Rainfall Wreaks Havoc on Local Area

Tropical storm Bill has left most of Southeast Ohio under a seemingly constant cloud cover and heavy rain.

We saw several inches today alone. The precipitation left roadways hazardous with standing water and debris. The saturation is also making it difficult for the groud to absorb the excess downpours leaving yards and farm lands flooded. Earlier this week Zanesville Fire Fighter Greg Brocklehurst discussed the dangers of driving through standing water.

"You really don’t want to drive through it because it can be deceiving how high it may be," said Brocklehurst. "It may not look like much but you start going into it and it starts getting deeper and deeper. It’s very hard to judge how deep it is before you get into it. "