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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at May 23, 2026, 12:15 AM EDT for 4 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at May 23, 2026, 1:48 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2026, 12:15 AM EDT (04:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2026, 1:48 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2026, 1:40 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Owen County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Eagle Creek (KY) near Glencoe (GNCK2). The gauge peaked at 20.58 ft at May 23, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03291500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
552
WGUS41 KILN 230415
FLWILN
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1215 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers...
Eagle Creek near Glencoe.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.
&&
KYC041-077-081-187-231245-
/O.NEW.KILN.FL.W.0021.260523T0548Z-260523T1240Z/
/GNCK2.1.ER.260523T0548Z.260523T0600Z.260523T0640Z.UU/
1215 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Eagle Creek near Glencoe.
* WHEN...Until this morning.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Flood waters reach to near McDaniel Street
and Route 36 in Sanders, with water extending onto the edges of
Old Sparta road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:15 PM EDT Friday the stage was 15.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early this morning to a crest of 18.2 feet early this
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early this
morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3864 8502 3874 8479 3871 8474 3869 8476
3871 8478 3861 8502
$$
042 follow-up statements
423
WGUS81 KILN 230656
FLSILN
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
256 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers...
Eagle Creek near Glencoe.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.
&&
KYC041-077-081-187-231900-
/O.EXT.KILN.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260523T2045Z/
/GNCK2.1.ER.260523T0455Z.260523T1200Z.260523T1445Z.UU/
256 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Eagle Creek near Glencoe.
* WHEN...Until late this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, McDaniel Street in Sanders and Route 36
near Sparta is closed due to high water, with Old Sparta Road near
Sparta also closed due to backwater flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 2:15 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 19.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.2
feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
this morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
&&
LAT...LON 3864 8502 3874 8479 3871 8474 3869 8476
3871 8478 3861 8502
$$
04782
WGUS81 KILN 231740
FLSILN
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
140 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers...
Eagle Creek near Glencoe.
KYC041-077-081-187-231845-
/O.CAN.KILN.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260523T1740Z/
/GNCK2.1.ER.260523T0455Z.260523T0900Z.260523T1152Z.UU/
140 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Eagle Creek near Glencoe.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:15 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 14 feet.
- Forecast...The river fell below the flood stage of 15 feet at
12:30 this afternoon and will remain below flood stage.
&&
LAT...LON 3864 8502 3874 8479 3871 8474 3869 8476
3871 8478 3861 8502
$$
FranksWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at May 22, 7:05 PM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- 1) Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms will continue into Saturday, with the potential for locally heavy rain.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 7:05 PM EDT, 5 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
705 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Flood Watch expanded into parts of southeast Indiana and southwest
Ohio
Lowered daytime temps/raised overnight lows a bit the next couple
days.
&&
.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms will continue into
Saturday, with the potential for locally heavy rain.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1)
Initial short wave lifting north across our area early this
afternoon with widespread showers and a few embedded thunderstorms
ongoing. This activity will continue through this evening before
beginning to decrease in coverage from the south after midnight and
through the early morning hours on Saturday. There is some
uncertainty with how widespread some lingering showers and
thunderstorms will be along the trailing trough axis behind the
surface low lifting north across eastern Indiana as a secondary mid
level short wave lifts up through the mid Ohio Valley. With some of
the hi-res models suggesting some locally heavy rain with this
feature, have opted to expand the Flood Watch farther north to
include portions of southeast Indiana and southwest Ohio. Confidence
is not super high with this but would rather err on the side of
caution given the already moist antecedent conditions.
The severe threat looks pretty limited this afternoon/early evening
due to the widespread rainfall. Suppose some very weak surface
instabilities could sneak into our far south late this afternoon and
if this were to happen, it would tough to rule out a few rotating
storms across our southern tier of counties given the good low level
shear.
The surface low will shift slowly northeast across northwest Ohio
during the day on Saturday as it slowly weakens. Models continue to
suggest some instability may develop through the afternoon across
our east/southeast. Think this may be overdone a bit though as we may
still have a fair amount of lingering cloud cover. Between this and
the lack of deeper shear, the overall severe threat looks limited at
best, but it will be tough to rule out some continued locally heavy
rain with any stronger storms that develop. The best chance for this
looks to be across our far eastern areas during the afternoon.
&&
.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Widespread IFR ceilings persist through 0600z as a low pressure
system lifts through the area. Persistent rain accompanies the
lowered ceilings along with MVFR visibilities with brief IFR
dropouts in the strongest showers. Isolated thunder may occur
through the first six hours of the TAF period.
After 0600z, rain becomes a bit more scattered south of the warm
that lifts north of the area. Ceilings are likely be slow to improve
overnight remaining in the IFR category through much of the morning.
MVFR ceilings are possible by Saturday afternoon when ceilings lift
and scatter.
Easterly winds veer to the south through the overnight. LLWS may
occur overnight as a low level jet moves through the area. Winds
continue to veer to the southwest on Saturday.
OUTLOOK...MVFR ceilings may linger into Sunday morning.
&&
.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...Flood Watch until 5 AM EDT Saturday for OHZ055-056-063>065-070>074-
077>082-088.
KY...Flood Watch until 5 AM EDT Saturday for KYZ089>100.
IN...Flood Watch until 5 AM EDT Saturday for INZ066-073>075-080.
&&
DISCUSSION...JGL
AVIATION...CampbellHazardous weather outlook, May 22, 1:42 PM EDT, 10 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 142 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026 INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>054-060>062-231000- Wayne-Fayette-Union-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan- Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Preble-Montgomery-Greene- 142 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for east central Indiana, central Ohio and west central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Showers and embedded thunderstorms could produce locally heavy rain this afternoon into tonight that may result in spotty minor flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>093-OHZ055-063-070>072-077>081-231000- Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone- Kenton-Campbell-Fayette-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Hamilton-Clermont- Brown-Highland-Adams- 142 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, central Ohio, south central Ohio and southwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. KYZ094>100-231000- Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- 142 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Kentucky and northern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. In addition, an isolated storm could become strong to severe with damaging wind or even a tornado late this afternoon into this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. OHZ056-064-065-073-074-082-088-231000- Licking-Pickaway-Fairfield-Ross-Hocking-Pike-Scioto- 142 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Ohio and south central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Scattered thunderstorms will be possible Saturday. An isolated storm could become strong to severe with damaging wind or even a tornado during the afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 22, 9:14 PM EDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
914 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 PM Flood 3 WNW Independence 38.96N 84.59W
05/22/2026 Kenton KY 911 Call Center
Water over road near intersection of Timber
Ln and Bristow Rd.
&&
04Local storm report, May 22, 10:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1000 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 PM Flood Butler 38.78N 84.37W
05/22/2026 Pendleton KY 911 Call Center
Water over road near intersection of Hwy 177
and Hogback Ridge Rd. Time estimated.
&&
04Local storm report, May 22, 10:31 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1031 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM Flood 2 ENE Amelia 39.03N 84.18W
05/22/2026 Clermont OH 911 Call Center
High water reported near intersection of
Chapel Rd and SR-222.
&&
LCLocal storm report, May 22, 10:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1033 PM EDT Fri May 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1032 PM Flood 2 SE Amelia 39.00N 84.19W
05/22/2026 Clermont OH 911 Call Center
High water reported near intersection of
Tracy Dr and Leeds Rd.
&&
LCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 8:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Campbell | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.