HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
518 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
IF HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR HEADED FOR AN AREA MADE VULNERABLE
BY RECENT THUNDERSTORMS...THEN A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE
NECESSARY FOR THAT AREA.
 
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN A FLASH FLOOD THREAT.
IF CONDITIONS INDICATE EXCESSIVE RAIN POTENTIAL ON ACCOUNT OF
REPEATED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE
NECESSARY FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE COUNTIES.
 
IN ADDITION...STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL.
 
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
 
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
 
Athens OH 7-Day Forecast (updates 4-5 times daily):
http://climate.athens.oh.us/Athens-7Day/
 
..SYNOPSIS...
 
A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
ENVELOPE THE AREA TODAY.  STRONG...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  THE BEST CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN EASTERN OHIO AND NORTHERN WEST
VIRGINIA...WHERE WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.  THE THREAT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TONIGHT...BUT IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THEY WILL
BE FARTHER NORTH...AND LESS NUMEROUS...COMPARED WITH THE PAST COUPLE
OF NIGHTS.
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PULL MOIST AND EVEN WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT...POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK.
 
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND...
WITH THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING.
 
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