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Location: Portage, IN
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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 8:03 AM Apr. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds to 25 kt and significant waves to 9 ft
occasionally to 12 ft expected.

* WHERE...Gary to Michigan City IN.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 4 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 1:34 AM Apr. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY, APRIL 12...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Kankakee River from US-421 south of La Crosse downstream
to IN-49 south of Kouts, including the Dunns Bridge gauge.

* WHEN...Until Sunday, April 12.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Structures threatened near IN-49 and the
river. Backwater on a drainage canal threatens 1200 South Road
east of IN-49.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 10.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.2
feet Tuesday evening. It will then fall below flood stage
Sunday, April 12.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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