Whole lot of water headed for Cincinnati and points south

Weather Underground ^ | Jan. 6, 2005 | self

[snopercod]

Have they put up the floodgates yet in Parkersburg and Marrietta?

[Rudder]

Yes. The report I got yesterday around 5 was they were up. The water now is about (rough calculation) 10' above flood stage in that area.

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Yes. The report I got yesterday around 5 was they were up. The water now is about (rough calculation) 10.5' above flood stage in that area. And their have been on-going evacuations.

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Yes. The report I got yesterday around 5 was they were up. The water now is about (rough calculation) 10.5' above flood stage in that area. And there have been on-going evacuations.

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[mommadooo3]

Hey R....where are your pix from? Tryin' to talk hubby into taking me to get pix of McConnelsville.

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Try the Times Recorder

[mommadooo3]

Thanks

[Rudder]

Here's one from your town, McConnelville:

[First_Salute]

National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

Ohio River at Cincinnati
Observations courtesy of the US Geological Survey

NOAA - National Weather Service - Rivers

  

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The flood that I saw in Cincinnati, and I thought it had occurred in the late 1950's, was apparently in 1964.

Hmm...

[Rudder]

I do recall a nasty flood here (I live upstream from Cincinati) around '64 in the late spring-early summer.

[mommadooo3]

Just got back. Here's a photo from the Malta side of the Muskingum River. It's a few feet away from the River Queen paddle boat.

Someone told us in the grocery, that they're calling for more rain this afternoon.

[Rudder]

Sure looks like you got hit bad. Yeah, the forecasts don't look good at all. With the exception of 1-2 days' off, the next 7 days predict mostly rain.

[Rudder]

Goood News: Ohio River at Marietta crested today at 3pm at 43.04', waters starting to slowly recede. Bad News: Radar shows rain as of right now, until Saturday 1PM.

[Rudder]

Yessir! The current rain has begun to reverse the recession of the flood waters on 01-07-05. To wit:

Time-level:
3:00PM-43.04'[crested-above flood stage]
3:06PM-42.92' [water's receeding]
7:18PM-42.92'[level stable- but still at above flood stage]
7:24PM-47.36' [water's rising]

The big problem which will show itself in the hours to come is that (check out a weather radar of the Ohio Valley) the current rain is coming from the SW and is going NE and thus, due to its location is traveling right up the Ohio Valley. The geography here is such that all the rain in this nearly mountanous area falls onto saturated ground, thus the run-off is intense and immediate. The course of ALL this run-off is to the Ohio River, which flows SW toward Cincinati, which already is being flooded by it's own local rains.

This has the potential to be a real mess (especially if it freezes and snows...and freezes again.)

[Michael121]

GLOBAL WARMING!!!!! It's BUSH'S FAULT!!!!!

Run to high ground.....

When you get a lot of snow that is melted in 2 days it tends to flood. We in Cincinati always get high water after a big snow or lots of rain. There has been a marina under water for the last 2 months so the river has been higher than normal.

Happens every year. At least the last 10 I can remember. I know my work takes me down to a lot of places on the river. Was just at Cargill Corn Silos right on the river yesterday and the water was lapping at the tires where the trucks pull in to unload.

They said it happens every year just earlier this than normal.

[Rudder]

Hope you're safe and have access to supplies and necessary services. I think Cincinati and Marietta are going to be hard hit. Evidently Cinci has reconstructed to help prevent flood damage. I 've not been below Dayton since '96, so I don't really know.

But, yeah... as I said before, this is the 6th 100-year flood on my community since 1998.

But, I really don't think Homo sapiens is responsible, let alone one man.

[Bushhhh!]

[First_Salute]

Well, I guessed right. The flood that I remember seeing in Cincinnati, was January 1959; but it was not apparently one of the top ten. (Relief for old memory banks!)