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UPDATE: The National Weather Service has cancelled the watch early for all of Ohio, including Summit, Portage and Stark counties. Severe weather conditions diminished over Northeast Ohio.
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UPDATE: The National Weather Service has cancelled the watch for Cuyahoga, Lake, Ashtabula and Geauga counties in Ohio. It remains in effect for the remaining counties, including Summit, Stark and Portage...
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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 PM Sunday, for most of the eastern half of Northeast Ohio.
The watch means conditions are favorable for potential severe storms through the early evening hours. The watch includes most of the immediate Akron, Canton and Cleveland areas and extends east to the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 303 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 135 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 303 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS OHC007-019-029-035-055-067-081-085-099-133-151-153-155-157- 280000- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0303.120527T1735Z-120528T0000Z/ OH . OHIO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ASHTABULA CARROLL COLUMBIANA CUYAHOGA GEAUGA HARRISON JEFFERSON LAKE MAHONING PORTAGE STARK SUMMIT TRUMBULL TUSCARAWAS $$
The possibility of heavy rain in showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flood Watch for most of northern Ohio through this evening...
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 929 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-182130- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0002.120318T1400Z-120319T0300Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 929 AM EDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHLAND...ASHTABULA INLAND... ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CRAWFORD...CUYAHOGA...ERIE OH...GEAUGA... HANCOCK...HOLMES...HURON...KNOX...LAKE...LORAIN...LUCAS... MAHONING...MARION...MEDINA...MORROW...OTTAWA...PORTAGE... RICHLAND...SANDUSKY...SENECA...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL... WAYNE...WOOD AND WYANDOT. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. LIFT FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM COMBINED WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THE HEAVY RAIN FROM THESE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUNOFF. * RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL WILL QUICKLY FILL LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL LIKELY SEE RISES AND COULD FLOW FROM THEIR BANKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES
If you have objects outside today, you might want to move them or secure them.
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for most of Northern Ohio through 7 PM this evening.
Winds are expected to increase this afternoon and gust as high as 50 miles per hour.
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 935 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2011 OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ001>003-132245- /O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-111114T0000Z/ LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA- ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE- TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE- SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD... ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 935 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...AND THEN DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST OHIO, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN NORTH CENTRAL OHIO: ASHLAND, ERIE, HURON, LORAIN AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHEAST OHIO, CUYAHOGA, GEAUGA, LAKE, MEDINA, PORTAGE, SUMMIT AND WAYNE.
* FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE ERIE. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY.
* THE GROUND IS WET FROM RECENT RAINS. ANY HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE FLOODING. FLOOD PRONE AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WOULD BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
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