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
