Alert archive / Ohio / Flood Watches
Flood Watches in Ohio, 2026
66 flood watches in 2026. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flood watches reaches back to 2005.
Flood Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Flood Watches
- 66
- Busiest month
- August17 flood watches
- Busiest day
- September 20, 20265 flood watches
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1:51 PM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Gallia, Lawrence | 17 hr |
| Mar 3, 10:39 AM EST | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 67 hr |
| Mar 3, 12:01 PM EST | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton and 16 more | 49 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:45 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams | 16 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Muskingum and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:15 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Erie, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca and 1 more | 37 hr |
| Apr 14, 1:19 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more | 43 hr |
| May 22, 2:20 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 48 hr |
| May 22, 2:21 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fairfield and 11 more | 40 hr |
| May 22, 8:50 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 41 hr |
| May 24, 12:28 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Highland, Hocking, Pike, Ross and 1 more | 11 hr |
| May 24, 12:52 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 13 hr |
| May 24, 5:14 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Muskingum and 1 more | 7 hr |
| May 26, 1:06 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble | 33 hr |
| May 26, 1:25 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 34 hr |
| May 26, 1:44 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont and 23 more | 31 hr |
| Jun 17, 2:37 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Williams | 19 hr |
| Jun 17, 1:02 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Darke and 6 more | 21 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:00 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Jun 22, 3:12 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Pike, Scioto | 16 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:09 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette and 6 more | 34 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:24 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 2 more | 42 hr |
| Jun 26, 1:03 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum, Noble | 23 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:03 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Holmes, Huron and 15 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 5, 11:03 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:09 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Jul 6, 2:21 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron and 14 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:16 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Monroe, Noble | 11 hr |
| Jul 9, 9:13 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 2 more | 3 days |
| Jul 9, 9:27 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette and 10 more | 60 hr |
| Jul 10, 1:56 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 20 hr |
| Jul 10, 11:42 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Holmes, Knox, Mahoning, Morrow, Portage and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:11 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Jul 21, 3:59 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:17 AM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Aug 1, 11:18 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:54 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Ashtabula, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga and 22 more | 20 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:04 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson | 21 hr |
| Aug 10, 10:07 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 41 hr |
| Aug 10, 12:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 4 days |
| Aug 10, 1:04 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more | 4 days |
| Aug 11, 12:56 AM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more | 3 days |
| Aug 11, 1:18 AM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, Hancock, Holmes and 16 more | 22 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:04 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, Van Wert | 43 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:57 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton and 23 more | 41 hr |
| Aug 15, 2:48 AM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 71 hr |
| Aug 15, 9:57 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 38 hr |
| Aug 15, 1:08 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashland, Crawford, Hancock, Holmes, Huron, Knox and 7 more | 14 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington | 25 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:36 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson and 4 more | 25 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:40 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield and 15 more | 21 hr |
| Aug 22, 12:21 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning, Portage and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 3, 12:01 PM EDT | Flood Watch | CLE | Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Trumbull | 10 hr |
| Sep 4, 9:35 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 11, 1:26 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 40 hr |
| Sep 11, 1:35 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 35 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:05 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Fairfield, Franklin, Highland, Hocking and 5 more | 34 hr |
| Sep 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Franklin and 11 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 16, 3:18 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Allen, Van Wert | 23 hr |
| Sep 17, 1:53 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton and 17 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:20 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Paulding, Van Wert | 47 hr |
| Sep 19, 10:29 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Clinton, Fairfield, Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Pickaway and 3 more | 7 hr |
| Sep 20, 12:00 PM EDT | Flood Watch | PBZ | Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison and 5 more | 56 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:07 PM EDT | Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more | 23 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:58 PM EDT | Flood Watch | IWX | Paulding, Van Wert | 10 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:11 PM EDT | Flood Watch | RLX | Athens, Gallia, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan and 3 more | 3 days |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Belmont County16
- Monroe County16
- Noble County16
- Guernsey County15
- Muskingum County15
- Adams County14
- Pike County14
- Jefferson County14
- Gallia County13
- Lawrence County13
- Athens County13
- Meigs County13
- Vinton County13
- Washington County13
- Brown County13
- Highland County13
- Hocking County13
- Ross County13
- Scioto County13
- Harrison County13
- Jackson County12
- Morgan County12
- Carroll County12
- Fayette County11
- Warren County11
- Columbiana County11
- Butler County10
- Clermont County10
- Clinton County10
- Fairfield County10
- Franklin County10
- Greene County10
- Hamilton County10
- Montgomery County10
- Pickaway County10
- Preble County10
- Coshocton County10
- Tuscarawas County10
- Perry County9
- Clark County9
48 more counties
- Licking County9
- Madison County8
- Darke County8
- Miami County8
- Paulding County7
- Van Wert County7
- Stark County7
- Huron County6
- Champaign County6
- Delaware County6
- Logan County6
- Shelby County6
- Union County6
- Ashland County6
- Richland County6
- Summit County6
- Trumbull County6
- Wayne County6
- Defiance County5
- Fulton County5
- Henry County5
- Williams County5
- Seneca County5
- Allen County5
- Cuyahoga County5
- Geauga County5
- Holmes County5
- Knox County5
- Lake County5
- Mahoning County5
- Morrow County5
- Portage County5
- Auglaize County5
- Hardin County5
- Mercer County5
- Erie County4
- Lucas County4
- Ottawa County4
- Sandusky County4
- Wood County4
- Crawford County4
- Lorain County4
- Marion County4
- Medina County4
- Wyandot County4
- Ashtabula County4
- Putnam County3
- Hancock County3
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.