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Fayette County OH Sheriffs Office
Thursday February 7th, 2019 :: 05:13 p.m. EST

Advisory

Flood Warning until 09:45PM

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flood Warning for... Fairfield County in central Ohio... Hocking County in central Ohio... Pickaway County in central Ohio... Pike County in southwestern Ohio... Ross County in southwestern Ohio...

* Until 945 PM EST.

* At 449 PM EST, radar indicated heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms moving through the warned area. Another one to locally two inches of rain will be possible through early evening. Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause flooding to occur.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Lancaster, Chillicothe, Circleville, Logan, Greenfield, Waverly, Nelsonville, Ashville, Piketon, South Bloomfield, Bremen, Kingston, Williamsport, Bainbridge, New Holland, Hide-A-Way Hills, Logan Elm Village, Hocking Hills State Park, Pike Lake and Kincaid Springs.

* AFFECTED AREAS: FAIRFIELD, OH ... PIKE, OH ... HOCKING, OH ... PICKAWAY, OH ... ROSS, OH

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. To report flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

Address/Location
Fayette County OH Sheriffs Office
1500 Robinson Rd SE
Washington Court House, OH 43160

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 740-335-6170

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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