Event: Flash Flood Watch Alert: ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF INDIANA AND OHIO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN INDIANA ...DEARBORN...FAYETTE IN...FRANKLIN IN...RIPLEY...UNION IN AND WAYNE. IN OHIO...BUTLER...CHAMPAIGN...CLARK...CLINTON...DARKE...DELAWARE...FAIRFIELD...FAYETTE...OH...FRANKLIN OH...GREENE...LICKING...LOGAN...MADISON...MIAMI...MONTGOMERY...PICKAWAY..PREBLE..SHELBYUNION OH AND WARREN. * THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL INTERACT WITH A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE TO PRODUCE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. THE AIRMASS IS VERY MOIST...WHICH WILL RESULT IN HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST STORMS. IN ADDITION...THE STORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING...AND COULD TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS. THESE INGREDIENTS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM SHOULD SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH ON FRIDAY WITH THE BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS OCCURRING CLOSER TO THE OHIO RIVER AS DRIER AIR BEGINS TO FILTER INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. Instructions: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. Target Area: Ripley Dearborn Fayette Franklin Union Wayne
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:11:21 +0000
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