Everyone expects April showers, but several days of steady rains have caused problems for motorists as roads and creeks flooded across the county.

Drivers are advised to continue watching for high water and closed roads as the rain starts to clear today. Meanwhile, Ironton officials are keeping a close eye on the Ohio River.

Since 8 a.m. Monday, the South Point area received more than two inches of rainfall, which is fairly normal for spring thunderstorms, said meteorologist Eric Seymour with the National Weather Service in Charleston.

"We are kind of in that transition time from winter to full spring," he said. "We get these kinds of storms that are kind of hybrids of the two seasons."

Skies are expected to clear today and stay dry until next week, Seymour said.

The Ohio Department of Transportation closed State Route 93

between the 10 and 11-mile markers and State Route 139 at the Scioto-Jackson County line Tuesday but both have been reopened today, said Cecil Townsend, county manager for ODOT's local garage.

"As of right now, we don't have any roads closed," he said. "We are monitoring State Route 217 at Linnville. We are monitoring it presently. If it gets deeper it will most likely be closed.

High water was reported on State Route 93 near Pedro and State Route 141 near Wilgus Tuesday but it has now receded, Townsend said.

Che-hona Miller and her son Bryton braved the waters Tuesday to travel from their house off State Route 141 just inside the Gallia County line into Ironton. Normally, the drive takes 25 minutes but that changed Tuesday.

"It took us well over an hour," she said. "The water was up drastically all over."

In Ironton, floods/street superintendent Mike Pemberton was keeping a close eye on the river but does not expect the city's floodgates will need to be closed.

The city has a series of 18 flood gates that are closed when the river reaches dangerous levels. The decision to close the gates is based on forecasts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and on the Ashland, Ky., water marks. When the river reaches 48 feet, the city prepares to close the first gate. The river was at 38 feet this morning.

"We are hoping we won't have to fool with them," Pemberton said. "We will probably see the river rise starting today."

Always a wet drive during heavy rains, water cascaded across Lawrence Street Road near Ironton Tuesday causing motorists to use an access road that runs parallel on higher ground.

Robert Blevins lives nearby on County Road 180 and is no stranger to flooding problems.

"The high water gives us all kinds of trouble," Blevins said. "Every time it rains, it floods out here."

Area law enforcement agencies reported only a few minor problems.