THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 12AM, SUNDAY 7/27 THROUGH 4AM, MONDAY 7/28.
THE COMBINATION OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. RAIN ACCUMULATIONS COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST STORMS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS, POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING AREAS, AND BRIEFLY MAKE HYDROPLANING POSSIBLE WHERE WATER RUNS ACROSS ROADWAYS.
CREEKS AND SMALL STREAM COULD BECOME OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOOD NEARBY AREAS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WHERE STREAMS AND CREEKS COME ACROSS ROADWAYS THE ROAD AND GROUND AROUND THE ROAD COULD BE ERODED. RAINFALL CAN ALSO MAKE GROUND NEAR SWOLLEN STREAM BANKS SOFT MAKING THE SLIDING INTO STREAMS A HIGH RISK. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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