Though a lightning strike was blamed for a fire which destroyed a storage shed in Ewing on Friday, flooded roadways were the main concern for area emergency personnel.
“Most of the main places that normally flood (the roads) are probably where to watch,” said Dwayne Price, Fleming County Emergency Management Office director. ”We are watching.”
State highway officials repeatedly posted announcements of high water and roadway closures throughout the day Friday, with closures in Mason, Fleming and Lewis counties on the list by noon.
In Fleming County, Kentucky 3303/Plummers Mill Road was closed from the 0 to .5 mile marker and Kentucky 367 north of Kentucky 170 near Nepton was closed; and Kentucky 989 at Kentucky 9 was closed in Lewis County at the 12.6 milepost.
By noon, Mason County had added Kentucky324 at Kentucky 11 near milepoint 10.8 to the list.
In Bracken County, high water on roads and over bridges appeared to concentrate in the southeastern and eastern parts of the county, including Riley Mill Road, off Kentucky 539, which prevented school buses passing through the area.
Neave-Milford Road, the Sante Fe area and Jett Road had also been reported flooded at times throughout the day, officials said.
In Robertson County, low areas near creeks were subjected to flooding along Johnson Creek and Five Lick Creek, while the Licking River at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park threatened to overflow its banks near the U.S. 68 bridge.
In Adams County, Ohio, Ohio 41 was closed near the intersection of Ohio 20/Roush Hill Road, due to flooding, but reopened shortly before 1 p.m.
Manchester, Ohio Police Chief Jeff Bowling reported localized street flooding and some water in basements, due to the volume of rainwater in the area.
In Brown County, wires were reported down on Martin Hill Road, near Scoffield Road in Aberdeen, Ohio.
According to the National Weather Service at Wilmington, Ohio, the region in and around Mason County could continue to see showers and possibly a thunderstorm, Friday into Saturday morning with rainfall of about an inch and occasional gusty winds to 25 miles per hour.
Easter Sunday is predicted to be sunny with a high temperature of 64 degrees and winds 5 to 13 miles per hour.
Officials warned drivers not to travel through water covered roads.
A gallery of area high water photos can be seen at www.maysville-online.com
Heavy rain through the night on Thursday and into Friday caused minor flooding in low areas in Mason County. Mill Creek Road was under water Friday morning leaving motorists to seek alternate routes.
A stream along North Fork Lane in Lewisburg overran this backyard swimming pool Friday.
A motorist carefully navigates a flooded section of road on Kentucky 324 in the Wedonia area Friday morning.
WATER HAZARD | Runoff from heavy rain creates a small waterfall Friday near the Maysville-Mason County Recreation Park golf course.
Normally a shallow trickle of water, Five Lick Creek looked like a lake at the bridge on Ogden Ridge Road in Robertson County on Friday morning.
