US: Heavy rain triggers flooding across parts of Ohio.

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MUSKINGUM COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST MUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO, US (AUG. 20, 2026) (MUSKINGUM COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE - RESTRICTED) 1. VEHICLES DRIVING THROUGH FLOODWATER AT INTERSECTION 2. FLOODWATER COVERING ROADMUSKINGUM COUNTY, OHIO, US - AUG. 20 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “MUSKINGUM COUNTY ENGINEER'S OFFICE” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY—: Heavy rain triggered flooding across parts of Ohio on Thursday, Aug. 20, inundating roads following overnight downpours. The US National Weather Service reported numerous water rescues around Pataskala in Licking County, while flash flooding also affected parts of Columbus and southwest Licking County. In Muskingum County, two shelters were set to open for people displaced by repeated flooding, according to the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office. The heaviest rain had ended by Thursday morning, but the National Weather Service said flooding from the overnight rainfall would continue as lingering lighter rain diminished.