Flood Advisory until 11:00PM
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Flood Advisory for... Franklin County in central Ohio... Northwestern Pickaway County in central Ohio... Southeastern Delaware County in central Ohio... West central Licking County in central Ohio... Southern Madison County in central Ohio...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 806 PM EDT, radar indicated thunderstorms with heavy rain had produced over an inch of rainfall. Additional storms are expected, and this area has already received significant rainfall in the past several days.
* Minor flooding of low-lying and poorly drained streets, highways and underpasses will occur. In addition, farmland near creeks, streams and drainage ditches will experience minor flooding. Some locations that will experience minor flooding include... Columbus, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Grove City, Gahanna, Worthington, Bexley, London, Pataskala, Canal Winchester, Groveport, Minerva Park, Ohio State University, Polaris, Easton, Whitehall, New Albany, Obetz, Commercial Point and Lithopolis.
* AFFECTED AREAS: LICKING, OH ... PICKAWAY, OH ... MADISON, OH ... FRANKLIN, OH ... DELAWARE, 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
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Minor - Minimal to no known 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 Advisory