The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a flood warning for areas around rivers until 7:15 p.m. Friday, June 19. A general flood warning for the county is in effect until 1:45 p.m. today, June 16.

Among the rivers in the warning is Eel River at North Manchester; Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Kosciusko, Fulton and Marshall counties; Wabash River and Little River.

General Flood Warning

At 1:46 a.m. today, June 16, Doppler weather radar indicated widespread showers persisting across areas that have received 2 to 4 inches on Monday. Runoff from this rainfall will continue to pool in low areas and streams will continue to flow out of their banks.

Motorists are advised not to drive through flooded roads. This flood warning replaces and extends various prior flood and flash flood warnings.

Some locations that will experience flooding include Warsaw, Nappanee, Winona Lake, Plymouth, Rochester, North Manchester and Bremen.

River Flood Warning

The flood warning until 7:15 p.m. Friday is concerning the Eel River, North Manchester. Forecast flooding increased from moderate to major severity for the Eel River at North Manchester. At 2 a.m. Tuesday the stage was 11.5 feet and rising, moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. The flood state is at 9 feet. The river will rise to crest near 14 feet around 2 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, and fall below flood stage around 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18. This crest compares to a previous crest of 14.5 feet, which occurred on April 19, 2013.

The flood warning for the Tippecanoe River is in effect until further notice. At 3 a.m. today, Tuesday, June 16, the flood stage was 11 feet and rising. Moderate flooding is the forecast, with the flood stage at 12 feet. The river is expected to rise above flood stage very early Wednesday morning and crest near 13.1 feet around 2 p.m. Thursday, June 18. Additional rises are possible. This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.4 feet on June 15, 2013.