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Part of: Putnam County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flash Flood Warning issued August 15 at 5:07AM EDT until August 15 at 8:15AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN
This is a severe-significance flash flood warning event affecting Fountain, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flash Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 546,686 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
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Fountain, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN · ≈ 860 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Storm report NWS LOT storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Paxton, IL
Reported road closure of Route 9 at Ottawa and Market. Many other intersections in town reported covered in water.
- Storm report NWS ILX storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Fisher, IL
Reports of basements flooding in Fisher.
- Storm report NWS LOT storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Paxton, IL
Reports of several basements flooded in the Paxton area.
- Bulletin NWS Indianapolis IN
Flash Flood Warning issued
Fountain, IN; Vermillion, IN; Warren, IN
Show 5 earlier updates
- KVOA News
Vandalism At WWII Memorial: Fountain Filled With Soap Bubbles And Graffiti
- NWS IND storm report Storm report
- KOLO | 8 News Now News
Nevada flood driving safety: NHP urges caution while on flooded roads
- KTAR News 92.3 FM News
Flood watch issued for parts of Maricopa County as storms threaten heavy rain
- Western Wayne News News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.