NWS Northern IndianaFL.W 0055September 16, 2026
Flood Warning: Wells, IN
The National Weather Service office in Northern Indiana issued a flood warning for Wells in Indiana, which was in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on September 21. It was the 55th river flood warning the NWS office in Northern Indiana issued in 2026. Indiana had 10 flood warnings in September 2026, against 8 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Indiana's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 5 days; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Northern Indiana
- Area
- Wells
- State
- Indiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:32 a.m. EDT, September 16, 2026
- In force from
- 12:30 a.m. EDT, September 17, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KIWX FL.W 0055
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Indiana... Wabash River near Linn Grove affecting Wells and Adams Counties. Wabash River near Bluffton IN affecting Wells County. For the Wabash River...including Linn Grove, Bluffton IN, Wabash, Logansport...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wabash River near Bluffton IN. * WHEN...From late tonight to Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Water reaching the bottom of the bridge at East River Road and 450 East. River Road and a few county roads are closed by high water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 8.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 12.4 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday afternoon. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes. This statement will be updated within the next 12 to 24 hours.
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.