Author: Ron Rothhaas

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
827 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2009

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RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-
CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…VERSAILLES…LAWRENCEBURG…
RISING SUN…VEVAY…CARROLLTON…WARSAW…BURLINGTON…
INDEPENDENCE…ALEXANDRIA…OWENTON…WILLIAMSTOWN…FALMOUTH…
BROOKSVILLE…CINCINNATI…MILFORD…GEORGETOWN
827 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2009

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA…NORTHERN
KENTUCKY AND OHIO…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN
SOUTHEAST INDIANA…DEARBORN…OHIO…RIPLEY AND SWITZERLAND.
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY…BOONE…BRACKEN…CAMPBELL…CARROLL…
GALLATIN…GRANT…KENTON…OWEN AND PENDLETON. IN OHIO…
BROWN…CLERMONT AND HAMILTON.

* UNTIL 8 AM EDT FRIDAY

* SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
  TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. WITH THE
  GROUND ALREADY SATURATED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION DUE TO
  RAINFALL OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS…THE ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY CAUSE
  FLASH FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS
AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.
PEOPLE IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE
PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING
OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES
ON THIS SITUATION.