Flood Watch issued for East Central Ohio

[ohiostorm]

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
1035 AM EDT THU SEP 16 2004

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH EFFECTIVE UNTIL 400 PM EDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WATCH
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING AREAS...

IN PENNSYLVANIA...
ALLEGHENY...ARMSTRONG...BEAVER...BUTLER...CLARION...FAYETTE...
FOREST...GREENE...INDIANA...JEFFERSON...LAWRENCE...MERCER...
VENANGO...WASHINGTON AND WESTMORELAND.

IN OHIO...
BELMONT...CARROLL...COLUMBIANA...COSHOCTON...GUERNSEY...HARRISON...
JEFFERSON...MONROE...MUSKINGUM...NOBLE AND TUSCARAWAS.

IN WEST VIRGINIA...
BROOKE...HANCOCK...MARION...MARSHALL...MONONGALIA...OHIO...PRESTON...
TUCKER AND WETZEL.

IN MARYLAND...
GARRETT.

HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT AND THE REMNANTS
OF HURRICANE IVAN MAY CAUSE FLOODING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. LOCATIONS
THAT GET MORE THAN 3 INCHES OF RAIN CAN GET FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND ALONG SMALL STREAMS. IF MANY LOCATIONS GET MORE THAN 3
INCHES OF RAINFALL...THE LARGER RIVERS MAY ALSO FLOOD.

IF YOU LIVE OR WORK IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA...CHECK YOUR PREPAREDNESS
REQUIREMENTS. KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR ACTION IF FLOODING IS
OBSERVED OR IF A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL MEDIA OR YOUR CABLE
TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

$$

We just suffered from major flooding from Frances. Ground is still very saturated from her and the above average precip summer we've had. They are predicting up to 3" from Ivan which will flood alot of places around here once again. I'll post details on it.

[Miss Mary]

Ohiostorm - In your opinion, could this watch and remnants of Ivan shift westward and affect Cincinnati?

We want to see the Reds play the Cubs either Friday or Saturday nights in Cincinnati. Although storms are predicted anyway, nothing to do with Ivan, we wonder if some of that dumping effect will come this way afterall.

Mary

[ohiostorm]

I think the only thing Cinci will get is rain from the front coming through and maybe some showers from Ivan. The main threat for rain is eastern parts of Ohio. Thats just getting a small portion of the storm. Most of it will be in the mountains. Your games should be ok.

[Miss Mary]

Thanks for responding so quickly!

Mary

[ColdWaterConch]

Kinda sucks...here in Pittsburgh, the ground is completely saturated from Charley and Frances...we are something like 18" over normal this year.

[ohiostorm]

Yeah its rediculous. We cant take anymore rain. It wont take much to cause major flooding again. Parts of my area recieved the worst flooding ever last week from Frances.

[meso_jr]

Friends:

I just checked the latest flood forecasts...here is from NOAA:

Wheeling: crest of 45.5' 9/19 (Wheeling Island underwater and business district begins to flood).

Wills Creek, Cambridge: crest of 22' 9/19 (significant flooding again).

Pittsburgh: crest of 30' 9/18 (significant downtown flooding).

The Ohio River is expected to crest only a few feet shy of the 1996 disaster. However, massive flooding is likely all along the Ohio River (and its tributaries). For example, KPIT is calling for a minimum of 3.5" and a max of 7" for East Central Ohio.

Dayton's forcast, .5"......and we need the rain

Jay

[ohiostorm]

My god!! This will be horrible.

[Miss Mary]

And if anyone thinks Cincinnati is getting off easy, that rain has to go somewhere and flow south! So local officials will be watching the Ohio River closely.

Mary

[Guest]

Be safe. Cedar Point rocks BTW.

[Miss Mary]

We keep saying we need to get up Cedar Point but never make the time for that trip. I guess it's a good thing it's September, otherwise the park would be packed.

Mary

[Guest]

Oh yeah it also looks like it's going to be a wet Ohio St vs. NC State game this weekend. I hope noone gets injured since I can't say I hope Ohio St wins.

[ohiostorm]

They have forecasts for the Ohio River in Cinci to 60' I believe. Cedar Point does rule!

[therock1811]

They have forecasts for the Ohio River in Cinci to 60' I believe.

This is what to expect at 60'...

SIGNIFICANT ROAD FLOODING OCCURS IN NEWPORT KENTUCKY.(Translation: Almost no way out! Once we hit 62', there is only one way to get from Newport to Cincinnati...that's I-471) MUCH OF SOUTHERN OHIO TOWNSHIP IN CLERMONT COUNTY FLOODS...INCLUDING ABOUT HALF OF NEW RICHMOND. FLOODING CONTINUES TO WORSEN ON US 52. BACKWATER FLOODING WORSENS ALONG THE LITTLE MIAMI AND LICKING RIVERS...AND FLOODING OCCURS IN THE EAST END SECTION OF CINICNNATI.