Weather Advisory

ATHENS CO FLOOD WATCH FROM 2AM THU 5/16 TO 8AM FRI 5/17. WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS!

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Flood Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 2 AM THURSDAY 5/15 THROUGH 8AM FRIDAY 5/16.

THE SOILS ARE MOIST TO WET ACROSS THE AREA. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS FRONT COULD PRODUCE FLOODING RAINS. THESE RAINS WILL MAINLY AFFECT SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, LOW SPOTS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THIS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES ON ALL THE RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION.

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.

ATHENS CO TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9PM WED, 5/14, WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS!

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Tornado Watch

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 9PM WEDNESDAY, 5/14, WATCH FOR CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

REMEMBER, A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND 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.

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

FLASH FLOOD WATCH EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING 4/30 FOR ATHENS COUNTY, WATCH FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS.

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Flash Flood Watch

FLASH FLOOD WATCH EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING 4/30 FOR ATHENS COUNTY, WATCH FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS.

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 URBAN AREAS, SMALL STREAMS IN ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 1115PM, WED 4/30, SEEK SHELTER IF NEEDED!

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Flood Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 1115 PM, WEDNESDAY 4/30.

AT 258 PM EDT RAIN FALL AMOUNTS RANGED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS RAIN HAS CAUSED STREAMS, CREEKS AND SMALL RIVERS TO RISE. MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF, WHICH WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS TO COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND SMALL RIVERS TO REACH BANKFULL.

A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE 1-800-401-9535, WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

YOU MAY ALSO REPORT HIGH WATER BY POSTING YOUR REPORT TO THE CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY USING THE TWITTER HASHTAG, #NWSRLX.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS CO UNTIL 4PM, WED, 4/30, EATCH 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 4 PM WEDNESDAY, 4/30.

REPETITIVE SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO THROUGH AT LEAST 4 PM YJIS AFTERNOON.

WITH NEAR SATURATED TERRAIN DUE TO PREVIOUS RAINFALL, THE THREAT FOR RAPID RISING RIVER AND CREEKS EXITS, CAPABLE TO PRODUCE WATER PROBLEMS ALONG THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. THIS COULD LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS AND LOW 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.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS CO UNTIL 5 PM FRI 4/4, WATCH FOR RISING WATER LEVELS.

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Flash Flood Watch

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH. ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE TOP SOIL IS SATURATED IN MANY AREAS FROM THE RAIN ON THURSDAY AND LAST WEEKEND.

RAIN AMOUNTS OF AN INCH IN LESS THAN 3 HOURS COULD CAUSE VULNERABLE SMALL STREAMS TO RISE QUICKLY AND FLOOD. OF COURSE, NUISANCE STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS CAN OCCUR WITH EVEN LESS RAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU LIVE ALONG A FLOOD PRONE STREAM, MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING ANY ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION QUICKLY, SHOULD WATER RISE RAPIDLY OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IS ISSUED.

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS CO UNTIL 7PM THIS EVENING FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER

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Red Flag Warning

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ATHENS COUNTY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING 3/27.

  • WINDS – SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
  • TIMING – THIS AFTERNOON.
  • RELATIVE HUMIDITY – IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
  • LIGHTNING – NONE.
  • IMPACTS – FIRES COULD EASILY GET OUT OF CONTROL, ESPECIALLY IN GRASSY AND BRUSH FILLED AREAS

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 CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT – ENHANCED FIRE DANGER FOR ATHENS COUNTY THUR, MARCH 27TH, INTO EARLY EVENING, NO OPEN BURNING

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT – ENHANCED FIRE DANGER FOR ATHENS COUNTY THURSDAY, MARCH 27TH, INTO EARLY EVENING. GUSTY WINDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 30 MPH AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY WILL COMBINE WITH DRY BRUSH AND NATURAL DEBRIS TO CREATE AN ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT THIS TIME AND IS DISCOURAGED. BE VERY CAREFUL OF HEAT AND SPARKS WHILE OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT IN WILDLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION, AVOID SMOKING IN WILDLAND AREAS OR TOSSING CIGARETTE BUTTS.

OHIO FIRE LAWS PROHIBIT OUTDOOR OPEN BURNING IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT – ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY ACROSS SE OHIO, OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED 6AM – 6PM!

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ENHANCED FIRE DANGER FOR ATHENS CO THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING, DESPITE LOWER TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS COMPARED WITH YESTERDAY, TEMPERATURES TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 50S AND WIND GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON, WILL COMBINE WITH DRY BRUSH AND NATURAL DEBRIS TO CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING.

OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT THIS TIME AND IS DISCOURAGED. BE VERY CAREFUL OF HEAT AND SPARKS WHILE OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT IN WILDLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION AVOID SMOKING IN WILDLAND AREAS OR TOSSING CIGARETTE BUTTS.

REMEMBER, OHIO LAWS PROHIBIT BURNING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 AM TO 6 PM.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT – ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TODAY ACROSS SE OHIO, OPEN BURNING PROHIBITED 6AM – 6PM!

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE DIVISION OF FORESTRY, FIRE DANGER STATEMENT ISSUED.

STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AN ENHANCED FIRE THREAT ACROSS SOUTHEAST OHIO TODAY. OPEN BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT THIS TIME AND IS DISCOURAGED. BE VERY CAREFUL OF HEAT AND SPARKS WHILE OPERATING ANY EQUIPMENT IN WILDLAND AREAS. IN ADDITION, AVOID SMOKING IN WILDLAND AREAS.

OHIO FIRE LAWS PROHIBIT BURNING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 6 AM TO 6 PM.