# Flood Warning: Howard, IN — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-12 23:34 ingested 2026-08-13 07:31

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Warning — Howard, IN
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Observed.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Indiana...

Tippecanoe River near Delphi.

Wildcat Creek at Kokomo.

Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.

Wildcat Creek near Jerome.

Wabash River at Covington.

Wabash River at Montezuma.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Indiana...

Wabash River at Lafayette.

.Heavy rainfall across northern and central Indiana will make its
way into the Wildcat Creek, Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers and bring
minor lowland
flooding along those rivers. Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to
2.5 inches through Friday morning in the upper parts of those basins
was included in the forecast, so any deviations from that could
change the crests and amount of time in flood.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...Wildcat Creek near Jerome.

* WHEN...Until early Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Significant flooding in progress along
this portion of Wildcat Creek. Only two floods since 1961...July
2003 and April 2013...crested above this level. Flood affects most
roads near Wildcat Creek and the canoe launch near SR 213.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 13.1 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 PM EDT Wednesday was 13.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.5
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage late tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.