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The Great Flood of 1913 severely affected Columbus, Ohio. The area most affected was Franklinton, also known as the Bottoms, for its low elevation near the Scioto River. Among many infrastructure projects, a 7.2-mile floodwall was built from 1993 to 2004 to protect most of Franklinton from flooding.
This image from a drone video shows the scope of flooding in Kentucky on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (FOX Weather)
A line of thunderstorms moved through the southeastern U.S. this weekend with heavy rain and life-threatening flash flooding across the Ohio Valley and Appalachians and severe weather across the ...
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The 1959 Flood was the last major flood to hit the Franklinton area. On January 22, 1959, the Frank Road crest on the Scioto River came and was 27.22 ft. above the flood stage level. The frozen ground throughout the area was partly responsible for the large volume and rapid rate of runoff of the heavy rain. [15]
The 1945 flood of the Ohio River was the second-worst in Louisville, Kentucky, history after the one in 1937 and caused the razing of the entire waterfront district of the neighborhood of Portland. Afterwards, flood walls were erected around the city to 3 feet (0.91 m) above the highest level of the '37 flood.
See photos of flooding damage across US. Park Boundary Road between Seneca and Cherokee was closed due to high water Sunday morning after heavy rains Saturday flooded Beargrass Creek in Louisville ...
Gates was a firefighter at the station and Franklinton resident who died in the line of duty at the age of 21, in 1982. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The Columbus Landmarks Foundation listed the old Engine House No. 10 as an endangered site in June 2023, in the 2023 edition of its Most Endangered List.