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Ohio troops are busy with flooding
180220-Z-QA585-096.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Michael Carden

Portsmouth, OH - Road closure signs route traffic away from submerged roadways Feb. 20, 2018, in Scioto County, Ohio. With flood levels rising to more than five feet over flood stage during Presidents Day weekend, members of the Ohio National Guard’s 1191st Engineer Company were called out to erect flood gates in the event the rising waters threaten the nearby city of Portsmouth. State Airmen were flying with Ohio State Patrol pilots to spot endangered areas.As of March 1, all flood-control operations were complete, officials said.


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