<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6fb9928ccf13a2b74ea3861f33a44c7395006e71.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-08-20T04:43:00-04:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><source>211803 v2.3.0</source><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-08-20T04:43:00-04:00</effective><onset>2026-08-20T04:43:00-04:00</onset><expires>2026-08-20T07:45:00-04:00</expires><senderName>NWS Wilmington OH</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued August 20 at 4:43AM EDT until August 20 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH</headline><description>FFWILN

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Fairfield County in central Ohio...
Eastern Franklin County in central Ohio...
Southwestern Licking County in central Ohio...

* Until 745 AM EDT.

* At 443 AM EDT, Broadcast media reported flash flooding across the
warned area. Between 2 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Broadcast media reported water rescues occurring in
Pataskala.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Columbus, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Gahanna, Pickerington,
Worthington, Bexley, Granville, Pataskala, Groveport, Buckeye Lake,
Hebron, Minerva Park, Summit Station, Beechwood Trails, Easton,
Granville South and Ohio State University.
</description><instruction>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.

To report flash flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
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The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Fairfield County in central Ohio...
Eastern Franklin County in central Ohio...
Southwestern Licking County in central Ohio...

* Until 745 AM EDT.

* At 443 AM EDT, Broadcast media reported flash flooding across the
warned area. Between 2 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen.
Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.

SOURCE...Broadcast media reported water rescues occurring in
Pataskala.

IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
Columbus, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Gahanna, Pickerington,
Worthington, Bexley, Granville, Pataskala, Groveport, Buckeye Lake,
Hebron, Minerva Park, Summit Station, Beechwood Trails, Easton,
Granville South and Ohio State University.
</description><instruction>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.

To report flash flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
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