By Mike Perleberg Water from the flooded Ohio River creeps toward State Road 56 in Aurora on Monday, February 19. Photo by Devin Bowling. (Aurora, Ind.) - The Ohio River has swallowed two of Aurora’s riverfront parks, and the waters are still rising. The river is currently at a water level of 55 feet at Cincinnati as of Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. That’s three feet past flood stage. The river will reach about 56 feet Wednesday. Current models show that the river may then begin receding. A Flood Warning is in effect and will stay in effect until the river falls below flood stage. The earliest that may happen is Saturday. However, much more rain is on the way and could impact the current river models. A 100 percent chance of showers move into the tri-state on Wednesday. A likely rain chance will persist through Saturday.
A perspective on the warm weather today. 6 am temperatures are 16 to 21 degrees above normal highs for the day. Records will be falling. pic.twitter.com/XCjyLzjJKW
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) February 20, 2018 The Dearborn Trail as well as Aurora’s Lesko Park and Gabbard Riverfront Park were flooded by the swollen river on Monday. Aurora City Manager Guinevere Emery says help will be needed to clean up the riverfront parks once the flood waters subside. Volunteers for trail and park cleanup can contact the city for information. Dearborn County dispatchers say Cole Lane and Laughery Creek Road are covered in water at some points. State Road 56 at the end of Third Street in Aurora is partially covered by high water, which may soon require motorists to detour around. Hamilton County authorities barricaded Lawrenceburg Road just south of U.S. 50 due to flooding on Monday. The road remains closed at the Great Miami River. Parts of State Road 56 south of Vevay may be flooded, too. First responders remind motorists to never attempt to drive across a flooded roadway.Aurora is already feeling the floods, and it’s just the beginning. Here’s some pics. @WLWT @karinjohnson @WCPO @eagle993 @AERU426429 pic.twitter.com/0FRdoprOZH
— Devin Bowling (@devinbowling1) February 19, 2018
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