1134 AM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN MARYLAND...EAST CENTRAL OHIO...PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN WESTERN MARYLAND...GARRETT. IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO...BELMONT...CARROLL...COLUMBIANA...COSHOCTON... GUERNSEY...HARRISON...JEFFERSON OH...MONROE...MUSKINGUM... NOBLE AND TUSCARAWAS. IN PENNSYLVANIA...ALLEGHENY... ARMSTRONG...BEAVER...BUTLER...FAYETTE...FAYETTE RIDGES... GREENE...INDIANA...WASHINGTON...WESTMORELAND AND WESTMORELAND RIDGES. IN WEST VIRGINIA...BROOKE...HANCOCK...MARION... MARSHALL...MONONGALIA...OHIO...PRESTON...TUCKER AND WETZEL. * FROM 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * MANY AREAS IN THE FLOOD WATCH RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINS IS PREDICTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. THE SOIL IS SATURATED IN MOST AREAS AND IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH MORE RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO CAUSE FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. &&
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:35:59 +0000
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