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Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 14 at 12:00PM EDT until August 14 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Dearborn, IN; Hamilton, OH, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 25,203 acres
- Began
- To end
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Latest updates
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- Forecast discussion NWS ILN
Area Forecast Discussion
Northern areas face a flood watch for Saturday afternoon and night, with additional showers and thunderstorms expected through the weekend plus damaging winds possible Saturday and Sunday.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 301 PM EDT Fri Aug 14 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED... Issued Flood Watch for Saturday afternoon and Saturday night for our northern areas.
Made changes to precipitation chances through Saturday and added severe wording into the HWO for sunday.
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.KEY MESSAGES... 1) Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected tonight through the weekend. Locally heavy rainfall and the threat of flooding will continue to be a concern. In addition, damaging winds will be possible Saturday and Sunday.
2) Warmer temperatures will move into the region over the weekend followed by the passage of a cold front late Sunday night or Monday morning.
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.DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1)
Through the afternoon hours expect generally just some shower activity. There are some breaks in the clouds near and south of the Ohio River and therefore cannot rule out some thunderstorm activity later in the day. There is a lot of model variability tonight and through this weekend with timing and strength of systems. There is a signal that some thunderstorm activity will move through late in the overnight hours and in…
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Farmland, IN
Ongoing flash flooding of several roads across Randolph County. Time estimate.
- Storm report NWS IND storm report
FLOOD — 4 NW Ball State Univers, IN
Field flooding and washout behind Countryview Farms Manufactured Home Park along the creek.
- News WLWT
Mandatory evacuations ordered for communities along Whitewater River for flooding
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- NWS Wilmington OH Bulletin
- NWS IND storm report Storm report
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- FOX19 | Cincinnati News
- Cincinnati Enquirer News
Evacuations ordered near Whitewater River in Hamilton, Dearborn counties
- WCPO 9 Cincinnati News
Evacuations ordered for communities along Whitewater River amid widespread flooding
- Eagle Country 99.3 News
UPDATE: Significant Flooding Expected Along Whitewater River
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