HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 418 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT... AND AGAIN SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING PROBLEMS...WHERE REPETITIVE BATCHES ARE ABLE TO LINE UP. AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED RECENT HEAVY RAIN WILL BE THE MOST VULNERABLE. IF A MORE ORGANIZED THREAT BECOMES APPARENT... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ______________________________________ TABULAR FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 437 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ROWS INCLUDE... DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER 6AM-6PM FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION NIGHTTIME 6PM-6AM/DAYTIME 6AM-6PM FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST FCST TODAY SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU MAY 13 MAY 14 MAY 15 MAY 16 MAY 17 MAY 18 MAY 19 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== TSTRMS TSTRMS TSTRMS SHWRS MOCLDY PTCLDY PTCLDY --/83 62/77 58/69 53/63 50/63 46/65 47/65 --/50 60/70 70/60 50/50 30/30 30/30 20/30 ...SYNOPSIS... A WARM FRONT MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WILL KEEP THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED ABOUT EASTERN AND NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...AND BACK INTO SOUTHEAST OHIO...THIS MORNING. A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL INTERACT WITH THE WARM FRONT AND AFTERNOON HEAT...TO MAKE THUNDERSTORMS MORE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...ORIGINATING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS...WILL APPROACH LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT... MAKING THUNDERSTORMS MORE LIKELY. ANY THUNDERSTORM THROUGH TONIGHT CAN PRODUCE HEAVY TO EXCESSIVE RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WORKS ITS WAY EASTWARD INTO THE REGION. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE IN THIS ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN...INCLUDING AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN SATURATED WITH RECENT DOWNPOURS. THE WEATHER TURNS NOTICEABLY COOLER DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THE STUBBORN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST...WITH CLOUDS AND SHOWERS STAYING IN THE FORECAST. ===================================================================== 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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