Weather Alert in Ohio

Recent Locations: Hilliard, OH   Dublin, OH  

Flood Watch issued April 1 at 12:09PM EDT until April 6 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Cleveland OH

AREAS AFFECTED: Lucas; Wood; Ottawa; Sandusky; Erie; Lorain; Cuyahoga; Hancock; Seneca; Huron; Medina; Summit; Wyandot; Crawford; Richland; Ashland; Wayne; Stark; Marion; Morrow; Holmes; Knox

DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio, including the following counties, in north central Ohio, Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Marion, Morrow and Richland. In northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit and Wayne. In northwest Ohio, Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wood and Wyandot. * WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Extensive street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several systems will bring multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rain across the region, beginning Wednesday evening and ending on Sunday. Rainfall totals could range between 3 and 5 inches by Sunday. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information

INSTRUCTION: You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless, smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud, because it is thicker.

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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain. Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.

Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island. Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of cities is 30% greater.

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