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Flooded streets and roads follow heavy afternoon downpours

Heavy downpours that hit the Dayton region Wednesday afternoon prompted reports of street flooding and high water throughout the region.

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Reports to the National Weather Service chat room indicated the area received several inches of rain within the span of a few minutes.

A trained spotter in Beavercreek reported about 3:55 p.m. that 1.85 inches of rain hit the Greene County city in about 20 minutes.

Another trained spotter, this one in Englewood, reported 2.75 inches of rain in a 45-minute span.

In Miami County, amateur radio reported that Troy received a half-inch of rain in 15 minutes just after 2 p.m.

Here are some of the reports of flooded streets:

Montgomery County 

  • Carillon Boulevard
  • River Road (Moraine)
  • Along Shoup Mill Road and Riverside Drive, with water approaching the bottom of car doors
  • Salem Avenue in Trotwood
  • A portion of South state Route 49 and West Poplar Street

Greene County 

  • Augusta Drive, Bath Twp.
  • Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, east of Fairborn
  • Parts of West Enon Road
  • St. Andrews Drive to West Enon Road in Bath Twp.

Warren County

  • About 6 miles south of Lebanon, a portion of Mason Morrow Milgrove Road, between SR 123 and Stubbs Mills Road

We will update this developing report as necessary.

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