Ohio Flood Warning - Severe | Effective 05/26/2026 16:45

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued May 26 at 7:45PM EDT until May 27 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 26, 2026 - 4:45pm
Expires: 
May 27, 2026 - 2:45am
Description: 
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Ohio... Killbuck Creek Near Killbuck affecting Holmes and Wayne Counties. For the Killbuck Creek...including Killbuck...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Killbuck Creek near Killbuck. * WHEN...Until tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Several low lying roads in Holmes County including Township Roads 91 and 92, and County Roads 621 and 622 are flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 15.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 15.3 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 15.0 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 late tonight at 545 AM EDT.
Area Description: 
Holmes, OH; Wayne, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Cleveland OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov