NWS Wilmington OHFF.W 0094September 20, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Fayette and Greene, OH
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a flash flood warning for Fayette and Greene in Ohio, which was in force until 11:30 p.m. local time on September 20. It was the 94th 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 2.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington OH
- Area
- Fayette and Greene
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:06 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 p.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILN FF.W 0094
- 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... Northwestern Fayette County in central Ohio... Greene County in west central Ohio... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 906 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. 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... Beavercreek, Xenia, Bellbrook, Cedarville, Jamestown, Wilberforce, New Jasper, Spring Valley, Bowersville, Paintersville, Oldtown, Trebein, Greene County Airport, Bell Center and Rosemoor. This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 60 and 63.
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.