HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 450 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2016 THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES. Risk Area Maps, Graphics, Technical Discussions: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/ Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily): http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/ ...DISCUSSION... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.... ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH WATER CONCERNS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...A WARM AND MOIST ATMOSPHERE WILL GENERATE SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE WEATHER WILL DRY OUT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND THEN THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS ON FRIDAY...AS THE FRONT PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS LIKELY TO BRING SHOWERS...AND PERHAPS EVEN A THUNDERSTORM...AS IT CROSSES SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL MAKE FOR A RATHER CHILLY CLOSE TO THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT WILL MAKE FOR A CLEAR...CALM AND RATHER CHILLY NIGHT. AFTER A MAINLY DRY MONDAY...IT IS BEG INNING TO LOOK LIKE A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MAKE FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER... FOR MUCH OF THE BALANCE OF THE NEW WORK WEEK. (Risk Categories defined): http://www.spc.noaa.gov/new/images/Outlook-category-descriptions.png ===================================================================== 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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