Ohio Severe Flood Warning | Effective 08/11/2026 13:32

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued August 11 at 4:32PM EDT until August 12 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 11, 2026 - 1:32pm
Expires: 
August 12, 2026 - 1:45am
Description: 
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers... South Fork Licking River Near I 70 near Buckeye Lake. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...South Fork Licking River near I 70 near Buckeye Lake. * WHEN...Until Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 880.0 feet, Water extends onto the 129A exit ramp from eastbound Interstate 70 to Route 79 near Buckeye Lake. Flooding also affects Buckeye Lake Estates. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:45 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 878.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 880.2 feet late this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - Flood stage is 880.0 feet.
Area Description: 
Fairfield, OH; Licking, OH
Forcast Office: 
NWS Wilmington OH
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov