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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
948 AM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


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: South Fork Licking River - Cynthiana, KY - LMK
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: Action Stage         16.0 ft
: Flood Stage          20.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 22.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    23.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 5.8 FT at 930 AM EDT on Aug 20
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.ER CYNK2 20260820 Z DC202608201348/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0820 :           /   5.7 /   5.5 /   5.4
.E2    : 0821 :   /   5.4 /   5.3 /   5.3 /   5.3
.E3    : 0822 :   /   5.3 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E4    : 0823 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E5    : 0824 :   /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2 /   5.2
.E6    : 0825 :   /   5.2
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.08/ 0.02/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Licking River - Falmouth, KY - ILN
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: Action Stage         23.0 ft
: Flood Stage          33.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 37.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    41.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 3.2 FT at 900 AM EDT on Aug 20
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.ER FLMK2 20260820 Z DC202608201348/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0820 :           /   3.0 /   2.8 /   2.8
.E2    : 0821 :   /   2.8 /   2.8 /   2.8 /   2.7
.E3    : 0822 :   /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.7
.E4    : 0823 :   /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.5
.E5    : 0824 :   /   2.4 /   2.3 /   2.3 /   2.3
.E6    : 0825 :   /   2.3
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.14/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Licking River - Catawba, KY - ILN
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: Action Stage         33.0 ft
: Flood Stage          {Missing}
: Moderate Flood Stage {Missing}
: Major Flood Stage    {Missing}
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:Latest Observed Value - 7.9 FT at 900 AM EDT on Aug 20
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.ER CATK2 20260820 Z DC202608201348/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0820 :           /   7.8 /   7.9 /   8.0
.E2    : 0821 :   /   8.0 /   7.9 /   7.9 /   7.8
.E3    : 0822 :   /   7.8 /   7.7 /   7.7 /   7.6
.E4    : 0823 :   /   7.6 /   7.5 /   7.5 /   7.3
.E5    : 0824 :   /   7.3 /   7.1 /   7.0 /   7.0
.E6    : 0825 :   /   6.9
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.14/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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