LAURELVILLE, Ohio — Crews in southern and southeastern Ohio were clearing flood damage Monday after heavy rain Saturday sent water into homes, washed over roads and left some communities facing continued flood warnings. In Pickaway County, the hardest-hit area was the county’s southeastern corner near Laurelville. Families living along State Route 56 evacuated overnight and took shelter at Union-Scioto schools. The evacuation order was lifted around 10 a.m. Sunday, but volunteer firefighters continued helping residents and assessing damage. Daniel Reichelderfer, assistant chief of the Laurelville Volunteer Fire Department, said crews rescued an estimated 85 to 100 people from first- and second-story residences. Some evacuees were staying in short- or long-term camping arrangements before being taken to shelters, he said. Reichelderfer also praised local volunteers who kept responding even as their own homes were damaged. “They’re coming together to save somebody else,” he said. Hocking County officials, working with the American Red Cross, opened an emergency shelter at Hocking Hills Elementary School. Mark Edgar, director of the county’s emergency management agency, said the shelter assisted 40 people before closing at about 2:15 p.m. Sunday. The flooding damaged township roads and culverts in Hocking County, and some vehicles were lost at tourist sites, Edgar said. He reported no known injuries or fatalities. Flood warnings remained in effect Monday for Athens, Jackson, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble and Vinton counties, with warnings scheduled to expire at different times Monday evening. In Vinton County, authorities downgraded a Level 3 emergency — which restricts roads to authorized personnel — to Level 2, but warned that floodwater still covered roads and that multiple residents had lost homes, pets and vehicles. Flooding also forced the Vinton County courthouse to close, postponing two scheduled hearings in a child-abuse case. The hearings will be rescheduled, according to the Vinton County Commissioner’s Office. Among the reported road closures were State Route 93 in Vinton County; State Routes 356 and 550 in Athens County; U.S. 50 in Pike County; U.S. 33 in Meigs County; and several roads near Pomeroy along the Ohio River. Officials urged residents to avoid flooded roads and follow local emergency instructions as cleanup and damage assessments continue.