Flood Warning in place for Ohio River

Dearborn County, IN—The Flood Warning continues for the Ohio River at Cincinnati and at Portsmouth.

The Flood Warning continues for the Ohio River at Cincinnati from late tonight to Monday afternoon. At 4 am the stage was 49.8 feet. The flood stage is 52 feet. Minor flooding is forecasted in areas according to the National Weather Service as the river will rise above flood stage after midnight tonight and continue to rise to near 53.5 feet by Saturday morning. The river should fall below flood stage late Monday morning. At stages near 54.0 feet, backwater flooding spreads up the lower  Little Miami River. Low-lying areas will see flooding occur near State Route 56 and Water Street near Aurora.