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Flood — Coshocton, OH

Jan 4, 2005

By 545 PM on 5th, Killbuck Creek flooded Rte 60 near Warsaw, and Rte 715 was flooded near Walhonding.On the Muskingum River, Coshocton was above flood stage (15 ft), from 330 AM on 4th, all the way into the month of February. Coshocton crested 19.5 ft 4 PM on Jan 12. Small stream flooding started 9 PM on 5th, when Rte 16 flooded north of Adams Mills. Blissfield reported flooding 4 AM on 12th. Many roads remained flooded on the 12th, 13th, and 14th. Water behind Mohawk Dam and Wills Creek Dam ros

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5433096). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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