NWS Wilmington OHFL.W 0064September 20, 2026
Flood Warning: Hocking, OH
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a flood warning for Hocking in Ohio, which was in force until 7:00 a.m. local time on September 21. It was the 64th river flood warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026. Ohio had 56 flood warnings in September 2026, against 6 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Ohio's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 20.8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wilmington OH
- Area
- Hocking
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:54 a.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- In force from
- 10:10 a.m. EDT, September 20, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 a.m. EDT, September 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KILN FL.W 0064
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers... Hocking River at Enterprise. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Hocking River at Enterprise. * WHEN...From this morning to Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Water spills onto some side roads to Route 33 near Enterprise. Some areas of Rockbridge experience flooding, as well as some low-lying roads near Sugar Grove. Portions of Route 93 south of Logan become flooded, with water approaching Chieftan Drive. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 aM EDT Sunday the stage was 6.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 15.1 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.
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