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Flash Flood Warning Continues for Southern Logan and Central Shelby Counties Until 10:00 pm 08-19-26

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BULLETIN
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
704 PM EDT Wed Aug 19 2026

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southern Logan County in west central Ohio...
Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 704 PM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of
1 to 2 inches are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Sidney, Bellefontaine, Newport, West Liberty, Anna, Fort Loramie,
De Graff, Quincy, Port Jefferson, Valley Hi, Zanesfield, Maplewood,
Pemberton, Logansville, Mcmorran, Swanders, Pickrelltown, New
Jerusalem and Lake Loramie State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

To report flash flooding, go to weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.


LAT...LON 4028 8401 4028 8407 4031 8418 4028 8432
4028 8442 4037 8442 4042 8405 4038 8362
4024 8363 4025 8378 4026 8378

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

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