Flood recedes as widespread damage dries up in Ohio towns
Residents survey ruined yards fences and stranded animals as flood waters recede. In Trenton Oxford State Road farm owners Patty and Dennis Viars await final damage estimates while Animal Friends and dog wardens rescue a horse, several chickens and three dogs. Officials report multiple counties under emergency and river crests reach highs across the Great and Little Miami rivers. Widespread power outages and closed facilities persist as communities plan repairs and safety measures.
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Patty
Dennis Viars
Oxford State Road
Trenton
Animal Friends Humane Society
Butler County
Bart
Madison Township
St. Clair Township
Kim Sterling
Renee Jeffries
Jeffries
Animal Friends Human Society
Butler
Warren
William Turner
Butler County Emergency Management Agency
Hamilton
Warren County
Little Miami
Great Miami
Frank Young
Warren County Department of Emergency Services
Ohio
Sam HatFieep
KHT
Halmartha Animal Foundation
Seven Mile
Viars
Great Miami River
Evacuation Ordered As Floodwater Closes Dayton Oxford Road
Wallace said Red Cross arranged shelter for those needing it while residents returned home to find rising water. By 6 30 pm the area was surrounded and firefighters assisted families from 8781 to 8791 Dayton Oxford roads. Some homes had begun flooding, prompting road closures on Dayton Oxford Road at Ohio 123 and nearby Sheri and Jill Lane.
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Chuck Luksic
Butler County Red Cross
Luksic
Marla Gorman
Gorman Farms
Woodsdale Road
Madison Township
Larry Manson
Dayton-Oxford Road
Carlisle
Carolyn
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Wallace
Paula Wilson
Dayton
Oxford Road
Wilson
Little Bear
Tammy Napier
Napier
Carolyn Manson
Larry
Manson
Dayton- Oxford Road
Ohio 123
Sheri Lane
Jill Lane
Dams help stem tide of flood in Miami River region
Dayton officials compare current flood to 1913 disaster as five Miami Conservancy District dams store water to protect a 4,277 square mile watershed. Handefeld notes top ten flood potential since 1922, with 33.9 feet crest and 46,880 cfs flow. Dam system prevented severe city flooding. gates managed to balance river and inland water, safeguarding communities from Piqua to Hamilton amid lingering rainfall.
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Dayton
Miami
Miami Conservancy District
Hans Handefeld
Conservancy District
Indiana
Ohio
Hardin and
Auglaize
Indian Lake
Logan County
Darke County
West Liberty
Handefeld
Main Street
Conservancy
Doug Johnson
Pleasant Hill
Miamisburg
Johnson
Great Miami
Piqua
Hamilton
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Steve Cable
National Weather Service
Middletown
Middletown Area
YMCA
Dirk Langfoss
Middletown Ymca
Great Miami Valley Ymca
Fairfield
Fairfield Township
Langfoss
Karen Staley
United Way
Mike Sanders
Monroe
Greg Homer
Gorman
Journal
Erica Ryan
Cox News Service
Sthomas
Coxohio.com
Kat Fahrer
Middletown Journal
Pat Auckerman
Kimberly Sterling
Ohio 73
Sterling
Lau
Gary Stelzer
Oryan
Coxohio
Senior Citizens Hearing Aid Center
Woodman Dr
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