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Part of: Putnam County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 15 at 11:32AM EDT until August 18 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Allen, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 13,141 acres
- Began
- To end
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- Bulletin NWS Northern Indiana
Flood Warning issued
Allen, IN
- Forecast discussion NWS IWX
Area Forecast Discussion
Isolated strong to severe storms with damaging winds and tornado risk possible this afternoon east of I-69, with additional rain and storms expected overnight through midday Sunday.
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000 FXUS63 KIWX 151707 AFDIWX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 107 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- An isolated strong to severe storm or two possible between 4-8 PM EDT today, mainly east of I-69 and the US 30 corridor. Main threats will be damaging winds and an isolated tornado.
- Additional round of rain and sub-severe storms likely between 4 AM and Noon EDT.
- Flood Watch continues along and south of US 30 where heavy rain will continue to exacerbate ongoing flooding through Sunday.
- Dry conditions return Monday and Tuesday.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 1230 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Stratiform rain continues to diminish as of midday, although there are still some areas of light rain ongoing south of US 24. Visible satellite shows a few pockets of clearing as an MCV approaches the IL/IN border, but more widespread breaks in the clouds will be needed to recharge the atmosphere for potential storms this afternoon and evening. It is worth noting that isolated strong to severe storms are still possible despite the downgrade from SPC to a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for severe weather today. The aforementioned MCV is expected to move…
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLOOD — 4 NW Ball State Univers, IN
Backyards almost completely flooded in low lying spots.
- Federal declaration FEMA
Emergency declaration: SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING (Indiana)
FEMA EM-3651 — Flood, declared 2026-08-15.
Show 5 earlier updates
- WYMT News
Floyd Co. leaders push for ‘resilience hub’ after latest round of flooding
- IndyStar News
Homes destroyed, residents evacuate part of Hamilton County due to flooding
- Hometown Stations News
High water reported Friday morning on roads throughout Allen County
- limaohio.com News
- NWS IND storm report Storm report
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