UTICA, Ind. (AP) _ Residents along the rain-swollen Ohio River in Utica have been evacuating their homes in advance of predicted flooding.
U-Haul trailers, box trucks and even semis splashed through wet streets Sunday as people moved their belongings.
Seventy-nine-year-old Clarence Snelling says he’s been in every flood since 1937, and this is the third time he’s evacuated his home.
National Weather Service meteorologist Brian Schoettmer says rain is in the forecast through Thursday morning, and Wednesday could bring the heaviest rain yet.
Forecasters tell The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Ky., that the Ohio River could crest at about 10 feet above flood stage.
The Clark County chapter of the American Red Cross opened a shelter in Jeffersonville on Saturday night for people whose homes were threatened by flooding.
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Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com
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