HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
342 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012
 
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.  STRONG STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS LEADING TO DOWNED TREES AND
POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR OUTAGES.
 
Maps, Graphics, Technical discussion:
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
 
Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily):
http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/
 
...SYNOPSIS...
 
IT BE WARM AND QUITE BREEZY TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO RACE OUT AHEAD
OF THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE ON THE
STRONG SIDE. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...
EXITING THE WV MOUNTAINS LATE.
 
A WAVE WILL THEN FORM ALONG THE FRONT. HOW MUCH THIS WAVE EFFECTS
THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING IS STILL UNCERTAIN.
BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL BE IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA.  MEANWHILE...SOUTHEAST OHIO IS EXPECTED TO STAY DRY.
WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL THEN RETURN FOR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.
 
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