Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston WV 313 AM EST Tue Feb 28 2017 There is a slight (possibly enhanced) risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday. Damaging winds are the main threats, but large hail is also possible. There is also a slight risk for excessive rainfall along the Ohio River counties. A flood watch may be needed. Risk Area Maps, Graphics, Technical Discussions: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/ What does "Slight" and "Enhanced" Risk mean??: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/new/images/Outlook-category-descriptions.png Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily): http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/ DISCUSSION: A warm and moist atmosphere will be in place through tonight. A couple of upper level disturbances that will bring showers and possibly a thunderstorm. The best chances will be this afternoon and later tonight. Thunderstorms continue early Wednesday, exiting Wednesday evening. Some storms could be severe. Temperatures turn sharply colder in the wake of the cold front, with lingering precipitation changing to a rain snow mix or all light snow. A reinforcing cold front arrives Thursday night. High pressure and a warming trend settles in for the weekend. ------[ F.Y.I. ]----------------------------- Ohio University's 8th Annual Meteorological Symposium - March 25th, 2017 FREE and everyone welcome. RSVP appreciated. http://www.scalialab.com/symposium17.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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