NWS Northern IndianaFF.W 0013September 17, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Adams, Huntington and Wells, IN
The National Weather Service office in Northern Indiana issued a flash flood warning for Adams, Huntington and Wells in Indiana, which was in force until 7:45 a.m. local time on September 17. It was the 13th flash flood warning the NWS office in Northern Indiana issued in 2026. Indiana had 6 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 5 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Indiana's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Northern Indiana
- Area
- Adams, Huntington and Wells
- State
- Indiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:49 a.m. EDT, September 17, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 a.m. EDT, September 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KIWX FF.W 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWIWX The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Adams County in northeastern Indiana... Huntington County in northeastern Indiana... Wells County in northeastern Indiana... * Until 745 AM EDT. * At 449 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen on already saturated ground. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Huntington, Bluffton, Decatur, Berne, Ossian, Geneva, Andrews, Markle, Monroe, Lancaster, Preble, Nottingham, Zanesville, Uniondale, Poneto, Vera Cruz, North Oaks, Murray, Kingsland and Travisville.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.