NWS Wilmington OHFL.W 0036May 27, 2026
Flood Warning: Fairfield and Licking, OH
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington issued a flood warning for Fairfield and Licking in Ohio, which was in force until 8:00 a.m. local time on May 28. It was the 36th river flood warning the NWS office in Wilmington issued in 2026. Ohio had 40 flood warnings in May 2026, against 25 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Ohio's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 18.7 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 and Licking
- State
- Ohio
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:41 a.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- In force from
- 1:20 p.m. EDT, May 27, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 a.m. EDT, May 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KILN FL.W 0036
- 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... South Fork Licking River Near I 70 near Buckeye Lake. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...South Fork Licking River near I 70 near Buckeye Lake. * WHEN...Until Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 880.0 feet, Water extends onto the 129A exit ramp from eastbound Interstate 70 to Route 79 near Buckeye Lake. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:45 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 877.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 880.5 feet late this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 880.0 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.
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.