Ohio Flood Warning - Severe | Effective 05/25/2026 08:22

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 25 at 11:22AM EDT until May 25 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 25, 2026 - 8:22am
Expires: 
May 25, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Cleveland OH has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Ohio... Scioto River Near Prospect affecting Marion and Delaware Counties. For the Scioto River...including Larue, Prospect...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Scioto River near Prospect. * WHEN...From this morning to this evening. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Highway 203 inaccessible north of Prospect. In Prospect, Elm, West River, Prospect, and Upper Sandusky Roads are flood. Water covers portions of River Road north of Hoskins Road in northwest Deleware County. Lowland flooding also begins along State Route 257 north of Route 36. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM EDT Monday the stage was 11.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.0 feet this afternoon. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/cle. The next statement will be issued this evening at 800 PM EDT.
Area Description: 
Delaware, OH; Marion, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH