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River Flood Warning 64, NWS Wilmington, OH

September 20, 2026Hocking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this river flood warning at Sep 20, 2026, 2:54 AM EDT for Hocking County, Ohio. It took effect at Sep 20, 2026, 10:10 AM EDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 20, 2026, 2:54 AM EDT (06:54 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 20, 2026, 10:10 AM EDT
Expired: Sep 20, 2026, 9:37 AM EDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Hocking County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Hocking River at Enterprise (ENTO1). The gauge peaked at 11.49 ft at Sep 21, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 9 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03157500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What 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 Sep 19, 11:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 11:05 PM EDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 19, 10:49 PM EDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 20, 12:27 AM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 12:59 AM EDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 20, 1:13 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 19, 10:29 PM EDT	Flood Watch	ILN	Clinton, Fairfield, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Pickaway and 3 more	7 hr
Sep 19, 11:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross	3 hr
Sep 19, 11:57 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Hocking, Pickaway, Ross	9 hr
Sep 20, 12:27 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	33 min
Sep 20, 12:59 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Warren	31 min
Sep 20, 1:05 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Butler, Clinton, Highland, Warren	3 hr
Sep 20, 1:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	32 min
Sep 20, 1:35 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Highland, Pike, Scioto	40 min
Sep 20, 1:54 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Clinton, Warren	3 hr
Sep 20, 2:08 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Pike, Ross, Scioto	37 min
Sep 20, 2:36 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Pike, Ross	7 hr
Sep 20, 3:06 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	6 hr
Sep 20, 3:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Pickaway, Ross	9 hr
Sep 20, 3:39 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	ILN	Clermont	3 hr
Sep 20, 3:59 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland	5 hr
Sep 20, 4:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren	4 hr
Sep 20, 6:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	3 hr
Sep 20, 7:52 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	3 hr
Sep 20, 8:38 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross	5 hr
Sep 20, 1:07 PM EDT	Flood Watch	ILN	Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more	23 hr
Sep 20, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	47 min
Sep 20, 4:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	23 min
Sep 20, 4:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Scioto	44 min
Sep 20, 4:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Scioto	26 min
Sep 20, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	45 min
Sep 20, 6:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	37 min
Sep 20, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami	45 min
Sep 20, 7:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Preble	41 min
Sep 20, 7:18 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Preble	2 hr
Sep 20, 7:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery, Preble	31 min
Sep 20, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	45 min
Sep 20, 7:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler, Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble	2 hr
Sep 20, 7:54 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Warren	21 min
Sep 20, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	46 min
Sep 20, 6:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Wayne	34 min
Sep 20, 6:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	49 min
Sep 20, 6:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fayette, Wayne	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.