Two nights of rain filled puddles and ponds and caused creeks to overflow their banks across Northeast and North Central Ohio, leaving some motorists stranded and others delayed Monday.
The waters rose so high that a flood was declared in southern Ashland County and a flood advisory was issued for just about everywhere else.
An average of 2 inches of rain fell along the U.S. Route 30 corridor by Monday morning, according to Raelene Campbell, a meteorologist in the Cleveland office of the National Weather Service.
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Rainfall was lighter in Crawford County and picked up further east in Richland, Ashland and Wayne counties. Holmes County saw flooding in the Killbuck Creek area.
Black Fork River hits flood stage in Loudonville
The heavies rains fell in southern Ashland County, based on reports collected by the weather service.
“At Loudonville we have a report of 2.29 inches,” Campbell said. “Southeast of Perrysville we have a report of 2.14 inches.”
Just north of Loudonville, Honey Creek and Big Run both feed into the Black Fork River, which then meets the Clear Fork River to form the Mohican River south of town.
“The only problem we’re seeing is in the Loudonville area,” Campbell said. “The river gauge there has gone into flood stage.”
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It was the Black Fork that broke the 10-foot barrier by about an inch Monday morning to put the town into an official flood. That warning, though, was scheduled to expire Monday afternoon.
“I don’t expect it to last longer than 3 o’clock,” Campbell said. “If anything, we might be able to cancel it a bit earlier.”
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