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CHAMPION -- When Scott Gradishar awakened Monday morning, his mood was dampened quickly by the outside view of his Center Street West home.
Gradishar said that all around his house, his yard was flooded after the weekend rainfall.
"We live on a moat now," he said "Other than the driveway, we're pretty much surrounded by water from the east side to the north side to the west side."
Gradishar said he is upset because of the flooding. He said the township has installed several crossover pipes under Downs Road headed north that he said water runs through and onto his property.
"That ain't helping our problem at all," Gradishar said. "All that does is just dump it onto us now."
Gradishar said he grew up on the Champion property. He said his father died two years ago, and he lives there now with his mother.
Gradishar said the flooding has been a serious issue for nearly a decade. While he said the rainwater has not caused flooding inside the house, it has damaged other areas.
"We used to have woods. Now, all the trees are dying; so all we have is swamp," Gradishar said. "It was never like that as a kid growing up. It's just frustrating."
Champion was not the only area to experience weekend flooding.
In Braceville, Barclay Messerly Road near Eagle Creek was closed. In Warren, Pine Avenue SE closed Sunday night between Roanoke Avenue SE and Burton Street SE because of standing water. A barricade was placed on the street informing drivers that the road was closed.
A Facebook post from the Warren Fire Department included a photo depicting a car stuck in the high water on Pine Avenue.
"Please DO NOT drive around the barricades," the post said. "They are there for your safety."
Warren fire Chief Ken Nussle said Pine Avenue was the only flooded road the department responded to during the recent rainfall.
"Anytime we get significant rain, that area will flood," Nussle said.
The fire chief said the flooding is because of a 36-inch water main that collapsed under the road. Nussle said the water main has been collapsed for "quite some time."
"The city of Warren does not own that property so they cannot legally do anything to rectify that problem," Nussle said. "So that area will always flood until that main is replaced."