NWS Wilmington OHFF.W 0013May 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Fairfield, Franklin and Licking, OH
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a flash flood warning for Fairfield, Franklin and Licking in Ohio, which was in force until 1:15 p.m. local time on May 27. It was the 13th flash flood warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026. Ohio had 15 flash flood warnings in May 2026, against 11 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Ohio's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 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, Franklin and Licking
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:12 a.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- Expires
- 1:15 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KILN FF.W 0013
- 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 Fairfield County in central Ohio... Central Franklin County in central Ohio... Southwestern Licking County in central Ohio... * Until 115 PM EDT. * At 1012 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Columbus, Reynoldsburg, Grove City, Upper Arlington, Gahanna, Pickerington, Bexley, Pataskala, Groveport, Ohio State University, Summit Station, Beechwood Trails, Whitehall, Etna, Grandview Heights, Obetz, Urbancrest, Valleyview, Marble Cliff and Kirkersville. Additional showers and thunderstorms are moving over an area which already received between 2 to 3.5 inches of rainfall earlier this morning.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.