{"id":22008,"date":"2026-06-18T07:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/cincinnati-flooding-flash-flood-warnings-issued-amid-tornado-warnings-in-ohio-scary-videos-show-rising-waters\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T07:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:15:15","slug":"cincinnati-flooding-flash-flood-warnings-issued-amid-tornado-warnings-in-ohio-scary-videos-show-rising-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/cincinnati-flooding-flash-flood-warnings-issued-amid-tornado-warnings-in-ohio-scary-videos-show-rising-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati flooding: Flash flood warnings issued amid tornado warnings in Ohio; scary videos show rising waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div readability=\"46.095070422535\">\n<div class=\"storyParagraphFigure\" readability=\"31.466666666667\">\n<p class=\"content\">Cincinnati in Ohio saw flooding on Thursday amid tornado warnings for the region, with reports indicating that I-75 northbound was shut down.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"artImage leadImage\">\n<div class=\" \"><picture class=\"leadImageClass\"><source media=\"(min-width:768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/ht-img\/img\/2026\/06\/18\/550x309\/photo-1657069342866-2d11c2509b02_1781763472547_1781763479480_dc8c836b-e5b2-4ec7-a9b8-796c6ed8577a.jpg\" alt=\"Flooding was reported in Cincinnati amid tornado warnings in Ohio. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash)\"><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class>Flooding was reported in Cincinnati amid tornado warnings in Ohio. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash)<span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">Ohio Department of Transportation reported that all lanes are closed on I-75 North beyond I-74, and the left lane is closed on I-75 South beyond Mitchell Avenue, due to flooding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">Local channel WLWT reported that I-75 northbound at I-74 near Spring Grove Avenue was shut down due to flooding along the interstate as storms moved through the region. They reported that emergency vehicles with hazard lights were present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content \"><strong>Also Read | <\/strong><strong>Florence tornado: Twister seen near Aurora in Northern Kentucky; details on damage, path &ndash; scary videos emerge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">A Fox56 meteorologist confirmed &ldquo;Considerable Flash Flooding is ongoing across the Cincinnati metro tonight including Kenton and Campbell County. Multiple reports of flooding and vehicle rescues from high water. Plus, a suspected tornado has led to downed power lines and trees, also reported.&rdquo; He also shared a map of the impacted areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"46.040173053152\">\n<p class=\"content \">There is a flash flood warning in Hamilton County till 4:00am local time. There&rsquo;s also a warning in place for Ripley, Dearborn and Ohio counties till 3:15am Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"content \">While the storms themselves pose risks since they could turn into tornadoes, there&rsquo;s also the risk of them dumping rain in some areas, and a heavy downpour would lead to flooding risks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content \" readability=\"31.805429864253\">\n<h3>Cincinnati flooding: Visuals and reactions pour in<\/h3>\n<p>One person remarked about the ongoing situation &ldquo;Seems like Mall Road may be okay. Damage on Dream Street. I saw pictures. Flash flooding in Cincinnati. What a night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"content \">A person shared a photo showing heavy rainfall in Cincinnati. They even wondered if a tornado had hit the Ohio city. &ldquo;Did a tornado hit Cincinnati? It&rsquo;s black as helllll cross that river!!!,&rdquo; the person wrote, capturing the deluge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<p class=\"content \">Another post showed the situation on the interstate which is now closed off in parts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"35\">\n<p class=\"content \">On Facebook, a person shared a video which showed the intensity of the rainfall, as lightning flashed across the sky.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"54.562720848057\">\n<p class=\"content \">Meanwhile, a warning from a local page read &ldquo;Cincinnati STAY OFF I-75 near St. Bernard\/Elmwood Place. It is under floodwaters and multiple cars are stuck mostly underwater!! There are rescue crews responding currently. We have a flash flood warning! Turn around don&rsquo;t drown.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p class=\"content \">As Cincinnati faces severe weather, tornado sirens appeared to have gone off, prompting a complaint from one local. &ldquo;WHY in the hell are sirens going when there&rsquo;s NO warning for anything but a flood watch??? This is like the boy who cried wolf! No one will take it seriously when there&rsquo;s an ACTUAL tornado if they&rsquo;re set them off for no dang reason!!,&rdquo; they wrote. Several remarked there was a tornado warning for the area, but now, a flood watch has been issued. <\/p>\n<p class=\"content \">The troubles with Cincinnati comes after a tornado touched down in Florence, Kentucky, and reports indicated there was structural damage. Water levels also rose in some parts due to heavy rain there, a WLWT reporter noted on X. Further, reports indicated that around 8,000 people were left without power as multiple power lines went down amid the tornado touchdown in Kentucky. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Cincinnati flooding: Flash flood warnings issued amid tornado warnings in Ohio; scary videos show rising waters<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati in Ohio saw flooding on Thursday amid tornado warnings for the region, with reports indicating that I-75 northbound was shut down. Flooding was reported in Cincinnati amid tornado warnings in Ohio. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash) Ohio Department of Transportation reported that all lanes are closed on I-75 North beyond I-74, and the left&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/cincinnati-flooding-flash-flood-warnings-issued-amid-tornado-warnings-in-ohio-scary-videos-show-rising-waters\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Cincinnati flooding: Flash flood warnings issued amid tornado warnings in Ohio; scary videos show rising waters&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22009,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}