Flood Watch – March 3, 2023

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
334 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

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Wood-Sandusky-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Wyandot-Crawford-Richland-
Ashland-Marion-Morrow-Holmes-Knox-
Including the cities of Bowling Green, Perrysburg, Fremont,
Bellevue, Clyde, Findlay, Tiffin, Fostoria, Norwalk, Willard,
Upper Sandusky, Carey, Bucyrus, Galion, Crestline, Mansfield,
Ashland, Marion, Mount Gilead, Cardington, Millersburg, Killbuck,
and Mount Vernon
334 AM EST Fri Mar 3 2023

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

The Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of north central Ohio, northeast Ohio, and northwest
  Ohio, including the following areas, in north central Ohio,
  Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow, and Richland.
  In northeast Ohio, Holmes. In northwest Ohio, Hancock,
  Sandusky, Seneca, Wood, and Wyandot.

* From 11 AM EST this morning through late tonight

* WHEN...From Friday morning through late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
  Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - A strong storm system brings widespread rainfall of 1 to 1.5
    inches to the area. Localized greater amounts are possible
    across northwest Ohio. This heavy rainfall and wet antecedent
    soils may lead to river rises and minor flooding.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.