923
WGUS41 KILN 161122
FLWILN

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers...

  South Fork Licking River Near I 70 near Buckeye Lake.

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.

&&

OHC045-089-162330-
/O.NEW.KILN.FL.W.0047.260816T1200Z-260817T0300Z/
/ISVO1.1.ER.260816T1200Z.260816T1200Z.260816T2100Z.NR/
722 AM EDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL THIS EVENING...

* WHERE...South Fork Licking River near I 70 near Buckeye Lake.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 880.0 feet, Water nearly extends onto the 129A exit
  ramp from eastbound Interstate 70 to Route 79 near Buckeye Lake.
  Flooding also affects Buckeye Lake Estates.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 879.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 880.0 feet
    this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 880.0 feet.

&&

LAT...LON 3996 8248 3996 8246 3994 8247 3992 8251
      3993 8252 3994 8251

$$

JGL