I last saw this kind of thing when I was 4 years old, in Cincinnati, where the Ohio River marched halfway up the hill toward the flat, near where Fountain Square is now.
Whatever type of action that municipalities downriver from Cincinnati, would undertake, they ought to start now.
P.S. Weather Underground is the author of the article.
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT)...
SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW CENTER NEAR FTK. STORM HAS BEEN PRETTY
CLOSE TO GFS DEPICTION STARTING LAST FRIDAY. SHIELD OF PRECIP...
MOSTLY RAIN WITH FREEZING RAIN OVER WEST CENTRAL OHIO...COVERS MOST
OF ILN CWA. HEAVIEST PRECIP EXTENDS FROM SOUTHEAST INDIANA THROUGH
DAY. PRECIP WILL CONTINUE ALL NIGHT UNTIL THE LOW MOVES THROUGH
OHIO. TEMPS HAVE WARMED SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS SO IT
LOOKS LIKE PRECIP WILL REMAIN LIQUID TONIGHT WHERE IT IS ALREADY
SO.
ENTIRE AREA IS UNDER A FLOOD WATCH. MANY OF OUR 52 COUNTIES ARE
UNDER FLASH FLOOD OR COUNTY FLOOD WARNINGS. ALMOST ALL RIVER
FORECAST POINTS IN OUR OHIO AND INDIANA COUNTIES ARE EITHER IN FLOOD
OR FORECAST TO FLOOD.
WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO WITH A HALF INCH
OF ICE REPORTED ALONG WITH POWER OUTAGES. FLOODING IS ALSO
OCCURRING IN THE SAME LOCATIONS.
ZONE UPDATE ALREADY SENT INCLUDED HIGHER ICE AMOUNTS. REST OF
FORECAST LOOKS GOOD FOR NOW WITH 100 POPS AND STEADY OVERNIGHT TEMPS.
CONIGLIO
I am here in Columbus and things are rough for some people. There are pockets of puddles in my yard, but I am on high ground. I have seen that Prospect up in Marion County has had a tough go of it. The same down in Pickaway County.
The areas in Franklin County to watch out for are in the Worthington area, especially portions of Sharon Township. These are areas between State Route 161 and Henderson Rd on the east bank of the Olentangy River. The Olentangy flows into the Scioto River in downtown Columbus. Areas of Franklin Township, on the west bank of the Scioto River, seem to have the most problems right now. Western Franklin County will see problems along the Big Darby Creek.
A big problem is in the older areas of Columbus where the sewer system is clogged up. This is especially a problem in the Ohio State campus area. I drove down Olentangy River Road across from Ohio Stadium and the river was high. I could see the road in that area being closed soon.
I imagine the folks in Pickaway, Ross, Pike, and Scioto are not looking forward to the next couple of days. The Scioto River will be high in these counties.
It is possible the folks along Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati may need to head to higher ground in the next couple days.
We are having our 6th "100-year flood" since 1998 here in SE Ohio. We have had 5 this year, this one now being the fifth. Some say there's a global water shortage, you'd wouldn't believe that after coming here.