Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers...

Scioto River at Piketon.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/iln.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Scioto River at Piketon.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Backwater flooding worsens along creeks flowing into the Scioto River. Stretches of several low-lying roads near the river are flooded. Scioto and Camp Creek Townships in southern Pike County experience the most significant flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:00 AM EDT Monday the stage was 18.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this afternoon to a crest of 22.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet.