PROJECT ALERT NOTICE (OH) Minor to moderate flooding in Ohio

Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 08:39:14 EDT

Summary: Minor to moderate (NWS terminology) flooding continues in Ohio

An additional one to two inches of rain fell yesterday evening over the northern third of Ohio. The watersheds most affected are the Scioto and Rocky River basin.

Yesterday, Beaver Creek was measured at an all-time high (POR is 5 years) and the USGS crew was interviewed on the spot by a news crew from Dayton, Ohio.

No gages are in record stage and no gages have been destroyed. The instrumentation at the Tuscarawas River at Massillon was elevated another foot yesterday in case of heavy rains affecting the area again.

Four USGS crews will be out measuring high water today. One crew out of our New Philadelphia field office will be measuring outflows from reservoirs as the Corps of Engineers is now releasing water at much higher flow rates than normal in eastern Ohio. Three crews out of the Columbus field office have been dispatched today. One crew will measure high flows in the Rocky River basin, while another crew will measure high flows in the Auglaize River basin. A third crew will be measuring flows in the Scioto River basin.

The Pittsburgh Corps of Engineers has been notified of our actions along with the Ohio Water Development Authority and the Ohio Department of natural Resources.

Ohio expects to see a welcome respite from the rains today and most of tomorrow. This 36 to 48 hour rain-free period should allow streams to recede considerably.

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