Gallia storm history

Multiple roads were closed across the county due to flooding, including State Route 325, State Route 233, and State Route 141. On the evening of the 14th, a 73 year old man drowned in the flood waters at the intersection of State Route 141 and German Ridge Road. The man drove his…

A man drowned along a swollen Racoon Creek and a low spot along Route 325 near the village of Vinton. Otherwise, county officials reported no flooding. According to a state report, the driver drove partially into water covering the road, but then backed out. This was at night. Th…

Scattered locations throughout the county had large trees and branches blown down. The most concentrated damage in Gallipolis appeared along 4th Avenue. Monuments were damaged in area cemeteries by fallen trees. Around 8,500 customers lost electricity. The public infrastructure d…

Several downed trees within the town of Gallipolis resulted in local power outages.

Water was observed over State Route 160 just north of McGee Road.

State Route 775 was closed from State Route 141 to the Lawrence County line due to high water.

Tree and structural damage with power poles knocked down were observed along Route 7 near the small town of Eureka.

In Chipper Mills, one large tree was blown down on Shoestring Ridge Road. Less than a mile away, another tree was blown down on Orchard Hill Road.

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville exceeded a bankfull level of 21 feet on the morning of April 7th. After cresting near 21.2 feet that evening, the creek returned below bankfull the next afternoon. Creek View Drive and the Canoe Livery Road near the Route 588 Bridge, Museum buildings n…

State Route 218 was closed from near Shoal Creek Road to Bladen Road due to flooding.

State Route 218 was closed from Bladen Road to Neighborhood Road due to flooding.

Route 233 was closed due to flooding.

Sections of Routes 325 and 554 were closed due to flooding.

Flooding was observed along sections of State Route 218, Bowden Road, Raccoon Road, and Teens Run Road.

Flooding was observed on Gallia Road, State Route 233, and State Route 141.

Flooding was observed on State Route 325 near Rio Grande and Centerpoint Road.

Flooding along OH 554 near Cheshire Road was observed.

In Fairfield, multiple large trees were blown down at a local home. A trampoline was folded around a car.

A tree fell onto a power line along Charolais Lake Drive.

Trees were blown down along Route 160 in Blowell.

In the Addison township, a few trees were blown down along Polecat Road.

Several trees were blown down along County Road 7 in Cheshire.

Sporadic tree damage was noted from Farmview and Adamsville Road southward following Creekview Drive and Garners Ford Road. The most significant damage was observed at this point along Creekview Drive, where a two foot diameter partially rotten hardwood tree was snapped near the …

A downed tree was observed in Gallipolis.

A downed tree blocked both sides of Burnt Run Road south of Gallipolis.

Water was observed over State Route 775 south of Musdoc Road.