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Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 12 at 7:06PM EDT until August 13 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Dearborn, IN; Franklin, IN; Ripley, IN; Switzerland, IN, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 285,552 acres
- Began
- To end
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- Forecast discussion NWS ILN
Area Forecast Discussion
Flood watch extended into Friday with additional rounds of showers and storms expected through Friday bringing locally heavy rainfall.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 701 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED... Flood watch extended into Friday.
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.KEY MESSAGES... 1) Additional rounds of showers and storms are expected from this afternoon into Friday. Locally heavy rainfall and flooding will continue to be a concern.
2) Warmer temperatures will develop over the weekend with lesser coverage of showers and storms until a cold front moves through the region Sunday night.
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.DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1) Convection occurring from southwest Indiana into eastern Kentucky may brush by some of the Kentucky counties early this morning, but any heavier rainfall will most likely not affect those areas. After that, it looks like a good part of the day will be mainly dry. There will be a surface boundary from west central Indiana into northeast Kentucky which will define an instability gradient. Storms may develop mid to late afternoon with any weak mid level perturbations tracking across the area. There could be a few strong to severe cells. Heavy rainfall could also occur but looks to be progressive.
A more substantial disturbance in the form of an MCV…
- News WLWT
Flood warnings: Evacuations underway across parts of SE Indiana as river rises
- Storm report NWS ILN storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 N Centerville, IN
All lanes on I-70 westbound are closed due to flooding breaking the road. This occurred near Centerville Rd (mile marker 146).
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 4 SE Sardinia, IN
Several roads closed across the northeastern portions of the county.
Show 9 earlier updates
- Eagle Country 99.3 News
UPDATE: Significant Flooding Expected Along Whitewater River
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS Wilmington OH Bulletin
- CBS News News
Dearborn residents divided over project that could knock down century-old trees
- WXYZ 7 News Detroit News
Dearborn residents concerned that beloved oak trees will be taken down for potential sewer project
- ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4 News
Dearborn flooding plan could mean removing dozens of old oak trees
- The 812 News
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