Jackson storm history

Scattered locations throughout the county had large trees and branches blown down. Around 8,000 customers lost electric power. Even a nursing home facility did not have power restored until 4 days after the storm. Damage assessment across the county included 2 homes destroyed and…

The emergency manager summed the event by saying, we had roads, bridges, culverts, everything with high water, and so many responders in rescue boats. The Little Salt Creek basin was hard hit around the town of Jackson. Several homes were surrounded by water knee deep in the town…

A tree was blown down along Jefferson Street in Oak Hill.

In Coalton, several trees were blown down along 3rd Street.

The intersection of Rock Run Road and US Route 25 was closed for a period of time due to a downed tree.

Flooding was observed on State Route 776 from Petersburg Road to State Route 124. Harrison Road was closed due to a collapsed culvert.

Glade Road was closed due to flooding.

Huron Street was closed due to flooding from Harris Street to Burlington Road.

In between the towns of Jackson and Wellston, State Route 788 was closed due to flash flooding for a period of time.

Athens Street was closed due to high water in the town of Jackson.

Sections of State Route 93 between Jackson and Glen Roy were flooded.

Brohard Road was closed near Limerick Road due to flooding.

Salt Lick Creek rose out of its banks and started to enter homes.

Downed trees and power lines were observed along Jisco West Road, State Route 39, and Petersburg Road.

Keystone Station Road south of Jackson was blocked for a period of time by downed trees in the roadway.

State Route 93 was closed between Madison and Morgan Streets due to flooding.

Numerous roads flooded across the southern portion of the county. Several spots along CH and D Road were impassable due to Symmes Creek spilling out of its banks. A water rescue occurred near CH and D Road where it intersects Silvey Road.

Several large trees were blown down along OH-93 near Cambria Road outside the town of Oak Hill.

A tree was blown down between State Route 93 and Gallia Road.

Multiple trees were blown down near the intersection of Diggs Road and Sour Run Road.

Numerous trees were blown down along Franklin Valley Road.

Multiple trees were blown down north of Wellston along Oak Ridge Road.

Multiple trees were blown down onto Dickens Road.

In Grahamsville, a tree was blown down onto power lines, causing numerous local power outages.

Multiple trees were blown down in the town of Jackson, some of which fell onto vehicles. Structural damage to commercial and residential buildings were observed, including roof damage in the southern part of the city along and near Route 93, just north of Route 124.

Numerous areas of damage were observed along Route 124 in the vicinity of a hospital south of the town of Jackson. The damage included numerous downed trees and power lines, sections of roofs peeled off, and semi-trucks that were flipped over.

In Glade, high water rushed over the intersection of Glade Road and Allen Road.

A tree and adjacent power lines were blown down near the intersection of Oakland Road and Rock Run Road. Another tree was blown down at the intersection of Oakland Road and Roberts Road.

State Route 788 was closed from flooding between Owen Street and Fairgreens Road.