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Special Weather Statement for Clark County — issued Aug 13, 6:14 a.m.

Fog has developed across the area.

The National Weather Service issued a Special Weather Statement covering Clark County on August 13, 2026. NWS

The LanternAssembled from the record Published Aug 20, 2026

NWSSpecial Weather Statement for Clark County — issued Aug 13, 6:14 a.m.

Illustration: fog lying across fields and fence posts fading into the distance — Illustration · The Lantern

What the record shows

Fog has developed across the area. This is reducing visibility to 1 mile or less in some locations. Motorists should be prepared for rapid changes in visibility along their route. Slow down and only use your low beam headlights. NWS

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Context

This is one of 4 records of this type (Moderate) from this source in the year preceding it. NWS

The Lantern holds 70 records from this source in total, and 1312 for New Carlisle across every source. NWS

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By the numbers

Date of record: August 13, 2026 NWS
Event: Special Weather Statement NWS
Messagetype: Alert NWS
Severity: Moderate NWS
Certainty: Observed NWS
Urgency: Expected NWS
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 6:14AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH NWS

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How we know this:

Assembled mechanically from the source filing and The Lantern's own record database — no AI-written prose. Every figure above appears verbatim in the cited record, which is linked on this page. NWS

Sources

1Special Weather Statement for Clark County — issued Aug 13, 6:14 a.m.NWS Alerts — Clark County, OH · Aug 13, 2026 · the filing on this pageweather.gov

Thursday, August 13, 2026Clark County, OH · New CarlislePublic record · NWS Alerts — Clark County, OH

The source filing

Event	Special Weather Statement
Message type	Alert
Severity	Moderate
Certainty	Observed
Urgency	Expected
Headline	Special Weather Statement issued August 13 at 6:14AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Area desc	Wayne; Fayette; Union; Franklin; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Butler; Warren; Clinton; Ross; Hocking; Highland; Pike
Effective	August 13, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
Expires	August 13, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
Sender name	NWS Wilmington OH

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