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Flood Watch for Clark County — updated Aug 15, 10:25 p.m.

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

The National Weather Service updated a Flood Watch covering Clark County on August 15, 2026. NWS

The LanternAssembled from the record Published Aug 26, 2026

NWSFlood Watch for Clark County — updated Aug 15, 10:25 p.m.

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What the record shows

WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfie… NWS

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Context

This is one of 40 records of this type (Severe) from this source in the year preceding it. NWS

The Lantern holds 75 records from this source in total, and 1347 for New Carlisle across every source. NWS

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By the numbers

Date of record: August 15, 2026 NWS
Event: Flood Watch NWS
Messagetype: Update NWS
Severity: Severe NWS
Certainty: Possible NWS
Urgency: Future NWS
Headline: Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:25PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM 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

1Flood Watch for Clark County — updated Aug 15, 10:25 p.m.NWS Alerts — Clark County, OH · Aug 15, 2026 · the filing on this pageweather.gov

Saturday, August 15, 2026Clark County, OH · New CarlislePublic record · NWS Alerts — Clark County, OH

The source filing

Event	Flood Watch
Message type	Update
Severity	Severe
Certainty	Possible
Urgency	Future
Headline	Flood Watch issued August 15 at 10:25PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM 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; Adams; Pike; Scioto
Effective	August 15, 2026, 10:25 p.m.
Expires	August 16, 2026, 8:00 a.m.
Sender name	NWS Wilmington OH
Instruction	People in the watch area should keep an eye on the weather and be prepared for immediate action should heavy rains and flooding occur or a Flash Flood Warning be issued. Avoid low-lying areas and be careful when approaching highway dips and underpasses.

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