Warning Vector

Flood Warning

NWS Wilmington OH ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 8 AM EDT This Morning

Event
Flood Warning
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Immediate
Severity
Severe
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

Where

Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...

When

Until 800 AM EDT Friday.

Impacts

Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.

Additional details

- At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

Affected areas

  • Auglaize County, OH
  • Mercer County, OH

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Wilmington OH

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~1m3s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M2SC008GYC3D2QGH3CYC942V
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c838f5ba83fe89c6919c9cb18074ec293ce283e0.001.1
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Wilmington OH
AWIPS ID
CAPILN
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.6084
WMO heading
XOUS51
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
51

References

Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent

Event codes

NameValue
SAMEFLS
NationalWeatherServiceFAW

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierFLSILN
WMOidentifierWGUS81 KILN 180421
NWSheadlineFLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
EAS-ORGWXR
VTEC/O.CON.KILN.FA.W.0050.000000T0000Z-260918T1200Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-18T08:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
expiredReferencesw-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.43aaa45b89987606dedbfb3946320b8f84fb2012.001.1,2026-09-17T16:22:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5ed720055604985998ef38f17b3d76a9908e8222.002.1,2026-09-17T16:21:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4ad0aa81cfc73c729cd292acbf145b508a9538ef.001.1,2026-09-17T10:44:00-04:00
Locations

Location data

  • Auglaize County, OH
  • Mercer County, OH
NameValue
SAME039011
SAME039107
UGCOHC011
UGCOHC107
Polygons
40.68,-84.46 40.68,-84.4 40.69,-84.36 40.69,-84.33 40.48,-84.33 40.48,-84.34 40.45,-84.34 40.43,-84.35 40.42,-84.35 40.44,-84.62 40.47,-84.8 40.73,-84.8 40.73,-84.46 40.68,-84.46