Areal Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 1039 AM EST SAT JAN 12 2013 LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-HANCOCK- SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND- WAYNE-MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON... FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...FINDLAY... TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY... BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD... MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON 1039 AM EST SAT JAN 12 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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...ERIE OH...HURON...KNOX...LORAIN... MARION...MORROW AND RICHLAND. IN NORTHEAST OHIO...CUYAHOGA... HOLMES...LAKE...MEDINA...SUMMIT AND WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST OHIO... HANCOCK...LUCAS...OTTAWA...SANDUSKY...SENECA...WOOD AND WYANDOT. * FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * RUNOFF FROM RECENT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT WILL COMBINE WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY TO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING TO OCCUR. * LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING HIGH WATER IN MANY PLACES. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. FLOODING MAY DEVELOP IN LOW-LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS AND EVENTUALLY SPREAD INTO LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES NEAR WATERWAYS SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR RISING WATER LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. 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. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES