Weather Alerts for Holmes

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Warning  FLOOD WARNING   Flood Warning
HOLMES

Areas Affected:
Holmes, OH - Wayne, OH
Effective: Tue, 4/16 6:19amUpdated: Tue, 4/16 1:40pmUrgency: Immediate
Expires: Tue, 4/16 4:30pmSeverity:  Severe  Certainty: Observed

 
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Ohio...

Killbuck Creek Near Killbuck affecting Wayne and Holmes Counties.

For the Killbuck Creek...including Killbuck...Minor flooding is
forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Killbuck Creek near Killbuck.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Several low lying roads in Holmes County
including Township Roads 91 and 92, and County Roads 621 and 622
are flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 15.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 14.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 6:00 AM EDT Tuesday was 15.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 12.3 feet
Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 430 PM EDT.

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