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Flash Flood Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Wed 08/12/2026 11:42 AM EDT

End Time

Wed 08/12/2026 02:45 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Flash floodradar and gauge indicated
Expected rainfall rate3 inches in 1 hour

Locations Affected

Shelby, IN ∙ Boone Grove, IN ∙ Schneider, IN ∙ Fair Oaks, IN ∙ Tefft, IN ∙ Lake Dalecarlia, IN ∙ Kniman, IN ∙ Lake Village, IN ∙ Leroy, IN ∙ Kouts, IN

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Chicago IL 1042 AM CDT Wed Aug 12 2026 The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Jasper County in northwestern Indiana... Southern Lake IN County in northwestern Indiana... Northern Newton County in northwestern Indiana... Southern Porter County in northwestern Indiana... * Until 145 PM CDT. * At 1042 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing rainfall rates up to 3 inches per hour over areas with high soil moisture due to recent rainfall. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Rapid-onset flooding of creeks, streams, drainage ditches, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas, and other poor drainage areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Cedar Lake, Lowell, DeMotte, Hebron, Wheatfield, Lake Village, Roselawn, Kouts, Lake Dalecarlia, Shelby, Hanging Grove, Schneider, Stoutsburg, Fair Oaks, Thayer, Parr, Boone Grove, Sumava Resorts and Baileys Corner. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Warning means rapid-onset flooding is imminent or may already be occurring. Persons along creeks, drainage ditches, and other waterways should take immediate precautions to protect life and property. && LAT...LON 4117 8753 4138 8753 4136 8693 4091 8693 4091 8694 4100 8732 4111 8753 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR