Weather Advisory

ATHENS CO FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 5AM, MON, 4/16/18, WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS!

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Flash Flood Watch

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Athens County until 5:00 AM, Monday, 4/16/18.

A cold front with thunderstorms and heavy rain will move through the area today and tonight. Heavy rainfall is expected across Northern West Virginia into Southeast Ohio. Flash flooding of small streams and creeks will be possible.

Rapid rises on streams and creeks may cause flooding of roads and lying areas.

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.

RED FLAG WARNING FOR ATHENS CO FROM 11AM UNTIL 8PM, FRI, 4/13/18, NOT OPEN BURNING ALLOWED!!

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Red Flag Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in for Athens County from 11AM until 8PM, Friday, 4/13/2018.

  • Winds – Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
  • Timing – 11AM today through 8PM
  • Relative Humidity – As low as 22 percent.
  • Temperatures – In the upper 70s to near 80.
  • Impacts – Fires that develop will spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not permitted.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS; A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds low relative humidity and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Red Flag Warning for Athens Co until 8PM, Thu, 4/12/18. NO OPEN BURNING ALLOWED!!!

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Red Flag Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Athens County until 8PM, Thursday, 4/12/18. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

  • WIND – 15 to 25 MPH with gusts up to 45 MPH.
  • HUMIDITY – 20 to 25 percent.
  • THUNDERSTORMS – None.
  • IMPACTS – Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not permitted.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS; A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Fire Weather Watch for Athens Co, 1PM to 7PM, Thu, 4/12/18, outdoor open burning is not permitted!!

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Fire Weather Watch

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Athens County, which is in effect from 1:00PM until 7:00PM, Thursday, 4/12/2018.

  • WIND – 15 MPH with gusts up to 30 MPH.
  • HUMIDITY – From 25% lowlands ranging to lower 30% up north.
  • IMPACTS – any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.  Outdoor open burning and prescribed fires are not permitted.  This includes burning of yard waste, trash, and debris, even in a proper burn barrel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS – A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

The Ohio Revised Code Section 1503.18 prohibits outdoor open burning and prescribed fires in the months of March, April, May, October, and November between 6am and 6pm. This ban includes burning of yard waste, trash, and debris, even in a proper burn barrel.

ATHENS CO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1AM, WED, 4/4/18, WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS!

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

ATHENS COUNTY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1:00AM, WEDNESDAY, 4/4/2018.

REMEMBER, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, LOCAL TV, RADIO OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

ATHENS CO FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM, TUE, 4/3/18, WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS!

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Flash Flood Watch

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Athens County until 3 PM, Tuesday, 4/3/2018.  Saturated grounds and training showers and thunderstorms will be passing over the area.  Flooding of small streams and creeks can become out of their banks.

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

FLOOD WARNING FOR ATHENS CO UNTIL 9PM, THU, 3/29/18, FLOODING IS OCCURING, SEEK SHELTER IF THREATENED!

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Flood Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for Athens County until 9:00PM, Thursday, 3/29/18.

At 5:52PM, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated that heavy rain was falling over the area. The heavy rain will cause flooding of area creeks and streams, as well as culverts and roadside ditches.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS; Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Please report flooding to the National Weather Service by calling toll free, 800 401 9535, when you can do so safely.

You may also report flooding by posting your report to the Charleston West Virginia National Weather Service Facebook Page, or by using the Twitter Hashtag, #NWSRLX.

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS CO, 8AM, WED, 3/28/18 TO 2PM, FRI, 3/30/18, WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER

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Flood Watch

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Athens County from 8:00AM, Wednesday, 3/28/18 until 2:00PM, Friday, 3/30/18.

Excessive rainfall of up to 2.50 inches, with locally higher amounts possible through the watch period. With the ground being wet from previous rains and the expected rainfall, the potential for flooding of small streams and creeks and possibly river flooding is high.  Flooded roads, low lying and poor drainage areas, along streams, creeks and rivers, is possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS; A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

THIS IS A TEST!! Join in the Statewide Tornado Drill, Consider what actions you would take if there was a tornado now!

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Statewide Tornado Drill

This is the Ohio state-wide TORNADO DRILL!! Consider what actions you would need to take if there was a tornado now!

Whether practicing in a tornado drill or sheltering during a warning, you are encouraged to remember DUCK!

  • D – Go DOWN to the lowest level
  • U – Get UNDER something
  • C – COVER your head
  • K – KEEP in shelter until the storm has passed
  • Take responsibility for your safety and be prepared before a watch or warning is issued. Meet with household members to develop a disaster plan to respond to tornado watches and warnings. Conduct regular tornado drills. When a tornado watch is issued, review your plan – don’t wait for the watch to become a warning. Learn how to turn off the water, gas and electricity at the main switches.
  • Despite Doppler radar, tornadoes can sometimes occur without any warning, allowing very little time to act. It is important to know the basics of tornado safety. Know the difference between tornado watches and tornado warnings.
  • Tune in to one of the following for weather information: NOAA Weather Radio, local/cable television (Ohio News Network or the Weather Channel), or local radio station.
  • If you are a person with special needs, register your name and address with your local emergency management agency, police and fire departments before any natural or man-made disaster.
  • NOAA Weather Radio has available an alerting tool for people who are deaf or have hearing impairments. Some weather radio receivers can be connected to an existing home security system, much the same as a doorbell, smoke detector or other sensor. For additional information, click here.
  • The safest place to be during a tornado is a basement. If the building has no basement or cellar, go to a small room (a bathroom or closet) on the lowest level of the structure, away from windows and as close to the center of the building as possible.
  • Be aware of emergency shelter plans in stores, offices and schools. If no specific shelter has been identified, move to the building’s lowest level. Try to avoid areas with large glass windows, large rooms and wide-span roofs such as auditoriums, cafeterias, large hallways or shopping malls.
  • If you’re outside or in a mobile home, find shelter immediately by going to the lowest level of a nearby sturdy building. Sturdy buildings are the safest structures to be in when tornadoes threaten. Winds from tornadoes can blow large objects, including cars and mobile homes, hundreds of feet away.
  • If you cannot quickly get to a shelter, get into your vehicle, buckle your seatbelt and try to drive to the nearest sturdy shelter.
  • If you experience flying debris while driving, pull over and park. Choose to either stay in your vehicle, stay buckled up, duck down below the windows and cover your head with your hands, or find a depression or ditch, exit your vehicle and use your arms and hands to protect your head. Never seek shelter under highway overpasses and bridges.