Government agencies are warning Ohioans to be cautious of “very dangerous” summer storms battering much of the state.
Aside from high winds and tornado warnings, the ongoing severe weather could leave days of floodwater behind, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday afternoon from the Ohio Emergency Management Agency in Columbus.
The first round Tuesday morning left one dead in Roseville, a village of 1,500 residents south of Zanesville. Since then, DeWine has activated the Ohio National Guard’s high water rescue unit and declared emergencies in Muskingum County and Perry County.
But the entire southern half of the state is still under some level of risk, he said, with more storms moving across Ohio into late Tuesday.
“This is the time to use common sense,” he told reporters. “We all make mistakes. This is not the time to do that.”
In some areas, floodwater could hang around until Thursday, at least.
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