Flooding closes Greene County schools early
Four of Greene County’s five school districts were forced to dismiss early Tuesday due to rising floodwaters.
West Greene, Central Greene, Jefferson-Morgan and Carmichaels all started dismissing students around lunchtime hoping to beat rising waters home.
Greene County Emergency Management officials reported several lane restrictions or road closures due to covered roadways Tuesday afternoon.
Courtesy of Angel Baker
Route 218 in Spraggs was underwater as heavy rains hit the area.
Route 218 was closed from Jay Phillips Hill Road to Spraggs Road in Wayne Township. A slip on Route 21 near the border of Center and Franklin townships reduced the road to one lane between West Run to Browns Creek roads. The closure was in the same location a slip closed the road about a month ago. Kirby/Garards Fort Road also was closed from Whiteley Township to the Kirby Road/Patterson Run intersection. Carmichaels/Muddy Creek Road was blocked from Roy E. Furman Highway to Muddy Creek Road in both directions.
Courtesy of Megan Lantz
Courtesy of Megan Lantz
Flooding was reported Tuesday on Route 218 in Spraggs.
Waynesburg resident Megan Lantz does senior home visits and saw significant flooding on Route 218 during her Tuesday drive, especially in the Spraggs area.
Greene County, according to the National Weather Service, was expected to be under a flash flood watch until 2 a.m. today. Total rainfall was estimated to reach about an inch, with an additional inch possible.
No flooding issues were reported in Washington County, according to that county’s 911 center. Fayette County remained under a flood watch as heavier rain was expected.