Cincinnati now says a failure of the railroad arms kept the Duck Creek floodgate from closing on July 17.
The Cincinnati Exchange reported the crossing-arm problem on July 22, five days after the storm.
The city's finding on the Duck Creek railroad arms appears in a presentation the administration gave a council committee Tuesday. Page…
Cincinnati officials have confirmed that the Duck Creek floodgate on Madison Road in Oakley failed to deploy automatically during the historic July 17 storm because of a mechanical malfunction.
City Manager Sheryl Long said the floodgate should have closed when water reached its trigger level, but a mechanical problem prevented the automatic system from working. …
A source says the floodgate's warning arms were intentionally restrained after years without preventive maintenance.
Photographs obtained by The Cincinnati Exchange show the crossing arms physically chained in the raised position.
Whether that chain prevented the flood wall from deploying remains under investigation. The Duck Creek floodgate is a key component of…
Cleanup continued across Cincinnati on Tuesday after another round of strong thunderstorms swept through the Tri-State, bringing renewed flash flooding to neighborhoods still recovering from Friday’s historic rainfall.
The latest storms reinforced concerns that the city faces growing challenges as heavy rain events become more frequent.
Residents and business owners spent the weekend removing damaged…
The Cincinnati Fire Department confirmed one fatality and at least three injuries after flash flooding struck communities on Cincinnati’s East Side and neighboring Fairfax.
Officials said several inches of rain fell in a short period, sending water rushing into low-lying neighborhoods and causing Duck Creek to overflow.
Emergency crews rescued stranded residents from vehicles and…


