COLUMBUS – The flood warning continues for the Scioto River at Circleville until tomorrow while forecasters expect flooding to persist through the week around Cincinnati as the Ohio River slowly recedes from its highest level in 21 years.
NOTE: The photo above from the Delaware Co. Engineer shows flooding on Feb. 27, 2018 on Horseshoe Rd. between Whipple & Bishop Rd.
UPDATE (2/28/18 9:13 a.m.) The National Weather Service says the flood warning was cancelled for the Scioto River at Circleville Wednesday morning. The river fell below flood stage late Tuesday and was expected to continue falling to 11.9 feet, 3 feet below flood stage, by Thursday morning.
When the river is at its current height, serious flooding occurs mainly west of Circleville along Mill and Canal Roads, as well as Island Road and State Route 762. Backwater flooding along Big Darby Creek causes flooding near the Old Shady Acres Mobile Home Park.
Meanwhile, a flood warning continues for the Big Darby Creek at Darbyville until Tuesday afternoon. The creek was more than 1.5 feet above flood stage Monday night.
The Ohio River crested Sunday more than 8 feet above flood stage, the highest crest since 1997, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather service reported the river crested Sunday at around 60.5 feet and was at 60.2 feet Monday morning. The river reached 64.7 feet during deadly flooding in 1997.
The flood stage in the Cincinnati area is 52 feet.
Weather service meteorologist Kristen Cassady says a couple of dry days will help, although light rains later in the week could slow the receding.
Monday commutes were complicated by closed roadways east of Cincinnati and across the river in northern Kentucky.
Two tornadoes touched down over the weekend, one each in Clermont and Brown counties.