Hazardous Weather Potential

Ted Jacobson skywarn at frognet.net
Sun Feb 27 07:19:42 EST 2011


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
407 AM EST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA ALONG THE COLD
FRONT MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN SHOWERS OR EVEN A THUNDERSTORM
____________________________

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
234 AM EST SUN FEB 27 2011

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...SOUTHEAST OHIO
   AND WEST VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST
   KENTUCKY...BOYD...CARTER...GREENUP AND LAWRENCE KY. IN SOUTHEAST
   OHIO...ATHENS...GALLIA...JACKSON OH...LAWRENCE OH...MORGAN...
   MEIGS...PERRY...VINTON AND WASHINGTON.

   IN WEST VIRGINIA...BOONE...CABELL...CALHOUN...DODDRIDGE...
   GILMER...HARRISON...JACKSON WV...KANAWHA...LEWIS...LINCOLN...
   LOGAN...MASON...MINGO...PLEASANTS...PUTNAM...RITCHIE...
   ROANE...TAYLOR...TYLER...WAYNE...WIRT AND WOOD.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

* A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING 1 TO 2 INCHES OF STORM
   TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. WITH THE GROUND ALREADY
   SATURATED IN MANY COUNTIES...FROM PREVIOUS RAINS...FLOODING IS
   POSSIBLE.

* THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
   HOWEVER...THIS MAY LEAD INTO LARGER STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING.
   ANY RIVER FLOODING COULD EXTEND INTO MONDAY NIGHT... WELL AFTER
   THE HEAVIER RAIN HAS EXITED.

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.
____________________________

TABULAR FORECAST FOR SOUTHEAST OHIO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
437 AM EST SUN FEB 27 2011

ROWS INCLUDE...
DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER 6AM-6PM
FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION NIGHTTIME 6PM-6AM/DAYTIME 6AM-6PM

FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST
TODAY    MON      TUE      WED      THU      FRI      SAT
FEB 27   FEB 28   MAR 01   MAR 02   MAR 03   MAR 04   MAR 05
======   ======   ======   ======   ======   ======   ======
MOCLDY   TSTRMS   SUNNY    SUNNY    PTCLDY   MOCLDY   MOCLDY
--/58    53/63    29/47    30/51    28/50    37/57    39/53
--/30    90/90    30/10    10/10    10/10    20/30    30/40

...SYNOPSIS...

CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TODAY AS A WARM FRONT AFFECTS THE AREA
AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORGANIZING IN THE SOUTH PLAINS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD IN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW...AND WILL STAY MILD
TONIGHT. COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF THE RAIN WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.
THE STRONGEST GUSTS MOST LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORMS.  WHILE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE...THIS SYSTEM
SHOULD MOVE ALONG RATHER QUICKLY.

SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY MORNING...AS
THE COLDER AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SWEEPS INTO THE AREA.  THE AIR
MASS IS NOT REAL COLD...SO TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY SHOULD ACTUALLY
TOP OUT AROUND NORMAL AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA.

THE HIGH PRESSURE AND QUIETER WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THURSDAY...WITH TEMPERATURES A BIT ABOVE NORMAL.
THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN ARRIVES FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.

-------------------------------------------------
Hocking River Stage at Athens Gauge monitoring,
formatted for web-enabled wireless devices:
http://w8kvk.com/hr

=====================================================================
The "StormFlood" Listserv is a regional preparedness and
planning partnership made possible by funding from
Ohio University Environmental Health and Safety.

Affiliated web services:

Southeast Ohio Flood Potential Monitoring page:
http://seorf.ohiou.edu/xx073/floodprep.html

Athens Ohio Climatological Data Archive:
http://climate.athens.oh.us/

Subscribe/Un-subscribe this mailing list:
http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/stormflood
=====================================================================


More information about the Stormflood mailing list