This year's spring thaw sent the Ohio River to its highest levels in nearly two decades after torrential rains and melting snow soaked the valley. Last week, the river crested at 57.7 feet, a level unseen since 1997, which led to five homes flooding in New Richmond, which sits along the north bank of the river in southeast Ohio. In the Northeast, where several states remain layered in snow, similar flooding could occur if spring's rising temperatures melt the snowpack quickly.
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