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EXPIRED4/12/2024 11:31:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
4/12/2024 11:31:00 AM until 4/12/2024 11:45:00 PM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
To escape rising water, take the shortest path to higher ground.
Additional information is available at weather.gov/pbz.
The next statement will be issued this evening at 1145 PM EDT.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Ohio...
Stillwater Creek At Uhrichsville affecting Tuscarawas County.
Muskingum River At Coshocton affecting Coshocton County.
.Heavy rains over the past 18 hours have resulted in significant
runoff into area rivers and streams. This runoff is sufficient to
cause rivers and streams to remain above flood stage.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Muskingum River at Coshocton.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Water reaches low lying areas between
Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers just upstream of the confluence
of the two rivers.
At 15.0 feet, Low areas are flooded and water reaches a few homes
along Route 16 south of Coshocton and along County Route 1A north
of Coshocton.
At 16.0 feet, Flood waters begin to affect the Lake Park area
along the Walhonding River and begins backwater flooding along
Mill Creek north of Lake Park and along Route 83. Flood waters
will begin to enter yards in low-lying areas along County Route 1A.
At 18.0 feet, Moderate flooding occurs along County Route 1A and
lower areas along Route 16 south. Widespread flooding occurs from
the Lake Park area south to near the intersection of Routes 83 and
36. Homes around North Water Street in Coshocton floods.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM EDT Friday the stage was 16.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:00 AM EDT Friday was 16.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.8
feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage
early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.0 feet on 03/20/2019.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood