Flood in Tuscarawas, Ohio

By 445 PM EDT on 8th, Horse Shoe Bend Rd flooded east of Newcomerstown; a 9-year old girl was swept off the road by flood waters as she walked home from school. By 5 PM, Blizzard Rd flooded in Uhrichsville. Before flooding ended, basements flooded in Uhrichsville and a few homes were evacuated in Dennison. Rte 258 closed by mud slide. 14 structures suffered major damage; 19 had minor. Other roads flooded: 10, 43, 151, 331, 800. Most small stream flooding ended by 12 PM EDT on the 9th, but flooding on Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville continued. Stillwater Creek rose to flood stage (5 ft) at 4 AM EDT on 9th; crested 10.3 at 7 AM EDT 10th; and fell below flood stage 7 AM EDT on the 13th. Total rain: 6.2" at Gilmore; 4.8 Newcomerstown. There was a record flood on Huff Creek at Mineral City, which crested at 5.82 ft at 530 AM EDT on 9th (previous record 4.35). (FRANCES)