NWS Northern IndianaFF.W 0014September 17, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Adams, Huntington, Wells and 1 more, IN and OH
The National Weather Service office in Northern Indiana issued a flash flood warning for Adams, Huntington, Wells and 1 more in Indiana, Ohio, which was in force until 2:15 p.m. local time on September 17. It was the 14th 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 6.5 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, Wells and 1 more
- State
- Indiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:44 a.m. EDT, September 17, 2026
- Expires
- 2:15 p.m. EDT, September 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KIWX FF.W 0014
- 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... Southwestern Van Wert County in west central Ohio... * Until 215 PM EDT Thursday. * At 744 AM EDT, Scattered showers and thunderstorms continue across the warned area. Doppler radar estimates between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen overnight. Another round of heavy rainfall is possible mid to late morning. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Huntington, Bluffton, Decatur, Berne, Ossian, Geneva, Andrews, Markle, Monroe, Lancaster, Preble, Nottingham, Zanesville, Willshire, Uniondale, Wren, Poneto, Vera Cruz, Murray and North Oaks. Several reports of flooded roads and water rescues have been received this morning.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.