SEOH FLOODING AFTERMATH 

IN SOUTHEAST OHIO, ONE RIVER ROSE OVER 15 FEET IN 48 HOURS CAUSING HAVOC FOR MOTORISTS AND LEAVING INFRASTRUCTURE SEVERELY DAMAGES.
IN ATHENS COUNTY, THE HOCKING RIVER ROSE FIFTEEN FEET IN FORTY-EIGHT HORS CAUSING STRANDED MOTORISTS ON FLOODED ROADS TO REQUIRE WATER RESCUES. AS FLOOD WATERS RECEDED AND ROADS BEGAN TO REOPEN, THE HIGH WATER CAUSED DAMAGE TO ROADS IN ATHENS, HOCKING AND OTHER COUNTIES WILL NOW REQUIRE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS. AT LEAST 22 STATE ROADS WERE FULLY CLOSED WITH OTHERS SEVERELY RESTRICTED AND DOZENS OF LOCAL COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROADS COMPLETELY IMPASSABLE. SEVERE RUNOFF AND LINGERING HIGH WATERS CONTINUE TO KEEP MAJOR CORRIDORS BLOCKED.