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At least 6.5 inches of rain falls on Adams County. In Ripley, Ohio, houseboats and pleasure boats tear loose in Red Oak Creek. The rising Licking River becomes a torrent at Falmouth.
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Most of the 2,400 residents of Falmouth are evacuated when the Licking River crests 24 feet above flood stage. The Ohio River at Cincinnati reaches 56.3 feet by 9 p.m., 4.3 feet above flood stage.
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The Ohio reaches 61.1 feet at Cincinnati. The Licking drops to 49 feet; most Falmouth residents awaken homeless in shelters. Raging waters are blamed for 12 deaths in Ohio and Kentucky.
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President Clinton declares 14 counties in Ohio and nine in Kentucky federal disaster areas. The Ohio River surges past 63 feet. Flooding is blamed for at least 16 deaths in Ohio and Kentucky.
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Hamilton and Clermont counties are named federal disaster areas. The Ohio crests at 64.7 feet, the highest mark since 1964. Confirmed flooding deaths reach five in Ohio and 17 in Kentucky.
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Twenty-eight Kentucky and Indiana counties are declared federal disaster areas, bringing to 53 the number in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The Ohio falls to 64.1 feet from its 64.7-foot crest.
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Damage estimates for Ohio and Kentucky pass $350 million. Ohio estimates 5,639 homes are damaged by floodwaters. The Ohio River stands at 62.3 feet at 6 p.m. in Cincinnati.
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