Ohio Flash Flood Warning - Severe | Effective 05/27/2026 07:12

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued May 27 at 10:12AM EDT until May 27 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 27, 2026 - 7:12am
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 10:15am
Description: 
FFWILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Fairfield County in central Ohio... Central Franklin County in central Ohio... Southwestern Licking County in central Ohio... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1012 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that may experience flash flooding include... Columbus, Reynoldsburg, Grove City, Upper Arlington, Gahanna, Pickerington, Bexley, Pataskala, Groveport, Ohio State University, Summit Station, Beechwood Trails, Whitehall, Etna, Grandview Heights, Obetz, Urbancrest, Valleyview, Marble Cliff and Kirkersville. Additional showers and thunderstorms are moving over an area which already received between 2 to 3.5 inches of rainfall earlier this morning.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. To report flash flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Area Description: 
Fairfield, OH; Franklin, OH; Licking, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH