From The National Weather Service. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON * START OF RAINFALL: SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE BY EVENING. * HEAVIEST RAINFALL: SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY BETWEEN 2 AM AND NOON ON THURSDAY IN OHIO... AND BETWEEN 5 AM AND 3 PM IN THE REST OF THE AREA. * END OF RAINFALL: THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WITH THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE INTO CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BY 6 PM THURSDAY. * AMOUNT OF RAINFALL: WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. PARTICULARLY ALONG I-80... SOME AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE MULTIIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS: FLASH FLOODING WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN URBAN AREAS AND NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. THOSE IN PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCTS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:24:47 +0000