...Allen County...
Fort Wayne 8.0 N 1.63 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.19N/85.11W
Fort Wayne 6.2 W 1.53 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.06N/85.26W
Ellisville 0.3 W 1.53 in 0730 AM 09/21 41.02N/85.29W
Fort Wayne 9.1 SE 1.48 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.99N/85.00W
Hoagland 1.5 SSW 1.46 in 0830 AM 09/21 40.93N/85.00W
Fort Wayne 2.6 NW 1.40 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.10N/85.18W
Fort Wayne 5.4 ENE 1.40 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.10N/85.04W
Fort Wayne 7.1 WSW 1.37 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.05N/85.27W
FORT WAYNE 1.36 in 1107 AM 09/21 41.10N/85.22W
Harlan 3.4 NE 1.35 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.23N/84.87W
Fort Wayne 7.6 SE 1.35 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.01N/85.02W
Woodburn 2.6 NNW 1.34 in 0900 AM 09/21 41.16N/84.88W
FORT WAYNE 1.34 in 1106 AM 09/21 41.04N/85.26W
Fort Wayne 9.3 W 1.30 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.05N/85.31W
Fort Wayne 6.8 NE 1.28 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.13N/85.03W
Fort Wayne 6.0 N 1.27 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.16N/85.13W
FORT WAYNE 1.21 in 1106 AM 09/21 41.02N/85.31W
Fort Wayne 9.0 NNE 1.18 in 0708 AM 09/21 41.19N/85.07W
Fort Wayne 4.1 NE 1.12 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.12N/85.09W
Fort Wayne International Ap 0.58 in 1054 AM 09/21 40.98N/85.18W
Woodburn 2.8 WSW 1.03 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.12N/84.91W
Zanesville 1.1 NE 0.88 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.93N/85.26W
4 S Tuckers Corner 0.73 in 0920 AM 09/21 40.99N/84.94W
...Cass County...
Galveston 0.99 in 1100 AM 09/21 40.56N/86.19W
Young America 0.71 in 0800 AM 09/21 40.57N/86.33W
Walton 0.46 in 1045 AM 09/21 40.66N/86.22W
...De Kalb County...
0.6 S Garrett 1.59 in 0630 AM 09/21 41.34N/85.13W
Auburn 1.1 NNE 1.53 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.38N/85.05W
Corunna 1.1 S 1.46 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.42N/85.15W
1.7 SE Butler 1.29 in 0850 AM 09/21 41.41N/84.85W
Hamilton 3.0 ESE 1.29 in 0930 AM 09/21 41.52N/84.86W
...Elkhart County...
Elkhart 4.8 SW 2.90 in 0500 AM 09/21 41.64N/86.04W
Goshen 3.0 WSW 2.47 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.56N/85.88W
Wakarusa 2.4 NNE 2.45 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.57N/85.99W
Goshen 1.4 SSE 2.43 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.56N/85.83W
Ligonier 4.3 WNW 2.40 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.48N/85.67W
Nappanee 3.7 NNW 2.39 in 0712 AM 09/21 41.49N/86.02W
Goshen 1.8 SE 2.29 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.56N/85.81W
Goshen 3.5 NNW 2.26 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.62N/85.87W
Elkhart 3.0 SSE 2.15 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.65N/85.94W
Jamestown 2.13 in 1100 AM 09/21 41.64N/86.04W
Goshen 1.2 SW 2.12 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.57N/85.85W
Syracuse 4.4 NNW 2.06 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.48N/85.77W
Goshen 1.36 in 1053 AM 09/21 41.53N/85.78W
Elkhart Municipa 1.27 in 1115 AM 09/21 41.72N/86.00W
...Fulton County...
Rochester 1.50 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.07N/86.21W
Rochester 2.4 NW 1.46 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.09N/86.23W
Kewanna 4.9 S 0.62 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.95N/86.41W
...Grant County...
Marion 6.5 N 1.21 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.64N/85.69W
Marion 5.6 NE 0.94 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.60N/85.59W
(KB9CRA)Gas City 0.3 N 0.88 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.49N/85.61W
(KC9QCJ) Shamrock Lakes 3.0 0.78 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.45N/85.45W
Grant County Municipal Apt 0.68 in 1115 AM 09/21 40.48N/85.68W
2.2 N Marion 0.63 in 0702 AM 09/21 40.58N/85.66W
...Huntington County...
Huntington 8.6 N 1.47 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.00N/85.48W
1 W Roanoke 1.04 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.96N/85.40W
Andrews 0.6 N 0.73 in 0630 AM 09/21 40.87N/85.60W
Huntington 0.3 W 0.59 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.88N/85.51W
2.4 NW Warren 0.56 in 1045 AM 09/21 40.71N/85.45W
1.7 E Bowerstown 0.44 in 1100 AM 09/21 40.90N/85.41W
...Jay County...
Portland 2.3 S 0.93 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.40N/84.98W
(W9JKL) Portland 0.6 SSW 0.90 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.42N/84.99W
Bryant 4.8 W 0.84 in 0548 AM 09/21 40.54N/85.05W
1 N Portland 0.38 in 1115 AM 09/21 40.45N/84.98W
...Kosciusko County...
Syracuse 3.0 ESE 2.25 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.41N/85.70W
Leesburg 6.7 ESE 2.02 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.31N/85.72W
Leesburg 0.1 WNW 1.97 in 0600 AM 09/21 41.33N/85.85W
Milford 0.9 N 1.93 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.42N/85.85W
North Webster 2.3 N 1.76 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.36N/85.70W
Cromwell 2.9 W 1.75 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.40N/85.67W
Warsaw 3.0 SE 1.57 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.21N/85.80W
Warsaw 2.9 SE 1.55 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.21N/85.80W
Warsaw 1.2 NNE 1.54 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.25N/85.84W
Warsaw 3.0 SE 1.49 in 0647 AM 09/21 41.21N/85.81W
Warsaw 2.7 SSE 1.43 in 0730 AM 09/21 41.20N/85.83W
Claypool 1.2 E 1.29 in 0709 AM 09/21 41.13N/85.86W
Syracuse 1.28 in 1115 AM 09/21 41.42N/85.76W
1 SSE Clunette 1.15 in 1110 AM 09/21 41.31N/85.92W
Warsaw Muni 1.15 in 1115 AM 09/21 41.27N/85.83W
...La Porte County...
La Porte 1.6 SW 3.25 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.59N/86.73W
La Porte 6.8 SW 3.09 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.55N/86.82W
La Porte 2.3 ESE 2.99 in 0930 AM 09/21 41.59N/86.68W
Mill Creek 1.9 NNE 2.90 in 0745 AM 09/21 41.61N/86.52W
La Porte 0.9 SSE 2.90 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.60N/86.71W
Michigan City 5.4 S 2.52 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.63N/86.88W
La Crosse 1.2 W 2.15 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.32N/86.91W
Wanatah 4.4 ESE 2.00 in 0900 AM 09/21 41.41N/86.81W
Hanna 1.1 E 1.94 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.41N/86.76W
La Porte 0.44 in 1115 AM 09/21 41.57N/86.73W
...Lagrange County...
Lagrange 9.6 ESE 2.40 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.59N/85.24W
Howe 3.7 WSW 2.00 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.70N/85.48W
LaGrange 9.9 E 1.86 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.65N/85.23W
...Marshall County...
Plymouth 7.3 NNE 2.47 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.45N/86.28W
Bourbon 1.63 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.29N/86.12W
Tippecanoe 0.8 S 1.45 in 0600 AM 09/21 41.20N/86.11W
1.2 W Plymouth 1.20 in 1045 AM 09/21 41.34N/86.34W
...Miami County...
Amboy 1.55 in 1100 AM 09/21 40.59N/85.98W
Denver 1.3 NE 0.89 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.88N/86.06W
Macy 2.7 SSE 0.78 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.92N/86.12W
Denver 0.5 SSE 0.65 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.86N/86.07W
Amboy 0.52 in 1100 AM 09/21 40.65N/85.94W
...Noble County...
Ligonier 5.3 ENE 2.59 in 0810 AM 09/21 41.49N/85.50W
Ligonier 2.53 in 1114 AM 09/21 41.46N/85.59W
Albion 2.8 ENE 1.90 in 0730 AM 09/21 41.40N/85.37W
Albion 3.7 S 1.71 in 0930 AM 09/21 41.34N/85.42W
Kendallville 4.5 NW 1.60 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.50N/85.31W
Cosperville 1.60 in 1030 AM 09/21 41.48N/85.48W
...Pulaski County...
Winamac 9.9 NW 2.14 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.15N/86.75W
Monterey 2.2 WNW 1.94 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.17N/86.52W
Monterey 1.3 WNW 1.93 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.16N/86.51W
Winamac 3.2 SSE 0.94 in 0900 AM 09/21 41.01N/86.57W
Francesville 0.90 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.98N/86.89W
...St. Joseph County...
New Carlisle 2.42 in 0730 AM 09/21 41.71N/86.50W
South Bend 4.6 SE 2.17 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.62N/86.22W
South Bend 3.3 SE 2.13 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.64N/86.23W
South Bend International Ap 2.09 in 1054 AM 09/21 41.70N/86.32W
Granger 1.8 ENE 2.09 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.75N/86.11W
Mishawaka 3.9 ENE 2.01 in 0710 AM 09/21 41.68N/86.10W
0.9 W Roseland 1.35 in 1015 AM 09/21 41.72N/86.27W
...Starke County...
North Judson 2.5 N 2.22 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.25N/86.77W
Culver 3.1 WNW 1.91 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.24N/86.48W
3.5 N Brems 1.39 in 1100 AM 09/21 41.39N/86.71W
3.2 SE North Judson 1.09 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.17N/86.76W
...Steuben County...
Hudson 4.1 NNW 2.23 in 0600 AM 09/21 41.59N/85.10W
Hudson 4.6 N 2.14 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.60N/85.09W
Hudson 6.4 WNW 2.14 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.58N/85.19W
Pleasant Lake 1.7 ESE 1.87 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.57N/84.99W
Hamilton 1.7 E 1.85 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.53N/84.89W
Angola 8.7 ESE 1.83 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.61N/84.84W
Angola 8.8 ESE 1.83 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.62N/84.83W
Angola 1.2 S 1.79 in 0600 AM 09/21 41.62N/85.00W
Hudson 0.3 SE 1.78 in 0945 AM 09/21 41.53N/85.08W
Angola 6.2 NW 1.69 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.71N/85.07W
Angola 1.52 in 0630 AM 09/21 41.64N/84.99W
...Wabash County...
La Fontaine 1.1 NW 0.93 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.68N/85.74W
Lagro 3.5 ESE 0.62 in 0630 AM 09/21 40.81N/85.67W
Wabash 0.3 NNW 0.54 in 0600 AM 09/21 40.80N/85.83W
3.0 SE Lagro 0.34 in 1115 AM 09/21 40.81N/85.68W
0.7 SE Wabash 0.25 in 1030 AM 09/21 40.79N/85.82W
...Wells County...
Markle 5.1 NE 0.92 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.89N/85.28W
Bluffton 0.9 SE 0.66 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.73N/85.16W
Craigville 2.7 NW 0.56 in 0800 AM 09/21 40.80N/85.13W
Bluffton 0.50 in 1045 AM 09/21 40.74N/85.17W
...White County...
5.6 N Badger Grove 0.92 in 0600 AM 09/21 40.67N/86.95W
Monticello 5.5 NNW 0.69 in 0800 AM 09/21 40.82N/86.79W
...Whitley County...
Tri-Lakes 3.0 N 2.12 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.26N/85.49W
Columbia City 7.4 N 1.99 in 0742 AM 09/21 41.26N/85.50W
South Whitley 2.3 NNE 1.85 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.12N/85.62W
South Whitley 2.6 SE 1.75 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.06N/85.59W
Columbia City 4.6 S 1.47 in 0600 AM 09/21 41.09N/85.47W
Columbia City 5.4 N 1.32 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.24N/85.49W
Columbia City 0.5 WSW 1.10 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.16N/85.49W
Columbia City 0.6 NNE 0.98 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.17N/85.48W
...Michigan...
...Berrien County...
St. Joseph 1.5 SSE 3.97 in 0700 AM 09/21 42.08N/86.48W
St. Joseph 2.8 SSE 2.36 in 0700 AM 09/21 42.06N/86.47W
Buchanan 1.4 ESE 2.14 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.82N/86.34W
Baroda 1.3 W 2.11 in 0600 AM 09/21 41.95N/86.51W
Shoreham 2.0 SE 2.01 in 0800 AM 09/21 42.03N/86.49W
Niles 2.7 W 1.95 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.84N/86.30W
Niles 1.77 in 1105 AM 09/21 41.83N/86.25W
Niles 7.4 SW 1.66 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.76N/86.36W
Benton Harbor 1.55 in 1053 AM 09/21 42.13N/86.42W
...Branch County...
Quincy 2.35 in 1110 AM 09/21 41.94N/84.90W
Quincy 0.1 SSW 2.34 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.94N/84.88W
Coldwater 0.44 in 1115 AM 09/21 41.92N/85.03W
1 SSW Coldwater 0.29 in 1113 AM 09/21 41.92N/85.01W
...Cass County...
2 NNW Edwardsburg 2.10 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.84N/86.10W
Niles 3.5 E 1.99 in 0900 AM 09/21 41.84N/86.18W
...Hillsdale County...
Jonesville 5.9 ENE 2.84 in 0900 AM 09/21 42.01N/84.56W
Hillsdale 3.2 SW 2.58 in 0745 AM 09/21 41.90N/84.68W
Hillsdale 2.5 ESE 2.30 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.91N/84.59W
...St. Joseph County...
Sturgis Kirsch 0.76 in 1116 AM 09/21 41.80N/85.43W
...Ohio...
...Allen County...
Ada 3.0 W 1.54 in 0900 AM 09/21 40.77N/83.88W
Delphos 2.3 ESE 1.38 in 0600 AM 09/21 40.83N/84.30W
Lima 2.7 NE 1.37 in 0700 AM 09/21 40.77N/84.08W
Lima 3.0 SSE 1.25 in 0600 AM 09/21 40.70N/84.10W
Lima 1 N 0.88 in 1108 AM 09/21 40.78N/84.12W
Bluffton 0.75 in 1120 AM 09/21 40.89N/83.89W
...Defiance County...
Defiance 0.80 in 1053 AM 09/21 41.33N/84.43W
...Fulton County...
Archbold 4.7 NW 2.08 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.57N/84.36W
Wauseon 1.8 S 1.98 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.53N/84.14W
Delta 0.4 ENE 1.89 in 0545 AM 09/21 41.58N/83.99W
Swanton 4.0 S 1.50 in 0723 AM 09/21 41.53N/83.91W
...Henry County...
Napoleon 4.5 NNW 1.14 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.46N/84.15W
Liberty Center 0.3 NE 1.14 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.45N/84.00W
Napoleon 1 SW 1.09 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.38N/84.15W
Napoleon 0.6 WSW 1.09 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.39N/84.14W
Napoleon 1.2 SSE 1.08 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.38N/84.12W
Deshler 1.07 in 1045 AM 09/21 41.20N/83.89W
...Putnam County...
Ottawa 1.0 N 0.93 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.04N/84.04W
...Van Wert County...
2 N Wetsel 1.03 in 1110 AM 09/21 40.98N/84.44W
Van Wert 0.96 in 1120 AM 09/21 40.85N/84.48W
1 WNW Convoy 0.91 in 1110 AM 09/21 40.93N/84.74W
...Williams County...
Alvordton 0.5 E 2.08 in 0700 AM 09/21 41.67N/84.42W
1.2 E Bryan 1.51 in 0800 AM 09/21 41.46N/84.53W
3 S Nettle Lake 0.78 in 1110 AM 09/21 41.63N/84.73W
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Radar
Multiple rounds of rain fell from September 16th through 17th and again from September 19th to 20th
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| IEM Radar Loop from late September 16th through the afternoon on September 17th. Locations along and south of US 30 were the hardest hit, with 5-7" in Wells, Adams, and Huntington counties! | IEM Radar Loop from the morning of September 19th through the afternoon on September 20th. 1-2" fell area-wide, while locations in NW Indiana and SW Lower Michigan picked up around 3" of rainfall! |
Environment
Our environmental analysis will mainly focus on the morning of Thursday, September 17th, when 5-7" of rain fell in just a few hours in eastern north-central Indiana south of Fort Wayne. A considerable Flash Flooding Warning was issued for portions of Huntington, Wells, and Adams counties, where numerous roads flooded and over a dozen people had to be rescued after becoming stranded in their cars.
The synoptic pattern on the morning of September 17th favored multiple rounds of heavy rain to track from west to east through the region. Our forecast area was on the periphery of a large upper level ridge with mainly zonal flow aloft. Divergence can be seen across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio in the 300 mb analysis. An area of increased moisture can be seen as well on the 700mb analysis along and south of the US 30 corridor, indicating that the lower levels of the atmosphere were primed for heavy rainfall.
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| Figure 1: 300mb analysis at 11Z on September 17th | Figure 2: 500mb analysis at 11Z on September 17th | Figure 3: 700mb analysis at 11Z on September 17th |
Precipitable water values were extremely high for mid September standards between 2" to 2.2" and may have reached record levels in some locations. Moisture transport was extremely strong in the low levels at 925mb to 850mb as a very humid and saturated airmass advected in from the Midwest on the morning of September 17th.
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| Figure 4: PWATs at 12Z on September 17th | Figure 5: 925-850mb Moisture Transport at 12Z on September 17th | Figure 6: 850mb Moisture Transport at 12Z on September 17th |
Several mesoscale discussions were issued by WPC for our area in advance of heavy rain and flash flooding in mid September.
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| Figure 7: There was a Slight Risk (level 2 of 4) for excessive rainfall on the morning of September 17th | Figure 8: There was a Moderate Risk (level 3 of 4) for excessive rainfall on September 19th | Figure 9: WPC Mesoscale Discussion #1311 issued at 225 AM EDT on Thursday, September 17th |
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| Figure 10: WPC Mesoscale Discussion #1313 issued at 823 AM EDT on Thursday, September 17th (just after the considerable Flash Flood Warning was issued for eastern north-central Indiana) | Figure 11: WPC Mesoscale Discussion #1331 issued at 555 AM EDT on Saturday, September 19th | Figure 12: WPC Mesoscale Discussion #1339 issued at 105 AM EDT on Sunday, September 20th |
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