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Part of: Wabash County Area Flooding — August 2026 →
Flood Warning issued August 19 at 8:22PM EDT until August 20 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH
This is a severe-significance flood warning event affecting Shelby, OH, tracked from official feeds (NOAA / National Weather Service). We update this page as the situation develops.
- Type
- Flood Warning
- Extent
- ≈ 24,243 acres
- Began
- To end
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- Forecast discussion NWS ILN
Area Forecast Discussion
Showers and embedded thunderstorms will move east this morning with locally heavy rain possible, while additional storms are expected Saturday with a cold front.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 234 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026
.WHAT HAS CHANGED... No significant changes.
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.KEY MESSAGES... 1) Showers and embedded thunderstorms across the area will move off to the east this morning. Locally heavy rain remains possible.
2) Additional storms are expected on Saturday with another cold front sweeping through.
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.DISCUSSION... KEY MESSAGE 1) Showers will a few embedded thunderstorms continue to move across the area. While more robust activity is generally progressive, it has also been quite proficient given warm rain processes in a very moist environment. Most of these showers and storms will be passing east of the forecast area towards daybreak. Flood watch continues. Cannot rule out a few spotty showers developing this afternoon.
KEY MESSAGE 2) Mid level trough extending from Hudson Bay to the southern Appalachians will become deeper as a substantial short wave drops through the Great Lakes into the upper Ohio Valley on Saturday. This will push a cold front through the area Saturday afternoon and evening. Atmosphere is forecast to become moderately unstable, but better shear is l…
- Storm report NWS ILN storm report
FLASH FLOOD — Camden, OH
Water rescues occurring on South Shawnee Plains Court near Sevenmile Creek.
- Storm report NWS ILN storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 1 ESE Kettering, OH
Unoccupied car stuck on Ackerman Blvd near East Stroop Road.
- Storm report NWS ILN storm report
FLASH FLOOD — 3 E Kettering, OH
Unoccupied car floating down Gracemore Avenue.
Show 10 earlier updates
- WHIO TV News
LIVE UPDATES: Flash Flood Warning for Greene, Montgomery, Preble counties
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- Sidney Daily News News
- NWS Wilmington OH Bulletin
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
- 95.3 WKTN News
Flash Flood Warning Continues for Southern Logan and Central Shelby Counties Until 10:00 pm 08-19-26
- NWS ILN storm report Storm report
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