Areal Flood Advisory

FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 606 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ASHLAND OH- 606 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ASHLAND COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 555 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHERN ASHLAND COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES WITH THESE STORMS OVER TWO INCHES PER HOUR. THESE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL RATES CAN CAUSE STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEMS TO BECOME OVERWHELMED AND LOW LYING AREAS TO POND QUICKLY. EARLIER STORMS BROUGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES FROM ASHLAND TO JEROMESVILLE IN ONE HOUR. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CAN CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ASHLAND...HAYESVILLE...LOUDONVILLE...POLK AND SAVANNAH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. LAT...LON 4072 8234 4073 8238 4081 8239 4082 8242 4106 8243 4106 8218 4099 8217 4099 8213 4067 8212 4067 8222 4057 8222 4056 8234