Flash Flooding in Ohio, May 2 to 5, 1998

Widespread heavy rainfall across the region dumped 2 to 4 inches causing many small streams and creeks to go out of their banks throughout a large part of east central Ohio. Several basements were also flooded.In Guernsey County, flooding of low-lying areas was common. Some roads were flooded including Route 285 and Route 660 in Byesville.In Noble County, Duck Creek was the first to go out of its banks and flood SR 821 and 339 south of Dexter City. Numerous county and state roads were also flooded, including SR 285N near Sarahsville, SR 260 near Summerfield, SR 146 near I77, SR 821 and 564 near Caldwell, and SR 147 near Seneca Lake. Flooding was prolonged in the southeast part of the county.In Coshocton County, county roads were flooded in Adams and Oxford Townships. SR 79 was closed in Jefferson Township and numerous other state and county roads were flooded.SR 16 near the Muskingum County line was also flooded. The Muskingum River at Coshocton rose to 15.3 feet, 2.3 feet above its 13 foot flood stage. In Monroe County, SR 78 west of Woodsfield was closed. Several other state and county roads were flooded, especially in the southwest part of the county.In Muskingum County, SR 16 at Adams Mills near the Coshocton County line was flooded. Roads were closed on the east and north sides of Zanesville. In Tuscarawas County, SR 258 between Stillwater and Weschester was flooded. CR 105 in Sandyville was flooded.