Lawrence storm history

An eleven year old boy drowned in Indian Guyan Creek, swollen by the rains of the preceding evening. Rains of 2 to 3 inches were common in the vicinity, with Lesage measuring 3.1 inches, Willow Wood at 2.35 inches and Hogsett, West Virginia with 2.48 inches. The location was near…

Scattered locations throughout the county had large trees and branches blown down. Around 13,400 customers lost electricity. The county engineer said the 911 center encountered a large volume of calls from people who were dependent on oxygen machines and were without electricity.…

Flashing flooding was common in the county. Numerous water rescues occurred both from homes and vehicles. The main concentration of damage was around Pedro, Ironton, Kitts Hill and Rock Camp. The state of Ohio reported 40 homes had major damage and 40 other homes had minor damage…

Around 150 properties reported damage. Of that number, about 30 to 35 homes sustained major damage or were destroyed. Two county timber bridges were washed away. A historic double stone arch bridge at Lake Vesuvius was severely damaged. It was built in the 1930s. Several private …

During the heavy rain, 13 of the 15 fire departments in the county were responding to water related incidents. At least 15 water rescues were conducted by the fire departments and law enforcement. The county declared a local emergency. Throughout the county, 6 dwellings were dest…

In Coal Grove, high water was observed over Hog Run Road.

North of Kenova, a tree blew down into power lines and blocked a local road.

A downed tree blocked one lane of traffic near McKee-Ratcliff Road.

High water was observed in front of the Proctorville Fire Department and near the body shop on County Road 107 in Rome. Water reached the top of the tires of one vehicle in front of the body shop.

A tree and adjacent power lines were blown down near the intersection of County Road 123 and Private Drive 142 in Chesapeake.

In the community of Kelley Mills, a tree was blown down onto State Route 650.

A tree hung over the roadway on State Route 775 outside of Proctorville.

One tree blew down along County Road 411 in the community of Rome.

A tree was blown down into the roadway at the intersection of Robinson Road and Thompson Road.

A tree blew down into power lines along Little Paddy Road outside of Proctorville.

Flooding was observed on the roads in Sheridan.

One tree was blown down along Country Road 1 at the intersection of Perry Hollow.

High water was observed over State Route 141 near the 12.5 mile marker outside the town of Aid.

Outside of Ironton, a tree blew down onto the roadway between Township Road 310 and Township Road 290.

State Route 775 was closed from State Route 790 to the Gallia County line as a result of water on the roadway.

A tree fell onto power lines along Fourth Street in South Point.

A few large oak trees were uprooted and laying roughly southwest to northeast along Branch Hollow. The metal roof of an outbuilding was torn off as a result of the strong winds. Damage was consistent with straight line wind damage with estimated speeds of 90 to 100 miles per hour…

In the town of Aid, a water rescue occurred after a person drove into flood waters on County Road 8.

A water rescue occurred for a vehicle that became submerged up to the roof near the intersection of Township Road 278 and Township Road 158 in Chesapeake.

Symmes Creek at Aid exceeded a bankfull level of 19 feet on the morning of April 4th. The creek rose to a crest around 21.4 feet the night of the 4th. A second, lower crest occurred the evening of the 6th, then the creek receded back into its banks the morning of the 8th. Low sec…

State Route 775 was closed due to flooding from County Route 64 to State Route 141.

Sections of OH Route 650 were closed due to flooding. A car stalled in high water near the intersection of Route 650 and Pidgeon Hollow Road.

Portions of Route 93 were closed due to flooding. A car became stuck in high water at the intersection of Route 93 and Township Road 294.

Trees and power lines were blown down along County Road 53 in Rock Camp.

In Sheridan, a tree blew down and blocked County Road 15.

The Ohio River at Ironton exceeded a bankfull level of 52 feet on the night of February 17th, then rose to a crest around 53 feet the following afternoon. The river slowly returned to its banks early on the morning of the 19th. While out of its banks, flooding occurred along low …