HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 347 AM EST MON FEB 22 2016 A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAINS ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...AND WITH SATURATED SOILS...THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL EXIST ONCE AGAIN. IN ADDITION...RATHER GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY. Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily): http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/ Hocking River Athens/Glouster/Enterprise Stream gauges/Hydrographs/Forecasts http://w8kvk.com/hr ...DISCUSSION... COLD DRY AIR WILL TRY TO SLOWLY SEEP SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE LOW CLOUDS WILL LIKELY LINGER WELL INTO THE DAY. PATCHY FOG IS ALSO POSSIBLE. A LULL IN OUR WET ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES INTO TUESDAY FOR MOST OF THE REGION...HOWEVER A FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL PASS TO OUR EAST AND A CHANCE FOR RAINSHOWERS WILL EXIST OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AS A SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW DEVELOPS AND INCREASES. OUR NEXT LARGE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES TUESDAY NIGHT. TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WE SHOULD SEE MAINLY RAIN...AND POSSIBLY HEAVY RAIN IN SOME AREAS...AND WITH THE SATURATED GROUND IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH PRECIPITATION FOR FLOODING TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A GRADUAL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH COLDER AIR PUSHES IN AS LOW PRESSURE EXITS TO OUR NORTH. SNOW SHOWERS COULD LINGER INTO FRIDAY BEHIND THE SYSTEM AS THE AREA REMAINS IN A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW. ----[ An Invitation ]------------------------------------------------ 7th Annual Ohio University Meteorological Symposium Saturday March 19th, 2016. 12pm-5pm. (FREE: w/RSVP requested) http://scalialab.com/symposium16.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: http://climate.athens.oh.us/ Subscribe/Un-subscribe this mailing list: http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/stormflood =====================================================================
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