HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
349 AM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
 
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT. LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY CAUSE LOCAL
WATER PROBLEMS.
 
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...
 
PERIODIC SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TODAY AS A SLOW
MOVING COLD FRONT ALONG WITH UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA. A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERS INTO FRIDAY.
 
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL
WARM OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE HOWEVER...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE.
 
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS MAY PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS CAPABLE OF TREE DAMAGE ALONG WITH POWER FLUCTUATIONS OR
OUTAGES. LOCAL DOWNPOURS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD LEAD TO
FLOODING OF STREETS AND AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. PERSISTENT SHOWERS
COULD ALSO LEAD TO ELEVATED STREAM LEVELS. DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK
INTO FLOODED AREAS.
 
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