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Indiana River Levels & Streamflow

As of Sep 22, 2026, Indiana rivers are running at 480% of normal across 128 USGS gauges — the highest is 12,600 cfs on the Wabash River At Terre Haute. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Indiana.

USGS gauges
128
State percent normal
480%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Sep 22
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Indiana are currently 480% of normal, with the Wabash River At Terre Haute reporting the highest discharge in the state at 12,600 cfs and a gauge stage of 10.22 ft.

Meanwhile, the Salamonie River At Portland is seeing a spike today — up 1977% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Indiana's named rivers.

Active weather warnings for Indiana

# Indiana Natural Disaster Report

Indiana residents face significant hazards through the weekend. Multiple Flood Warnings remain in effect for northeastern Indiana counties including Wells, Allen, and Adams through Friday-Saturday, with the Wabash River near Linn Grove and Saint Marys River near Decatur experiencing minor to moderate flooding. Evacuations may be necessary in affected areas, particularly near Fort Wayne and surrounding communities. Additionally, Beach Hazards Statements are active for Lake Michigan shorelines in Lake and Porter Counties through Wednesday afternoon, with dangerous 3-6 foot waves and strong currents making swimming life-threatening. Visitors to northern La Porte County beaches should avoid water entry due to rip currents and structural currents near piers. Residents in flood-prone areas should relocate valuables to higher ground and monitor local emergency alerts for evacuation orders.

Source: National Weather Service

Indiana at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The Indiana flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

480%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Wabash River At Terre Haute 12,600 cfs

Gauge stage 10.22 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Salamonie River At Portland +1977%

Now 297 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 128 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Indiana.

Where every gauge actually sits

One dot per Indiana streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.

State average 480%
0% 50% 100% · normal 150% 200%+
Much below normalunder 50% Below normal50–90% Near normal90–110% Above normal110–150% Much above normalover 150%

Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.

Indiana streamflow, three water years

Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.

480% of normal today
+434pts vs this day last year (46%)
223of 366 days below normal, past year
1217% 3-year peak · Aug 2026 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200% 250%
Sep 2023 202420252026 Sep 22, 2026

799 daily readings from 128 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 250%: 34 readings above that — including the 1217% peak in Aug 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.

Full streamgauge inventory

Indiana USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Indiana. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

128 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Wabash River At Riverton Ind, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03342000
13,100 cfs 9.40 ft · 73°F 425 ft Middle Wabash-Busseron
Wabash River At New Harmony, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03378500
13,100 cfs 3.25 ft 80°F 61°F 409 ft Lower Wabash
Wabash River At Lafayette Ind, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03335500
12,400 cfs 8.78 ft · 68°F 520 ft Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion
Wabash River At Terre Haute, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03341500
11,300 cfs 9.52 ft · 72°F 454 ft Middle Wabash-Busseron
Wabash River At Logansport, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03329000
10,300 cfs 7.21 ft · 53°F 576 ft Upper Wabash
Wabash River At Montezuma, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03340500
9,840 cfs 8.84 ft · 56°F 503 ft Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion
Wabash River At Covington, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03336000
9,670 cfs 10.85 ft · 69°F 482 ft Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion
St. Marys River At Decatur, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04181500
9,030 cfs 22.82 ft · 52°F 798 ft St. Marys
Maumee River At Fort Wayne, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04182900
9,010 cfs 14.49 ft · 51°F 763 ft Upper Maumee
St. Marys River Near Fort Wayne, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04182000
8,830 cfs 16.03 ft · 52°F 750 ft St. Marys
Maumee River At New Haven, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04183000
8,180 cfs 13.67 ft · 51°F 746 ft Upper Maumee
Wabash River At Peru, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03327500
5,890 cfs 10.50 ft · 53°F 625 ft Upper Wabash
Wabash River At Wabash, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03325000
5,410 cfs 9.35 ft 46°F 52°F 672 ft Upper Wabash
White River At Petersburg, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03374000
5,210 cfs 4.16 ft 78°F 74°F 421 ft Lower White
Wabash River At Bluffton, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03323000
4,950 cfs 11.75 ft · 52°F 801 ft Upper Wabash
St. Joseph River At Elkhart, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04101000
4,480 cfs 20.83 ft · 49°F 729 ft St. Joseph
Wabash River At Linn Grove, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03322900
3,750 cfs 13.18 ft · 53°F 826 ft Upper Wabash
Eel River Near Logansport, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03328500
3,460 cfs 6.62 ft · 53°F 623 ft Eel
Indiana Harbor Canal At East Chicago, In
1 day ago · USGS 04092750
2,900 cfs 10.58 ft 74°F 55°F 582 ft Little Calumet-Galien
Kankakee River At Shelby, In
19 hours ago · USGS 05518000
2,870 cfs 8.40 ft 65°F 53°F 647 ft Kankakee
Tippecanoe River Near Delphi, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03333050
2,460 cfs 3.99 ft · 54°F 544 ft Tippecanoe
Kankakee River Nr Kouts, In
20 hours ago · USGS 05517530
2,450 cfs 8.36 ft · 53°F 654 ft Kankakee
Kankakee River At Dunns Bridge, In
20 hours ago · USGS 05517500
2,420 cfs 7.57 ft 65°F 53°F 667 ft Kankakee
White River Near Centerton, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03354000
2,030 cfs 2.10 ft 72°F 69°F 612 ft Upper White
White River At Newberry, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03360500
1,990 cfs 2.64 ft · 73°F 475 ft Lower White
Whitewater River At Brookville, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03276500
1,880 cfs 4.95 ft · 56°F 599 ft Whitewater
East Fork White River At Shoals, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03373500
1,850 cfs 3.37 ft · 75°F 491 ft Lower East Fork White
Tippecanoe River At Buffalo, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03332345
1,840 cfs 8.13 ft · 53°F 664 ft Tippecanoe
Burns Ditch At Portage, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04095090
1,790 cfs 5.79 ft 62°F 54°F 606 ft Little Calumet-Galien
Eel River At North Manchester, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03328000
1,660 cfs 7.21 ft · 51°F 736 ft Eel
East Fork White River At Seymour Ind, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03365500
1,560 cfs 4.33 ft · 72°F 564 ft Upper East Fork White
Salamonie River Near Warren, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03324300
1,540 cfs 8.40 ft · 52°F 795 ft Salamonie
Tippecanoe River At Winamac, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03331753
1,420 cfs 6.70 ft · 52°F 687 ft Tippecanoe
Tippecanoe River Near Ora, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03331500
1,400 cfs 9.20 ft · 52°F 706 ft Tippecanoe
Little River Near Huntington, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03324000
1,210 cfs 7.77 ft 51°F 52°F 743 ft Upper Wabash
Kankakee River At Davis, In
20 hours ago · USGS 05515500
1,210 cfs 9.31 ft 64°F 50°F 682 ft Kankakee
East Fork White River Near Bedford, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03371500
1,200 cfs 4.85 ft · 74°F 483 ft Lower East Fork White
Whitewater River Near Alpine, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03275000
1,180 cfs 6.92 ft · 55°F 761 ft Whitewater
Yellow River At Knox, In
19 hours ago · USGS 05517000
1,100 cfs 6.86 ft 65°F 51°F 694 ft Kankakee
East Fork Whitewater River At Abington, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03275600
1,080 cfs 6.17 ft · 55°F 800 ft Whitewater
Yellow River At Plymouth, In
19 hours ago · USGS 05516500
1,040 cfs 9.19 ft 65°F 67°F 781 ft Kankakee
White R. At Stout Gen. Stn. At Indianapolis, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03353611
946 cfs 2.49 ft 74°F 69°F 664 ft Upper White
White River At Indianapolis, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03353000
777 cfs 3.80 ft 74°F 69°F 699 ft Upper White
Trail Creek At Michigan City Harbor, In
1 day ago · USGS 04095380
758 cfs 6.56 ft · 52°F 586 ft Little Calumet-Galien
Little Calumet River At Porter, In
20 hours ago · USGS 04094000
709 cfs 7.64 ft 35°F 53°F 617 ft Little Calumet-Galien
Deep River At Lake George Outlet At Hobart, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04093000
696 cfs 7.56 ft · 53°F 608 ft Little Calumet-Galien
White River Near Nora, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03351000
664 cfs 2.97 ft · 68°F 740 ft Upper White
Elkhart River At Goshen, In
20 hours ago · USGS 04100500
598 cfs 4.31 ft · 49°F 773 ft St. Joseph
Pigeon River Near Scott, In
20 hours ago · USGS 04099750
571 cfs 4.82 ft · 49°F 822 ft St. Joseph
Grand Calumet River At Industrial Hwy At Gary, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04092677
569 cfs 2.47 ft 76°F 54°F 591 ft Little Calumet-Galien
Driftwood River Near Edinburgh Ind, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03363000
450 cfs 2.43 ft · 70°F 648 ft Driftwood
White River At Noblesville, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03349000
408 cfs 4.28 ft · 68°F 768 ft Upper White
East Fork Whitewater River At Richmond, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03275500
399 cfs 1.69 ft 67°F 54°F 864 ft Whitewater
Mississinewa River At Marion, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03326500
371 cfs 1.77 ft · 52°F 794 ft Mississinewa
Mill Creek Near Cataract, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03358000
322 cfs 6.35 ft · 69°F 747 ft Eel
Cedar Creek Near Cedarville, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04180000
300 cfs 2.33 ft · 51°F 796 ft St. Joseph
East Fork White River At Columbus, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03364000
296 cfs · · 71°F 603 ft Upper East Fork White
Eel River At Bowling Green, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03360000
278 cfs 3.37 ft · 71°F 556 ft Eel
Patoka River Near Princeton, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03376500
278 cfs 4.29 ft · 61°F 408 ft Patoka
White River At Anderson, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03348000
264 cfs 4.70 ft · 68°F 829 ft Upper White
Wildcat Creek Near Lafayette, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03335000
243 cfs 3.23 ft · 54°F 533 ft Wildcat
Fall Creek At Millersville, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03352500
243 cfs 2.65 ft · 69°F 740 ft Upper White
White River At Raible Avenue At Anderson, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03348130
243 cfs 2.81 ft · 67°F 823 ft Upper White
Big Blue River At Shelbyville, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03361500
237 cfs 5.07 ft · 70°F 748 ft Driftwood
St. Joseph River Near Fort Wayne, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04180500
226 cfs 2.87 ft · 51°F 762 ft St. Joseph
Fall Creek At 16th Street At Indianapolis, In
21 hours ago · USGS 03352875
225 cfs 7.17 ft 59°F 69°F 683 ft Upper White
White Lick Creek At Mooresville, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03353800
220 cfs 7.47 ft · 69°F 664 ft Upper White
Iroquois River At Rensselaer, In
19 hours ago · USGS 05522500
208 cfs 5.39 ft · 54°F 656 ft Iroquois
Iroquois River Near Foresman, In
19 hours ago · USGS 05524500
203 cfs 6.41 ft 67°F 54°F 653 ft Iroquois
Hart Ditch At Munster, In
19 hours ago · USGS 05536190
182 cfs 1.84 ft · 53°F 600 ft Chicago
Sugar Creek At Crawfordsville, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03339500
180 cfs 3.61 ft · 68°F 672 ft Sugar
Wildcat Creek At Owasco, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03334000
160 cfs 2.36 ft · 53°F 629 ft Wildcat
Flatrock River At Columbus, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03363900
160 cfs 3.19 ft · 72°F 624 ft Flatrock-Haw
Big Raccoon Creek At Coxville, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03341300
154 cfs 5.16 ft · 57°F 508 ft Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion
Patoka River At Winslow, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03376300
147 cfs 8.37 ft · 75°F 419 ft Patoka
Fall Creek Near Fortville, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03351500
145 cfs 2.10 ft · 68°F 789 ft Upper White
White River At Muncie, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03347000
141 cfs 4.42 ft · 67°F 926 ft Upper White
Trail Creek At Michigan City, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04095300
135 cfs 3.31 ft 63°F 51°F 602 ft Little Calumet-Galien
Nb Elkhart River At Cosperville, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04100222
128 cfs 4.80 ft · 50°F 887 ft St. Joseph
Salamonie River At Portland, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03324200
127 cfs 3.43 ft · 53°F 896 ft Salamonie
Sugar Creek Near Edinburgh, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03362500
116 cfs 4.02 ft · 70°F 672 ft Driftwood
Little Calumet River At Munster, In
20 hours ago · USGS 05536195
109 cfs 7.43 ft 54°F 54°F 591 ft Chicago
Blue River Near White Cloud, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03303000
96 cfs 2.19 ft · 71°F 437 ft Blue-Sinking
South Fork Wildcat Creek Near Lafayette, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03334500
93 cfs 2.88 ft · 54°F 575 ft Wildcat
Wildcat Creek At Kokomo, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03333700
93 cfs 3.70 ft · 54°F 794 ft Wildcat
Pigeon Creek Nr Angola, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04099510
85 cfs 5.63 ft · 49°F 955 ft St. Joseph
Haw Creek Near Clifford, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03364200
80 cfs 3.24 ft · 71°F 660 ft Flatrock-Haw
Eagle Creek At Zionsville, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03353200
77 cfs 1.85 ft 67°F 67°F 817 ft Upper White
Flatrock River At St. Paul, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03363500
71 cfs · · 70°F 781 ft Flatrock-Haw
Deer Creek Near Delphi, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03329700
67 cfs 2.01 ft · 53°F 564 ft Middle Wabash-Deer
Hart Ditch At Dyer, In
20 hours ago · USGS 05536179
65 cfs 2.99 ft 67°F 53°F 614 ft Chicago
Patoka River At Jasper, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03375500
63 cfs 6.19 ft · 72°F 458 ft Patoka
Cedar Creek At 18th Street At Auburn, In
20 hours ago · USGS 04179520
59 cfs 3.13 ft · 50°F 856 ft St. Joseph
Youngs Creek Near Edinburgh Ind, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03362000
59 cfs 1.92 ft · 70°F 689 ft Driftwood
Wildcat Creek Near Jerome, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03333450
54 cfs 1.96 ft · 53°F 826 ft Wildcat
Eagle Creek Below Reservoir At Indianapolis, In
1 day ago · USGS 03353451
50 cfs 1.94 ft · 68°F 742 ft Upper White
Tippecanoe River At Oswego, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03330500
48 cfs 5.52 ft · 50°F 839 ft Tippecanoe
Buck Creek At Acton, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03361850
47 cfs 2.00 ft · 68°F 778 ft Driftwood
North Fork Salt Creek At Nashville, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03371650
44 cfs 5.86 ft · 70°F 600 ft Lower East Fork White
Stony Creek Near Noblesville, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03350700
40 cfs 2.40 ft · 68°F 765 ft Upper White
Big Walnut Creek Near Roachdale, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03357330
39 cfs 5.06 ft · 69°F 792 ft Eel
Crooked Creek At Indianapolis, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03351310
38 cfs 3.41 ft · 68°F 715 ft Upper White
Prairie Creek Near Lebanon, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03339280
37 cfs 5.39 ft · 67°F 875 ft Sugar
Tippecanoe River At North Webster, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03330241
33 cfs 4.03 ft · 50°F 852 ft Tippecanoe
Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River At Vernon, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03369500
30 cfs 2.47 ft · 73°F 589 ft Muscatatuck
Little Eagle Creek At Speedway, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03353600
28 cfs · · 69°F 724 ft Upper White
Juday Creek Near South Bend, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04101370
26 cfs 2.57 ft · 49°F 683 ft St. Joseph
Fish Creek At Hamilton, In
19 hours ago · USGS 04177720
26 cfs 3.88 ft · 50°F 892 ft St. Joseph
Eagle Creek At Indianapolis, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03353500
24 cfs 1.14 ft · 69°F 719 ft Upper White
Pipe Creek At Frankton, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03348350
23 cfs 3.42 ft · 67°F 829 ft Upper White
Big Raccoon Creek Near Fincastle Ind, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03340800
19 cfs 1.92 ft · 69°F 711 ft Middle Wabash-Little Vermilion
Sugar Creek At New Palestine, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03361650
18 cfs 2.72 ft · 68°F 798 ft Driftwood
Blue River At Fredericksburg, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03302800
17 cfs 2.76 ft · 70°F 617 ft Blue-Sinking
Busseron Creek Near Carlisle, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03342500
13 cfs 1.73 ft · 73°F 457 ft Middle Wabash-Busseron
Clifty Creek At Hartsville, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03364500
12 cfs · · 71°F 682 ft Upper East Fork White
Muscatatuck River Near Deputy, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03366500
11 cfs 3.06 ft · 70°F 552 ft Muscatatuck
Lick Creek At Indianapolis, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03353620
9 cfs 1.31 ft · 69°F 753 ft Upper White
Middle Fork Anderson River At Bristow, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03303300
5 cfs 4.67 ft · 60°F 414 ft Lower Ohio-Little Pigeon
Buck Creek Near New Middletown, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03302220
5 cfs · · 73°F 513 ft Blue-Sinking
Pleasant Rn At Arlington Ave At Indpls, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03353120
5 cfs 3.10 ft · 68°F 795 ft Upper White
Silver Creek Near Sellersburg, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03294000
5 cfs 3.48 ft · 73°F 453 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
Pigeon Creek Near Fort Branch, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03322011
1 cfs 3.38 ft · 61°F 415 ft Highland-Pigeon
Big Creek Near Wadesville, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03378550
1 cfs 1.77 ft · 62°F 387 ft Lower Wabash
West Fork Blue River At Salem, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03302680
1 cfs 3.24 ft · 69°F 723 ft Blue-Sinking
Whitewater River Near Economy, In
19 hours ago · USGS 03274650
0 cfs 3.25 ft · 54°F 1,074 ft Whitewater
Brush Creek Near Nebraska, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03368000
0 cfs 1.89 ft · 72°F 724 ft Muscatatuck
Plum Creek Near Bainbridge, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03357350
0 cfs 1.69 ft · 69°F 842 ft Eel
Indian-Kentuck Creek Nr Canaan, In
20 hours ago · USGS 03291780
0 cfs 2.81 ft · 69°F 602 ft Silver-Little Kentucky
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Flow report FAQ

About Indiana streamflow

What are river levels like in Indiana right now?

As of September 22, 2026, Indiana rivers are running at 480% of normal across 128 USGS streamgauges, and the Wabash River At Terre Haute is reporting the highest discharge at 12,600 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which Indiana river is running highest right now?

As of September 22, 2026, the highest discharge in Indiana is 12,600 cfs on the Wabash River At Terre Haute. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.

Are Indiana rivers high or low right now?

Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Indiana rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.

Where does the Indiana streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Indiana data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Indiana gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.