Headline:
Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 7:14AM EDT until September 5 at 10:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 5, 2026 - 4:14am
Expires:
September 5, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
Mercer County in west central Ohio...
North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1015 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 714 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy
rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch
are possible.
- Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry,
Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma,
Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116
at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
To report flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit
your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Auglaize, OH; Mercer, OH; Shelby, OH
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov