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Clermont County EMA warns of Ohio River road closures, says property impacts unlikely unless river rises further
Summary
The county Emergency Management Agency reported Feb. 19 that the Ohio River was above flood stage at local gauges, listed current road closures and said property impacts were unlikely unless the river rises to about 57.3 feet; countywide EOC activation would start at 58 feet.
BATAVIA, Ohio — Pam Haberkost, director of the Clermont County Emergency Management Agency, told the Board of Clermont County Commissioners on Feb. 19 that the Ohio River was above local flood thresholds and that several road closures were in effect but that property impacts were unlikely at current river levels.
"As of 9 a.m. this morning, the Ohio River was at 55.3 feet at the Cincinnati gauge and 52.65 feet at the Bristow gauge," Haberkost said. She told commissioners that several county roads had closed as the river rose, including Steamboat Drive in Pierce…
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