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WGUS81 KILN 200530
FLSILN
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1230 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
OHC045-049-089-200830-
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FAIRFIELD OH-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING OH-
1230 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN CENTRAL OHIO, FAIRFIELD,
FRANKLIN AND LICKING.
* WHEN...UNTIL 330 AM EST.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1230 AM EST, RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND
2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
COLUMBUS, NEWARK, REYNOLDSBURG, PICKERINGTON, HEATH,
GRANVILLE, PATASKALA, CANAL WINCHESTER, BALTIMORE, BUCKEYE
LAKE, HEBRON, MILLERSPORT, BEECHWOOD TRAILS, GRANVILLE SOUTH,
FAIRFIELD BEACH, HARBOR HILLS, SUMMIT STATION, THORNPORT,
ETNA AND JERSEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 FLOODING, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT
YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
LAT...LON 3996 8281 4011 8270 4016 8253 4012 8239
3997 8230 3992 8234 3993 8246 3984 8247
3974 8283
CA
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