Flood Watch
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
421 AM EDT Thu Jul 13 2017
...Periods of Torrential Rain Expected Today and Tonight...
.Showers and thunderstorms will move across the forecast area this
morning, then redevelop this afternoon. Some storms will be
capable of producing extremely high rainfall rates and may train
over the same areas repeatedly. With soils already saturated from
heavy rain earlier this week, flash flooding is possible in any
areas where excessive rainfall occurs.
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Southern Erie-
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, Bucyrus, Mansfield, Ashland, Wooster, Canton,
Youngstown, Marion, Mount Gilead, Millersburg, Mount Vernon,
Ashtabula, Erie, Edinboro, and Meadville
421 AM EDT Thu Jul 13 2017
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* Portions of Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania, including the
following areas, in Ohio, Ashland, Ashtabula Inland, Ashtabula
Lakeshore, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Erie, 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, Northern Erie, and Southern Erie.
* Through Friday morning
* Thunderstorms producing high rainfall rates will produce
localized rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches by Friday morning.
Rain will end with the passage of a cold front on Friday
morning.
* Excessive rainfall may lead to flash flooding of streams, low
lying spots, and poor drainage areas especially in urban and
hilly locations. Those camping along area streams and rivers
should be especially cautious as streams and rivers can rise
to dangerous levels very quickly.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flash Flood Watch is issued when there is a potential for flash
flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. Monitor
the forecast and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood
Warnings be issued or if flooding develops.
