A flood watch issued Monday for all counties in Southwest Ohio, Southeast Indiana and Northern Kentucky ended about 4 a.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
A flood warning remains in effect for the Great Miami River at Miamitown in western Hamilton County. The river stands at 14.15 feet Tuesday morning, according to the weather service.
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Flood stage is 16. The river should bypass later Tuesday morning and crest near 19 feet Wednesday morning, meteorologists predict.
The flood watch was issued Monday afternoon after heavy rain that fell Sunday and again Monday morning saturated the ground. Streams and creeks are running high.
Motorists should watch for flooded roads Tuesday and be alert for “ponding,” or pools of water forming on highways and side streets.
MondayÂ’s rain brought the monthly rain total to 7.55 inches at 1 p.m. at the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, a record rainfall for the month in a year that already has seen record-setting rain.
The rain should be more scattered and less heavy Tuesday morning before drier, cooler air moves into the region.
So far this year, 66.6 inches of rain has fallen. ThatÂ’s well beyond the former record for all-time rain in a single year - 57.58 inches in 1990.
A second cold front will arrive Tuesday night, bringing cool air up from the south along with the chance for a few flurries or snow showers by 9 a.m. Wednesday.
No accumulation is expected. The overnight low will be 34 degrees.
Wednesday looks mostly cloudy with a high near 43.
By Wednesday night, temperatures will plunge into the mid-20s.
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