Heavy rains across east central Ohio on May 28th produced minor flash flooding across several counties in this area. Most reports were of flooded roadways as small creeks alongside the roadways spilled over their banks.
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The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.
Heavy rains across east central Ohio on May 28th produced minor flash flooding across several counties in this area. Most reports were of flooded roadways as small creeks alongside the roadways spilled over their banks.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor road flooding was reported along several roads across the county.
Minor road flooding was reported across the county. Reports included a flooded bridge on County Road 17 near Smithfield and minor flooding along State Route 151 near Scott Featner Road in the Crosscreek area.
Hazel Run (a tributary of Yellow Creek) overflowed its banks, which produced some minor road flooding.
The Muskingum River at Coshocton rose just above the flood stage of 13.0 feet late on the 29th. The river crested at 13.4 feet during the morning of the 30th before slowly falling back below flood stage during the early morning hours of the 31st. Only some minor road flooding close to the river was reported during this event.
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