Heavy rain floods Columbus roads, prompts rescues

Heavy rain floods Columbus roads, prompts rescues

Three inches of rain fell across Columbus over a 12-hour period

Here’s How Bad The Flooding Got Across Central Ohio

Heavy rain overnight Wednesday into Thursday sent water pouring into neighborhoods, roads, parks and waterways across the Columbus area, with some of the worst flooding concentrated in Columbus, Reynoldsburg, Pataskala, Hebron and Buckeye Lake. The National Weather Service says 4 to 7 inches of rain fell in the heaviest-hit parts of Franklin and Licking counties during the Aug. 19–20 storm system. Some areas across Central Ohio received more tha…