603  
WGUS71 KILN 181001  
FFSILN  
 
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
601 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
INC029-137-181115-  
/O.CON.KILN.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260618T1115Z/  
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
DEARBORN IN-RIPLEY IN-  
601 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026  
 
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EDT THIS  
MORNING FOR CENTRAL DEARBORN AND CENTRAL RIPLEY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 601 AM EDT, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED FLASH FLOODING THROUGH  
RIPLEY COUNTY, WITH HIGH RUSHING WATER SOUTH OF 400 EAST NEAR U.S.  
50. BETWEEN 2 AND 3.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLOODING IMPACTS  
WILL CONTINUE, BUT NO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING  
FLASH FLOODING.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.  
 
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,  
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.  
 
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...  
LAWRENCEBURG, GREENDALE, AURORA, HIDDEN VALLEY, BRIGHT,  
VERSAILLES, MILAN, OSGOOD, DILLSBORO, SHAWNEE, MOORES HILL,  
GUILFORD, WILMINGTON, MANCHESTER, HOLTON, COLD SPRINGS, VERSAILLES  
LAKE, OLEAN, MOUNT SINAI AND BENHAM.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD  
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.  
 
STAY AWAY OR BE SWEPT AWAY. RIVER BANKS AND CULVERTS CAN BECOME  
UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3896 8544 3916 8543 3922 8500 3919 8482  
3912 8482 3906 8489 3906 8490 3905 8489  
3903 8494 3897 8518  
 
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED  
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...0.25-0.5 INCHES IN 3 HOURS  
 

 
 
JDR  
 
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