Weather Alerts for Fairfield County

Issued by the National Weather Service

       Flood Advisory      

Flood Advisory  FLOOD ADVISORY   Flood Advisory
FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Clinton, OH - Fairfield, OH - Fayette, OH - Highland, OH - Hocking, OH - Pickaway, OH - Ross, OH - Warren, OH
Effective: Fri, 4/4 2:09am Updated: Fri, 4/4 7:30am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Fri, 4/4 8:00am Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...The following counties, in central Ohio, Fairfield,
Fayette, Hocking and Pickaway. In south central Ohio, Highland and
Ross. In southwest Ohio, Clinton and Warren.

* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 208 AM EDT, Radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5
inches are possible.
- Some locations that may experience flooding include...
Chillicothe, Washington Court House, Circleville, Wilmington,
Loveland, Logan, Hillsboro, Greenfield, Blanchester,
Nelsonville, Sabina, Lynchburg, Bremen, Leesburg, New Vienna,
Kingston, Williamsport, Bainbridge, New Holland and North
Folk Village.

Information:
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 flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit
your report via social media, when you can do so safely.

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Wayne - Fayette - Union - Franklin - Ripley - Dearborn - Ohio - Switzerland - Carroll - Gallatin - Boone - Kenton - Campbell - Owen - Grant - Pendleton - Bracken - Robertson - Mason - Lewis - 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 - Hamilton - Clermont - Brown - Highland - Adams - Pike - Scioto
Effective: Fri, 4/4 4:27am Updated: Fri, 4/4 7:30am Urgency: Future
Expires: Fri, 4/4 12:30pm Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...The following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette,
Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, the
following counties, in Kentucky, Boone, Bracken, Campbell,
Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton
and Robertson, and the following counties, in Ohio, Adams,
Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton,
Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton,
Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami,
Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union
and Warren.

* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Soils remain moist and excessive runoff may result in
flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will occur into
the weekend with the heaviest rain expected Saturday into
Saturday night.

Information:
People in the watch area, especially those living in areas prone to
flooding, should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Monitor the latest forecasts and be alert for possible flood
warnings.