T-L Photos/CARRI GRAHAM Water covers a portion of Boyd Road in Bridgeport near Riesbeck’s Wednesday. The road was closed to traffic due to the flooding.

ST. CLAIRVILLE — Heavy rainfall that struck the Ohio Valley as remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through caused streams and creeks to rise, leading to minor flooding in parts of Belmont and Harrison counties.

Officials are relieved the rainfall experienced Wednesday morning remained in the low end of the expected range of 2-6 inches.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Belmont County had received a little more than 2.5 inches of rain in the St. Clairsville area, although the amount varied in different locations, according to the Belmont County Emergency Management Agency.

Becky Horne, executive administrative assistant of the Belmont County EMA, said numerous areas that often experience high water incurred minor flooding on roadways. These included areas of St. Clairsville, Barton, Bellaire and Bridgeport. She said some roadways were temporarily closed but have since opened back up to traffic, including Jug Run Road north of St. Clairsville; Trough Run Road in Pultney Township; Church Street in Barton; and Boyd Road in Bridgeport.

Horne said other than the minor flooding on roads, there were no injuries or reports of structure flooding or damage in the county. She said most of the water subsided as quickly as it began. She added that officials do not expect additional flooding today.

In Harrison County, EMA Director Eric Wilson said that area also sustained localized flooding in parts of the county that are known to flood.

“There’s a couple places where the water is up over the road, which is fairly typical. … A lot of the time this kind of flooding will usually lead to water in basements, but a lot of people don’t call that in,” he said.

Wilson said the low-lying areas in Adena, Jewett, Scio and Bowerston experienced some minor flooding on roadways, along with Fox’s Bottom outside of Cadiz and Harrison County 13 near Ohio 9. As of Wednesday afternoon, the flooding was only along roadways.

Although dispatch had not received any calls for service for household flooding, Wilson said he expects there may be some reports today.

“I know there’s going to be flooding in basements in areas that are prone to that as well, but there’s not been anything of concern. … So far we are very lucky and pleased to say it’s definitely not as bad as it could’ve been,” he said.

According to the National Weather Service, the New Athens area had 2.08 inches of rainfall Wednesday.

Wilson said he anticipates some areas in the county could potentially experience minor flooding today as water levels continue to rise.

“Even though the rain is about over, the water will continue to rise so it’s something we’ll definitely be keeping an eye on tonight (Wednesday) and tomorrow (Thursday),” he said.

Flooding also impacted some roads and homes in Jefferson County. A dispatcher with the 911 center said most of the flooding impacted the southern end of the county between Dillonvale and Ohio 7. He said it was mostly minor roadway flooding; however, a few properties in Glen Robbins had reported some basement flooding. The Buckeye Local School District also canceled classes due to the flooding. The dispatcher said Jefferson County 14 was flooded near the school.

The Ohio Department of Transportation reported that Ohio 150 is restricted to one lane of traffic just north of Mt. Pleasant due to the rainfall causing the roadway to subside along the edge of the pavement. An estimated time for repair was not provided.

Monroe County officials did not return calls seeking comment about any flooding or damage there.