Days of rainfall elevate flood concerns for West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio

MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio (WCHS) — Southeast Ohio and the southern coalfields of West Virginia are part of a widespread area with flooding problems caused by days of rainfall.

Creeks, streams and other low-lying areas took a pounding Friday from the southern coalfields to the Mid-Ohio Valley.

Floodwaters roared down Mud Fork Road near Logan as the impact of another round of rain and runoff hit homes in southern West Virginia.

The water in Verdunville cut off a woman from picking up her granddaughter at an isolated school.

"They wait until now for me to get her. They're not coming up with any solution except asking if I had a big truck, which I don't have," Logan resident Jerri Hamaker told Eyewitness News.

The water finally dropped to the point where her small SUV could get to the school.

On Garrett Fork Road, Gerald Swims found he would have to live up to his name if he wanted to get home.

"It's been rough. We've been having some storms," Swims said. "We can't get in and out. The roads are bad. Sometimes it washes the road out down here."

Mainstem river flooding may eventually develop over the weekend and early next week, potentially reaching the Ohio River.

Rutland, Ohio's Main Street disappeared underwater Friday .

Many roads were covered by high water Friday afternoon and darkness will make it even more difficult to judge water depth.

Flooding concerns remain for parts of West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.

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