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Part of: Wabash County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 20 at 12:19AM EDT until August 21 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Wells, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 32,399 acres
- Began
- To end
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS IWX
Area Forecast Discussion
Mostly dry today with slight isolated shower chance; showers and storms likely Saturday afternoon east of I-69.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 520 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Mostly dry today with only a slight chance (20 percent) for isolated showers and storms in the late afternoon and early evening. Severe weather is not expected. Highs around 80 degrees.
- The next chance for showers and storms will be late Friday afternoon into Sunday morning. The best chances (50-75 percent) will be Saturday afternoon east of Interstate 69. Elsewhere, expect closer to 30-50 percent chance. Severe weather is not expected.
- Hazardous swimming conditions are possible for Lake MI beaches along Berrien Co, MI and La Porte County, IN this weekend. Dangerous waves and currents are possible. Monitor the beach forecast for updates.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 518 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
Morning rain showers south of US 30 continue to develop close to the exiting cold front/low pressure system, with light northeast winds east of I 69 in MI/Toledo/Findlay and a more northerly direction west of there. Near Fort Wayne/Warsaw/Defiance winds are calm. The heaviest rain showers/storms that drove the flood watch remained mostly sout…
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLOOD — 3 SE Anderson, IN
Lots of high water in southeast Anderson, Columbus Ave..53rd...60th Street areas across county along 53rd...300 S to Lapel. Ditches and streams have also risen considerably.
- Bulletin NWS Northern Indiana
Flood Warning issued
Wells, IN
- Storm report NWS ILN storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 ESE Anna, OH
Rushing water across Meranda Road just east of Sidney Freyburg Road.
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Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.