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Flood Watch for Clark County — updated Aug 19, 7:53 p.m.

Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

The National Weather Service updated a Flood Watch covering Clark County on August 19, 2026. NWS

The LanternAssembled from the record Published Sep 3, 2026

NWSFlood Watch for Clark County — updated Aug 19, 7:53 p.m.

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What the record shows

* WHERE...Portions of east central Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin… NWS

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Context

This is one of 44 records of this type (Severe) from this source in the year preceding it. NWS

The Lantern holds 86 records from this source in total, and 1375 for New Carlisle across every source. NWS

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By the numbers

Date of record: August 19, 2026 NWS
Event: Flood Watch NWS
Messagetype: Update NWS
Severity: Severe NWS
Certainty: Possible NWS
Urgency: Future NWS
Headline: Flood Watch issued August 19 at 7:53PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00AM 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 19, 7:53 p.m.NWS Alerts — Clark County, OH · Aug 19, 2026 · the filing on this pageweather.gov

Wednesday, August 19, 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 19 at 7:53PM EDT until August 20 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
Area desc	Wayne; Fayette; Union; Hardin; Mercer; Auglaize; Darke; Shelby; Logan; Union; Delaware; Miami; Champaign; Clark; Madison; Franklin; Licking; Preble; Montgomery; Greene; Fayette; Pickaway; Fairfield; Hocking
Effective	August 19, 2026, 7:53 p.m.
Expires	August 20, 2026, 10:00 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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