THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... MAHONING COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO PORTAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO SUMMIT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO TRUMBULL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OHIO * UNTIL 230 AM EDT * AT 1015 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT OVER AN INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. RAINFALL RATES AT TIMES WILL BE MORE THAN TWO INCHES PER HOUR. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED STREETS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADS AND FARMLAND NEAR CREEKS...STREAMS...AND DRAINAGE DITCHES IS ALSO LIKELY. NEVER CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 04:06:04 +0000
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