This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
Part of: Shelby County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 12 at 9:24PM EDT until August 13 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Fayette, IN; Union, IN; Wayne, IN; Darke, OH; Preble, OH, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 257,629 acres
- Began
- To end
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NOAA / National Weather Service (Fayette, IN; Union, IN; Wayne, IN; Darke, OH; Preble, OH), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Fayette, IN; Union, IN; Wayne, IN; Darke, OH; Preble, OH · ≈ 400 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- News WLWT
Flash flood emergency: Evacuations underway across parts of SE Indiana as rivers rise
- News The 812
Connersville prepares for Whitewater River flooding
- Bulletin NWS Wilmington OH
Flood Warning issued
Fayette, IN; Union, IN; Wayne, IN; Darke, OH; Preble, OH
- Storm report NWS ILN storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 2 NNE Connersville, IN
Photos depicting water halfway up the bleachers at Roberts Park. Most of the park is completely inundated with at least several feet of water.
Show 6 earlier updates
- foxweather.com News
Flash Flood Emergencies issued across Indiana as life-threatening flooding lashes the state
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- NWS IWX storm report Storm report
- NWS IWX storm report Storm report
- FOX19 | Cincinnati News
Parts of Southeast Indiana forced to evacuate due to historic flash floods
- WVNS News
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NOAA / National Weather Service ↗.