NWS Wilmington OHFF.W 0097September 20, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Fairfield, Hocking and Pickaway, OH
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a flash flood warning for Fairfield, Hocking and Pickaway in Ohio, which was in force until 4:30 a.m. local time on September 21. It was the 97th flash flood warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026. Ohio had 62 flash flood warnings in September 2026, against 3 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Ohio's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 5.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington OH
- Area
- Fairfield, Hocking and Pickaway
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:37 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 4:30 a.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILN FF.W 0097
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Ohio since 2008Every warning type in Ohio
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The notice as issued
FFWILN The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southern Fairfield County in central Ohio... Hocking County in central Ohio... Southeastern Pickaway County in central Ohio... * Until 430 AM EDT. * At 1037 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain moving into the warned area. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. The ground is very saturated, so this rain will quickly lead to flash flooding. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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 may experience flash flooding include... Logan, Hocking Hills State Park, Hide-A-Way Hills, Starr, Amanda, Laurelville, Murray City, Sugar Grove, Tarlton, Gibisonville, Enterprise, Lake Logan State Park, Rockbridge, Ilesboro, South Bloomingville, Hideaway Hills, Buena Vista in Hocking County and Union Furnace.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. 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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.