NWS warns of minor flooding in Clark County
The National Weather Service flagged minor flooding from heavy rain in parts of Clark, Champaign and Madison counties on October 14.
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory on October 14 for northeastern Clark County along with parts of Madison and Champaign counties, warning that excessive rainfall could cause minor flooding NWS. The advisory took effect at 4:11 p.m. and was set to expire at 6:15 p.m. the same day NWS.
What the advisory said
Forecasters warned of minor flooding in low-lying and poorly drained areas as heavy rain moved through NWS. The weather service told drivers to turn around rather than drive into flooded roads, noting that most flood deaths happen in vehicles NWS. Anyone who saw flooding was asked to report it through the weather service's website or social media NWS.
This was not the first flood advisory for the area this fall. The National Weather Service issued flood advisories for Clark County twice on September 20, and had already cancelled a flood watch for the county on September 18 NWS +2.
The National Weather Service office in Wilmington, Ohio, issued this flood advisory at 4:11 p.m. on October 14, 2026 NWS.
Sources
The source filing
| Event | Flood Advisory |
|---|---|
| Message type | Alert |
| Severity | Minor |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Headline | Flood Advisory issued October 14 at 4:11PM EDT until October 14 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH |
| Area desc | Champaign, OH; Clark, OH; Madison, OH |
| Effective | October 14, 2026, 4:11 p.m. |
| Expires | October 14, 2026, 6:15 p.m. |
| Sender name | NWS Wilmington OH |
| Instruction | 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. |
Published by National Weather Service (api.weather.gov). This is the agency's public filing as The Lantern received it, shown with its fields named in plain English.