Franklin County warns residents to keep a close eye on flooding concerns [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — April showers are not wasting any time this year.

Franklin County Emergency Management officials said they will be keeping a close eye on the rivers as rain starts to move in. They said if you live in an area that tends to flood in rain events, now is the time to start preparing.

“We have some traditional low lying areas that we always kind of focus on or worry about if they get, you know, two or three inches in a very short period of time, they will experience flooding or flash flooding,” said Jeff Young, the Director of Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security.

He said they will have crews monitoring the river gauges and radars for any potential situations.

“We’re kind of watching the river gages and they have been fairly accurate on their predictive models,” Young said. “You know, they go through …