FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 336 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * PERSISTENT RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TODAY. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY IN THE WATCH AREA. * AFTER RECENT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT...AREA STREAMS...CREEKS... AND RIVERS CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH IN MANY LOCATIONS. WITH LITTLE TIME FOR ADDITIONAL RECOVERY...AND GROUND THAT REMAINS SATURATED...ADDITIONAL BASIN WIDE RAINFALL WILL MAKE FOR FLOODING POSSIBILITIES ONCE AGAIN. SOME OF THE MORE FLOOD PRONE AREAS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACT QUICKLY TO RAINFALL. Hocking River Watershed near real-time stream gauges and forecast hydrographs for Athens, Glouster, and Enterprise (near Logan): http://w8kvk.com/hr PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily): http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/ ...DISCUSSION... ANOTHER WEAK BUT MOISTURE LADEN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAINFALL...STARTING TODAY AND THEN LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY. AFTER A DRY MORNING COMMUTE...THE RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON HOURS. ONCE HERE...THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WITH AREA SOILS STILL SATURATED...AND STREAMS AND RIVERS STILL RUNNING HIGH FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT. ..THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL CAN LEAD TO FLOODING ONCE AGAIN. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA BY SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH DRIER AND COOLER WEATHER TAKING HOLD. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MAY CAUSE A FEW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. ----[ FYI ]---------------------------------------------------------- Ohio Univ. Meteorological Symposium - Saturday, March 21 12-5pm Attendance is free, but RSVP is requested. Everyone welcome! Details: http://www.scalialab.com/symposium15.html ===================================================================== The "StormFlood" Listserv is a regional preparedness and planning partnership made possible by funding from Ohio University Risk Management and Safety http://www.ohio.edu/riskandsafety/ Affiliated web services: Southeast Ohio Flood Potential Monitoring page: http://seorf.ohiou.edu/xx073/floodprep.html Athens Co. OH Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network: http://climate.athens.oh.us/oh-at/ Athens Ohio Climatological Data Archive (7/2002-3/2012): http://climate.athens.oh.us/ Subscribe/Un-subscribe this mailing list: http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/stormflood =====================================================================
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