Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 21 at 3:54PM EDT until July 21 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 12:54pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
FFWILN
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Fairfield County in central Ohio...
Southern Licking County in central Ohio...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 354 PM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts
of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. 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 will experience flash flooding include...
Heath, Pataskala, Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Millersport, Fairfield
Beach, Harbor Hills, Beechwood Trails, Etna, Kirkersville, Gratiot,
Interstate 70 at State Route 37, Interstate 70 at State Route 13,
State Route 158 at State Route 204 and Brownsville.
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; Licking, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: