Weather Alert in Indiana

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Flood Warning issued April 3 at 9:20PM EDT until April 9 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

AREAS AFFECTED: Adams, IN; Allen, IN; Van Wert, OH

DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Indiana...Ohio... Tippecanoe River above Winamac affecting White, Carroll and Pulaski Counties. Wabash River near Linn Grove affecting Adams and Wells Counties. Saint Marys River near Decatur affecting Van Wert, Allen IN and Adams Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana... Ohio... Eel River at North Manchester affecting Wabash, Kosciusko, Miami, Whitley and Cass IN Counties. Blanchard River at Ottawa affecting Putnam County. Maumee River at Fort Wayne affecting Paulding and Allen IN Counties. Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Pulaski County. Yellow River at Plymouth affecting St. Joseph, Marshall and Starke Counties. Maumee River at Napoleon affecting Henry County. Maumee River near Defiance affecting Defiance and Henry Counties. Saint Joseph River Ohio near St. Joe River Ft. Wayne affecting Allen IN County. Saint Joseph River Ohio near Newville affecting De Kalb, Defiance and Allen IN Counties. Saint Joseph River Ohio below Montpelier affecting Williams County. Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Defiance, Fulton OH and Williams Counties. North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville affecting Noble County. For the Tippecanoe River...including Ora, Winamac, Norway Dam... Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Wabash River...including Linn Grove, Bluffton IN, Wabash, Logansport...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Eel River...including North Manchester...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Yellow River...including Plymouth, Knox...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Blanchard River...including Ottawa...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Maumee River...including Fort Wayne, Defiance, Napoleon... Minor flooding is forecast. For the Saint Joseph River Ohio...including Montpelier, Newville, St. Joe River Ft. Wayne...Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Saint Marys River...including Decatur, St. Mary's River near Fort Wayne...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Tiffin River...including Stryker...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Elkhart River...including Goshen, Cosperville...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Saint Marys River near Decatur. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon to early Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, County Road 225 North...just north of Pleasant Mills Indiana is closed by flood water. Low land areas of Kekionga Park on the southeast side of Decatur begin flooding. Flooding is limited to farm land in Pleasant Mills Indiana and Willshire Ohio. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:55 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 18.3 feet early Sunday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

INSTRUCTION: 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. The next statement will be issued Saturday afternoon at 330 PM EDT /230 PM CDT/.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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Weather Topic: What are Wall Clouds?

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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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