THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 2 AM THURSDAY, 7/11.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS ATHENS COUNTY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT, WITH EVEN MORE STORMS FOR WEDNESDAY, AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES.  WITH MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA SATURATED THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

STRONG RISES WILL ALSO OCCUR ON HEADWATER RIVERS THAT MAY LEAD TO SOME RIVER FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.  FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.  IF YOU LIVE NEAR A FLOOD PRONE STREAM MONITOR WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY DURING THE ROUNDS OF STORMS, EVEN LATE AT NIGHT. HAVE A PLAN TO TAKE FAST ACTION SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 8 PM TUE 7/9.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS, WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN PERRY AND MORGAN COUNTIES.  WITH MORE RAIN ON THE WAY, THE THREAT OF FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY THROUGH 12 NOON TUESDAY, 7/9.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT. FOR MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA, RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN THREE HOURS WILL CAUSE FLOODING.

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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 8AM SUNDAY 7/7, THROUGH SUNDAY MIDNIGHT.

ANTECEDENT RAINFALL HAVE PRODUCE NEARLY SATURATED TERRAIN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PROVIDE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS.

ADDITIONAL 1 T 2 INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS, STREAMS, ROADS, LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE 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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ATHENS COUNTY FROM 12 NOON WEDNESDAY, 7/3 THROUGH 12 NOON THURSDAY, 7/4.

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO INDEPENDENCE DAY.  WITH THE GROUND WETTER THAN NORMAL, RAINS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES IN LESS THAN 6 HOURS COULD CAUSE THE AFFECTED SMALL STREAMS TO RISE QUICKLY ABOVE BANKFULL.

STRONG RISE MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE AFFECTED HEADWATER RIVERS LATE TONIGHT AND ON THURSDAY.

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 SMALL STREAM, PLUS COUNTY AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, CHECK WATER LEVELS FREQUENTLY IF REPETITIVE SHOWERS DO DEVELOP.  EVEN LATE TONIGHT, THE POTENTIAL CONTINUES.

HAVE A PLAN, TO TAKE FAST ACTION, SHOULD WATER LEVELS RISE QUICKLY OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IS ISSUED.