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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
940 PM EDT Mon Sep 21 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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: Scioto River - La Rue, OH - CLE
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: Action Stage         8.0 ft
: Flood Stage          12.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 13.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    14.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 11.4 FT at 900 PM EDT on Sep 21
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:Crest near 11.6 FT around 2AM EDT on Tue, Sep 22
.ER LARO1 20260922 Z DC202609220140/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0921 :                           /  11.6
.E2    : 0922 :   /  11.6 /  11.3 /  10.8 /  10.0
.E3    : 0923 :   /   9.3 /   8.8 /   8.2 /   7.7
.E4    : 0924 :   /   7.1 /   6.8 /   6.4 /   6.1
.E5    : 0925 :   /   5.7 /   5.5 /   5.3 /   5.1
.E6    : 0926 :   /   4.8 /   4.6 /   4.4
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.01/ 0.02/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.01/ 0.04/ 0.07/
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: Scioto River - Prospect, OH - CLE
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: Action Stage         8.0 ft
: Flood Stage          12.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 13.5 ft
: Major Flood Stage    15.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 7.0 FT at 900 PM EDT on Sep 21
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:Crest near 9.0 FT around 8AM EDT on Wed, Sep 23
.ER PRGO1 20260922 Z DC202609220140/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0921 :                           /   7.2
.E2    : 0922 :   /   7.4 /   7.8 /   8.2 /   8.6
.E3    : 0923 :   /   9.0 /   9.0 /   8.8 /   8.5
.E4    : 0924 :   /   8.1 /   7.8 /   7.3 /   6.8
.E5    : 0925 :   /   6.4 /   6.0 /   5.5 /   5.3
.E6    : 0926 :   /   5.0 /   4.6 /   4.4
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.02/ 0.11/ 0.04/
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: Olentangy River - Worthington, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         8.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 13.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    16.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 3.0 FT at 900 PM EDT on Sep 21
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.ER WRTO1 20260922 Z DC202609220140/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0921 :                           /   3.6
.E2    : 0922 :   /   3.5 /   3.5 /   3.4 /   3.4
.E3    : 0923 :   /   3.3 /   3.4 /   3.3 /   3.3
.E4    : 0924 :   /   3.3 /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.6
.E5    : 0925 :   /   2.6 /   2.4 /   2.4 /   2.4
.E6    : 0926 :   /   2.3 /   2.3 /   2.3
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.05/ 0.21/ 0.04/
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: Scioto River - Columbus, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         16.0 ft
: Flood Stage          24.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 25.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    27.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 12.8 FT at 845 PM EDT on Sep 21
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.ER COLO1 20260922 Z DC202609220140/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0921 :                           /  12.4
.E2    : 0922 :   /  12.9 /  13.1 /  12.8 /  12.3
.E3    : 0923 :   /  12.0 /  11.9 /  11.8 /  11.6
.E4    : 0924 :   /  11.4 /  11.1 /  10.5 /  10.2
.E5    : 0925 :   /   9.9 /   9.6 /   9.3 /   9.0
.E6    : 0926 :   /   8.8 /   8.6 /   8.5
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.05/ 0.14/ 0.07/
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: Scioto River - Circleville, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         13.0 ft
: Flood Stage          15.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 20.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    26.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 13.2 FT at 830 PM EDT on Sep 21
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:Crest near 14.0 FT around 8AM EDT on Tue, Sep 22
.ER CRCO1 20260922 Z DC202609220140/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0921 :                           /  13.9
.E2    : 0922 :   /  14.0 /  13.7 /  13.1 /  12.7
.E3    : 0923 :   /  12.2 /  11.7 /  11.2 /  10.8
.E4    : 0924 :   /  10.4 /  10.0 /   9.6 /   9.1
.E5    : 0925 :   /   8.6 /   8.1 /   7.6 /   7.1
.E6    : 0926 :   /   6.7 /   6.4 /   6.1
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.07/ 0.05/ 0.08/
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: Scioto River - Piketon, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         17.0 ft
: Flood Stage          20.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 24.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    36.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 20.6 FT at 900 PM EDT on Sep 21
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:Crest near 21.5 FT around 8AM EDT on Tue, Sep 22
:Fall below flood stage around 5AM EDT on Wed, Sep 23
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.ER PKTO1 20260922 Z DC202609220140/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0921 :                           /  21.2
.E2    : 0922 :   /  21.5 /  21.3 /  20.9 /  20.3
.E3    : 0923 :   /  19.6 /  18.8 /  18.1 /  17.4
.E4    : 0924 :   /  16.8 /  16.1 /  15.3 /  14.4
.E5    : 0925 :   /  13.6 /  12.8 /  12.0 /  11.3
.E6    : 0926 :   /  10.6 /   9.9 /   9.2
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.18/ 0.02/ 0.11/
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