SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 401 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2010 ...ELEVATED STAGES EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT FOR THE HOCKING RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES... HEAVY RAIN HAS RESULTED IN STRONG RISES ON THE HOCKING RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES...SUCH AS SUNDAY CREEK. THE HOCKING RIVER IN ATHENS...WAS AT A STAGE OF 15.8 FEET AT 4 AM. IT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE RISING THROUGH TODAY...WITH A CREST JUST BELOW THE 20 FOOT FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. MINOR WATER PROBLEMS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE HOCKING RIVER AND SUNDAY CREEK TODAY...ALONG WITH BACKWATER ISSUES FOR OTHER CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR FORECASTS FOR UPDATES...INCLUDING A POSSIBLE RIVER FLOOD WARNING IF A SLIGHTLY HIGHER CREST BECOMES EXPECTED. Latest Hocking River Forecast and HydroGraph http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=rlx&gage=atho1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ** TONIGHT ** National Weather Service 'Basic' Storm Spotter Training (Free) Mon May 3 - 6-8pm - Athens High School Library - The Plains OH http://www.erh.noaa.gov/rlx/skywarn/spottrain.html Spring NOAA/NWS 'Aware' Newsletter now available (13 pp 876 Kb PDF) http://www.weather.gov/os/Aware/pdfs/10spring-aware.pdf ===================================================================== The "StormFlood" Listserv is a regional preparedness and planning partnership made possible by funding from Ohio University Environmental Health and Safety. Affiliated web services: Southeast Ohio Flood Potential Monitoring page: http://seorf.ohiou.edu/xx073/floodprep.html Athens Ohio Climatological Data Archive: http://climate.athens.oh.us/ Subscribe/Un-subscribe this mailing list: http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/stormflood =====================================================================
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