Toledo Weather - Thu, Apr 3, 2014 http://jothut.com/cgi-bin/junco.pl/replies/35219 hazardous weather outlook national weather service cleveland oh 401 am edt thu apr 3 2014 ohz003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-paz001>003-040815- lucas-wood-ottawa-sandusky-erie oh-lorain-cuyahoga-lake-geauga- ashtabula inland-hancock-seneca-huron-medina-summit-portage-trumbull- wyandot-crawford-richland-ashland-wayne-stark-mahoning-marion-morrow- holmes-knox-ashtabula lakeshore-northern erie-southern erie- crawford pa- 401 am edt thu apr 3 2014 this hazardous weather outlook is for north central ohio...northeast ohio...northwest ohio and northwest pennsylvania. .day one...today and tonight. locally heavy rainfall today through friday may eventually lead to possible flooding...especially on friday. .days two through seven...friday through wednesday. there is a threat for severe thunderstorms friday with large hail and damaging winds. .spotter information statement... spotter activation may become necessary. hr. Toledo Express Airport: Apr 3, 2014 8:52 am Weather : Overcast Temperature : 36 F Humidity : 62% Wind Speed : E 20 mph - Gust 25 mph Barometer : 30.07 in Dewpoint: 24 F Visibility : 10.00 statute miles Wind Chill : 25 F Toledo Executive Airport (formerly Metcalf Airport) Apr 3, 2014 8:53 am Weather : Unknown Precip Temperature : 36 F Humidity : 64% Wind Speed : ENE 16 mph - Gust 28 mph Barometer : 30.09 in Dewpoint: 25 F Visibility : 10.00 statute miles Wind Chill : 26 F Toledo Suburban Airport (near Lambertville) Apr 3, 2014 8:55 am Weather : Overcast Temperature : 36 F Humidity : 65% Wind Speed : E 15 mph - Gust 21 mph Barometer : 30.09 in Dewpoint: 25 F Visibility : 10.00 statute miles Wind Chill : 27 F hr. Toledo 7-day forecast Last Update: Apr 3, 2014 3:40 am Today: Showers. High near 41. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3am. Low around 38. East wind 11 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Friday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm. High near 60. Breezy, with a southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming southwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Friday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy, with a southwest wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Saturday: A chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Monday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Monday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. hr. Forecast.io data at 9:25 a.m. Now: Light Rain 35 F - NE at 14 mph Next 24 Hours: Breezy starting this afternoon, with rain later this morning. Next 7 Days: Light rain today through Tuesday, with temperatures rising to 62�F tomorrow. hr. fxus61 kcle 031132 afdcle area forecast discussion national weather service cleveland oh 732 am edt thu apr 3 2014 synopsis... low pressure over kansas will move northeast through michigan late friday pulling a cold front across ohio late friday...followed by a reinforcing cold front early saturday. high pressure will move up the ohio valley saturday night and off the new jersey coast sunday then another low will move northeast across ohio late monday with a trailing cold front crossing the area. && near term /until 6 pm this evening/... the first impulse will move out of the southern plains while weakening as it moves along the stalled front near the ohio river. mid and lower level moisture collecting near the front will finally have enough of a ne push to spread ne across the cwa with rain showers becoming more numerous se to ne. the airmass may become unstable enough aloft for some thunder to occur. unless training of heavier rains occurs...don't think there will be enough rain for flooding to develop thru this eve. since the cwa is on the north side of the front...ne winds and thickening clouds will keep temps below normal...especially for the lakeshore areas just downwind of lake erie. && short term /6 pm this evening through sunday night/... there will probably be a lull in the shra for a while tonight as the energy with the first impulse moves off to the ene. then the increasing llvl jet bringing warmer and more moist air into the area...increased dynamics and the approach of a cold front should lead to shra and tsra becoming more numerous west to east during the latter part of the night into fri morning. the cold front trailing the low moving thru mi will sweep across the cwa from late fri morning thru fri eve. there appears to be enough instability and wind shear for some strong to possibly severe storms to occur with the passage of the cold front. fri into fri night looks to be a windy period with winds gusting to 40 mph at times. much of the rain looks to end with the passage of the cold front but a secondary cold front early sat along with some wrap moisture will probably produce some rain and snow showers as temps cool well below normal again. the most likely area for the showers will be in the snowbelt. due to the expected lull in precip tonight...not sure if flooding will develop fri into fri night so would prefer to hold off on a flood watch. high pressure builds in sat night so the shrasn should end sat eve. the influence of the high should produce dry conditions until late sun night when another low will quickly move out of the lwr ms valley and head toward the area. using an average of the models indicates rain possibly spreading ne across at least the ssw half of the area by daybreak mon. && long term /monday through wednesday/... low pressure will be moving into the central great lakes on monday with a period of rain anticipated. continued the likely pops for monday with them lingering into monday night across the east. high pressure will ridge into the region tuesday night but do not want to completely yank the pops into wednesday with the upper level trough axis still to our west. the warmest day of the long term will be monday with highs at most locations into the 50s. cooler tuesday and wednesday with highs generally in the 40s...maybe some 30s for highs closer to the lake. && aviation /12z thursday through monday/... stalled frontal boundary near the ohio river valley will continue to be the track of a couple waves of low pressure today into tonight. easterly flow will likely make it difficult to move the rain northeast across northern ohio and may never make it to ne ohio and nw pa. for now have brought the best chances of rain and some scattered thunder into nw ohio and maybe the central highlands. the thunder chances will be best near and south of a line from ktol to kmfd. believe we will not see mvfr ceilings until the steadier rain persists for a few hours across nw ohio. this will slowly spread eastward through the evening but the easterly downsloping flow will definitely be a factor across ne ohio and nw pa. a better shot at some thunder will develop overnight and may move into nw ohio and over lake erie by sunrise on friday. have hinted at this possibility in the tafs. as the front moves across the area friday morning we will need to monitor for some stronger thunderstorms. winds will remain ne to east into the afternoon and will begin to shift to the southeast during the evening. winds could get gusty off of lake erie...especially west of cleveland. gusts may reach 25 knots around toledo. outlook...non vfr at times in precipitation thursday night through saturday. && marine... low pressure over the southern plains will deepen as it moves into the western great lakes tonight. this will cause northeast to east winds on lake erie into early friday morning. winds to 25 knots will cause significant ice floes to develop as pieces break away from the ice field across the eastern 2/3rds of the lake. winds will shift around from southeast to southwest on friday as the low moves into ontario on friday evening. stronger cold advection in the wake of the low will cause southwest to west winds to increase to at least 30 knots. the better surge of colder air will arrive friday night and could boost winds into low end gales. we thought about going with a gale watch but will let the next shift take a look at it and issue if needed. high pressure will build across the lake sunday. the next storm system will move into the central great lakes on monday. && cle watches/warnings/advisories... oh...none. pa...none. marine...none. hr. fzus51 kcle 030725 nshcle nearshore marine forecast national weather service cleveland oh 325 am edt thu apr 3 2014 for waters within five nautical miles of shore on lake erie lez142>146-031415- maumee bay to reno beach oh-reno beach to the islands oh- the islands to vermilion oh-vermilion to avon point oh- avon point to willowick oh- 325 am edt thu apr 3 2014 today...east winds 10 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots. rain showers. a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. tonight...east winds 15 to 25 knots diminishing to 10 to 20 knots. rain showers. a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then thunderstorms overnight. friday...south winds 10 to 20 knots becoming southwest and increasing to 30 knots. rain showers and thunderstorms. friday night...southwest winds to 30 knots. mostly cloudy. a chance of rain showers in the evening...then a chance of rain and snow showers overnight. winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. waves omitted due to the nearshore waters being mostly ice covered. see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday. the water temperature off toledo is 34 degrees...off cleveland 35 degrees and off erie 34 degrees. $$ lez147>149-031415- willowick to geneva-on-the lake oh-geneva-on-the-lake to conneaut oh- conneaut oh to ripley ny- 325 am edt thu apr 3 2014 today...northeast winds 10 to 20 knots. a slight chance of snow showers this morning. cloudy with a chance of rain showers. tonight...northeast winds 15 to 25 knots becoming east 10 to 20 knots. rain showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then rain showers and thunderstorms likely overnight. friday...southeast winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south 15 to 25 knots. rain showers and thunderstorms. friday night...southwest winds to 30 knots. a chance of rain showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening...then a chance of rain and snow showers overnight. winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. waves omitted due to the nearshore waters being mostly ice covered. see lake erie open lakes forecast for saturday through monday. the water temperature off toledo is 34 degrees...off cleveland 35 degrees and off erie 34 degrees. $$ hr. --(my ToledoTalk.com comment posted today, Apr 3, 2014, about someone's concern over tomorrow's weather for the Toledo Mud Hens baseball home opener.)-- Given the choice between today and tomorrow, Friday's weather is forecast to be much better than today's, so I would say the Mud Hens are lucky to be opening at home tomorrow. This morning's Toledo temps were about 40 degrees, and now temps have dropped to 34 degrees. bq. *Today:* strong northeast winds blowing across frigid Lake Erie will probably keep our temps in the mid 30s all day. bq. *Friday:* strong southwest winds will warm Toledo temps to around 60 degrees. 60 degrees vs 35 degrees? br. This 10:25 a.m. radar snapshot appears to show that today will be a washout. !https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2874/13603244805_872073015e_z.jpg! Steady rain, strong winds, and temps in 30s. In my opinion, that's about as bad as it gets, weather-wise for being outdoors. It's tough to stay dry and warm in this mess. If I had to be outside for a prolonged period of time, I'll take cold, dry snow over today's weather. br. The Mud Hens game is scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. I don't know if a persistent, steady rain is expected like today, but one issue for Friday will be the chance for thunderstorms. But if you endured Toledo's winter, then Friday's forecast of 55- to 60-degree temps, brisk winds, and a chance for thunderstorms should be a snap to handle. And people will still be downtown tomorrow regardless. hr. !https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/13604425965_12015ab117_c.jpg! hr. --(my second comment in TT thread about the ice that's now forming around Noon time.)-- Heads up. Toledo temps at Noon are now around 32 degrees with the rain continuing to fall. At lunch time, I noticed that a thin layer of ice had formed on tree branches, and small ice sickles were growing on twigs and wires. The Cleveland National Weather Service has not mentioned anything about freezing rain, but obviously, it is occurring now on some surfaces. If the temp drops any further, or if it remains at this level for an extended period of time, then we could have some accumulation on trees and wires, which could be a problem with today's brisk winds. Current weather at Toledo Express Airport: bq. Apr 3, 2014 11:52 am Weather : *Unknown Precip* and Breezy Temperature : 32 F Humidity : 88% Wind Speed : ENE 22 mph - Gust 28 mph Unknown? It's rain and freezing rain. hr. Radar shortly after 12:00 p.m. Pink area shows the growing freezing rain/sleet precip area. !https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2853/13605417453_ec24839983_o.gif! hr. !https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/13605495175_72cc321839_c.jpg! hr. !https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/13605923613_975825578c_c.jpg! hr. fxus61 kcle 031610 afdcle area forecast discussion national weather service cleveland oh 1210 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 synopsis... low pressure over kansas will move northeast across michigan by late friday. a warm front will move north of the area on friday...then a cold front will sweep across the area friday afternoon. high pressure from the pains state will cross the lower great lakes on sunday. low pressure from texas will move northeast across ohio late monday with a trailing cold front crossing the area. && near term /until 6 pm this evening/... the complex over indiana will move east this afternoon. it will outrun the best support...cloud tops are already warming and the lightning is diminishing across northern indiana and northwest ohio...but the mcv will translate east and there will be a soaking rain especially across the counties south of the turnpike. mentioned thunder across all but the extreme ne oh/nw pa counties. temperatures will not rise once the rain develops. nudged the hourly temperatures down as the rain begins and many areas across ne oh/nw pa will see temperatures drop with the rain and east to northeast wind. the models are a little too warm aloft and it will be cold in toledo until the rain stops...with temperatures barely above freezing. the ground is not as cold as it was and with the high sun angle this time of year there would be little danger of any freezing rain. && short term /6 pm this evening through sunday night/... there will probably be a lull in the shra for a while tonight as the energy with the first impulse moves off to the ene. then the increasing llvl jet bringing warmer and more moist air into the area...increased dynamics and the approach of a cold front should lead to shra and tsra becoming more numerous west to east during the latter part of the night into fri morning. the cold front trailing the low moving thru mi will sweep across the cwa from late fri morning thru fri eve. there appears to be enough instability and wind shear for some strong to possibly severe storms to occur with the passage of the cold front. fri into fri night looks to be a windy period with winds gusting to 40 mph at times. much of the rain looks to end with the passage of the cold front but a secondary cold front early sat along with some wrap moisture will probably produce some rain and snow showers as temps cool well below normal again. the most likely area for the showers will be in the snowbelt. due to the expected lull in precip tonight...not sure if flooding will develop fri into fri night so would prefer to hold off on a flood watch. high pressure builds in sat night so the shrasn should end sat eve. the influence of the high should produce dry conditions until late sun night when another low will quickly move out of the lwr ms valley and head toward the area. using an average of the models indicates rain possibly spreading ne across at least the ssw half of the area by daybreak mon. && long term /monday through wednesday/... low pressure will be moving into the central great lakes on monday with a period of rain anticipated. continued the likely pops for monday with them lingering into monday night across the east. high pressure will ridge into the region tuesday night but do not want to completely yank the pops into wednesday with the upper level trough axis still to our west. the warmest day of the long term will be monday with highs at most locations into the 50s. cooler tuesday and wednesday with highs generally in the 40s...maybe some 30s for highs closer to the lake. && aviation /12z thursday through monday/... stalled frontal boundary near the ohio river valley will continue to be the track of a couple waves of low pressure today into tonight. easterly flow will likely make it difficult to move the rain northeast across northern ohio and may never make it to ne ohio and nw pa. for now have brought the best chances of rain and some scattered thunder into nw ohio and maybe the central highlands. the thunder chances will be best near and south of a line from ktol to kmfd. believe we will not see mvfr ceilings until the steadier rain persists for a few hours across nw ohio. this will slowly spread eastward through the evening but the easterly down sloping flow will definitely be a factor across ne ohio and nw pa. a better shot at some thunder will develop overnight and may move into nw ohio and over lake erie by sunrise on friday. have hinted at this possibility in the tafs. as the front moves across the area friday morning we will need to monitor for some stronger thunderstorms. winds will remain ne to east into the afternoon and will begin to shift to the southeast during the evening. winds could get gusty off of lake erie...especially west of cleveland. gusts may reach 25 knots around toledo. outlook...non vfr at times in precipitation thursday night through saturday. && marine... low pressure over the southern plains will deepen as it moves into the western great lakes tonight. this will cause northeast to east winds on lake erie into early friday morning. winds to 25 knots will cause significant ice floes to develop as pieces break away from the ice field across the eastern 2/3rds of the lake. winds will shift around from southeast to southwest on friday as the low moves into ontario on friday evening. stronger cold advection in the wake of the low will cause southwest to west winds to increase to at least 30 knots. the better surge of colder air will arrive friday night and could boost winds into low end gales. we thought about going with a gale watch but will let the next shift take a look at it and issue if needed. high pressure will build across the lake sunday. the next storm system will move into the central great lakes on monday. && cle watches/warnings/advisories... oh...none. pa...none. marine...none. hr. flood advisory national weather service cleveland oh 112 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ohc095-101-147-175-032115- /o.new.kcle.fa.y.0013.140403t1712z-140403t2115z/ /00000.0.er.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.oo/ 112 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 the national weather service in cleveland has issued a * flood advisory for... marion county in north central ohio... lucas county in northwest ohio... seneca county in northwest ohio... wyandot county in northwest ohio... * until 515 pm edt * national weather service doppler radar showed a large area of moderate to heavy rain crossing northwest and north central ohio. * rain fall amounts greater than an inch are likely. this will produce minor flooding. the heaviest rain will taper off late this afternoon. precautionary/preparedness actions... excessive runoff from this storm will cause minor flooding of low lying and poorly drained roads and underpasses. minor flooding of farmland near creeks...streams...and drainage ditches is also likely. never cross a flooded roadway. && lat...lon 4172 8388 4172 8334 4163 8316 4162 8357 4153 8371 4125 8341 4125 8284 4100 8283 4099 8311 4070 8311 4070 8285 4065 8287 4064 8296 4043 8302 4051 8342 4090 8352 4099 8342 4125 8341 4148 8372 4142 8389 br. short term forecast national weather service cleveland oh 130 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ohz003-031830- lucas oh- 130 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 .now... freezing rain, rain and thunder will affect the toledo area through 3pm. the rain can be locally heavy with ponding of water on roadways and low lying areas...ice formation will be on power lines and tree limbs or perhaps bridges and overpasses. hr. --(My third TT comment)-- Statement issued by the Cleveland NWS for the Toledo area: q. short term forecast national weather service cleveland oh 130 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 freezing rain, rain and thunder will affect the toledo area through 3pm. the rain can be locally heavy with ponding of water on roadways and low lying areas. ice formation will be on power lines and tree limbs or perhaps bridges and overpasses. q.. According to radar, it appears that the lake shore areas, located east of the Maumee River and north of Route 2 may receive the most ice accumulation. Northeast Lucas County and northwest Ottawa County. hr. FirstEnergy Outages Map http://outages.firstenergycorp.com/oh.html May not be weather related, but a couple areas in Toledo report small power outages: Near Sylvania and Douglas: Customers Affected: 1-20 Cause: Tree Damage Crew Status: Additional Crews Requested Estimated Restoration: Apr 3, 3:30 PM Near Suder and Lehman avenues: Customers Affected: 21-100 Cause: Pending Investigation Crew Status: Awaiting Dispatch Estimated Restoration: Apr 3, 4:00 PM hr. More small power outages have been reported. The largest one thus far: +Between Fassett and Oakdale in East Toledo+ Customers Affected: >1500 Cause: Pending Investigation Crew Status: Awaiting Dispatch Estimated Restoration: Apr 3, 5:00 PM hr. flood advisory national weather service cleveland oh 302 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ohc095-101-147-175-032115- /o.con.kcle.fa.y.0013.000000t0000z-140403t2115z/ /00000.0.er.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.oo/ wyandot oh-marion oh-seneca oh-lucas oh- 302 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ...flood advisory remains in effect for lucas...seneca...marion and wyandot counties until 515 pm edt... at 255 pm edt...national weather service doppler radar indicated rainfall continuing to fall over the advised area. light to moderate rainfall will continue through early evening. local rainfall reports put the average rainfall over the area between a half to an inch which has fallen in the last few hours. when the ground is saturated rainfall of this amount can cause flooding. some locations that will experience flooding include...toledo...tiffin...bucyrus...marion...and prospect. precautionary/preparedness actions... excessive runoff will cause flooding of small creeks...streams...and drainage ditches across the advisory area. in urban areas...flooding is likely along poorly drained and low lying highways...streets...and underpasses. be alert for flooded roads. turn around...don`t drown! && lat...lon 4172 8388 4172 8334 4163 8316 4162 8357 4153 8371 4125 8341 4125 8284 4100 8283 4099 8311 4070 8311 4070 8285 4065 8287 4064 8296 4043 8302 4051 8342 4090 8352 4099 8342 4125 8341 4148 8372 4142 8389 hr. flood watch national weather service cleveland oh 402 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ohz003-006>008-017-018-027-040415- /o.new.kcle.fa.a.0002.140404t0800z-140404t1800z/ /00000.0.er.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.oo/ lucas-wood-ottawa-sandusky-hancock-seneca-wyandot- including the cities of...toledo...bowling green...port clinton... fremont...findlay...tiffin...upper sandusky...carey 402 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ...flood watch in effect from late tonight through friday afternoon... the national weather service in cleveland has issued a * flood watch for a portion of northwest ohio...including the following areas...hancock...lucas...ottawa...sandusky... seneca...wood and wyandot. * from late tonight through friday afternoon * additional rain will cross the watch area starting early friday morning. locally heavy rain and thunderstorms are possible. * the ground is already saturated and additional rain may cause flooding of streams...low lying areas and poor drainage areas. 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. stay tuned to weather radio for further details or updates hr. "Toledo's weather forecast by the hour.":http://toledotalk.com/weather/html/hourly-forecast.html At 4:00 p.m., Thu, Apr 3, here's the forecast for 4:00 p.m., Fri, Apr 4 when the Mud Hens game is scheduled to start: * 4:00 pm - Apr 4, 2014 * temp: 55 F * wind: SW 28 mph * precip chance 16 % * cloud cover amount 61 % And the forecast for about the time the game should end, assuming no interruptions: * 7:00 pm - Apr 4, 2014 * temp: 47 F * wind: WSW 26 mph * wind chill: 38 F * precip chance 14 % * cloud cover amount 69 % br. Weather conditions for TOL at about 4:00 p.m. today: * Apr 3, 2014 3:52 pm * Weather : Light Rain and Breezy * Temperature : 34 F * Wind Speed : ENE 24 mph - Gust 35 mph * Wind Chill : 22 F hr. flood warning national weather service cleveland oh 1050 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ...the national weather service in cleveland has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in ohio... portage river at woodville maumee river near grand rapids maumee river at waterville scioto river near larue eagle creek above findlay precautionary/preparedness actions... never drive your car through flooded roadways. the water may be deeper than it appears. turn around...don`t drown! stay tuned to noaa weather radio and other local media for further details and updates. && ohc095-173-041050- /o.new.kcle.fl.w.0028.140404t1952z-000000t0000z/ /grro1.2.er.140404t1952z.140406t0000z.000000t0000z.no/ 1050 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 the national weather service in cleveland has issued a * flood warning for the maumee river near grand rapids * from friday afternoon until further notice * at 2:00 pm thursday the stage was...5.1 feet * moderate flooding is forecast * flood stage is 15.0 feet * forecast to rise above flood stage by friday afternoon and rise to near 17.9 feet by saturday evening. additional rises are possible thereafter. * at 18.0 feet...water starts to cover front street just west of the grand rapids business district over portions of beaver, west, and mill streets. campgrounds along the river are under water. $$ flood warning flood warning national weather service cleveland oh 1050 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ...the national weather service in cleveland has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in ohio... portage river at woodville maumee river near grand rapids maumee river at waterville scioto river near larue eagle creek above findlay precautionary/preparedness actions... never drive your car through flooded roadways. the water may be deeper than it appears. turn around...don`t drown! stay tuned to noaa weather radio and other local media for further details and updates. && ohc095-173-041049- /o.new.kcle.fl.w.0029.140404t1618z-000000t0000z/ /wtvo1.2.er.140404t1618z.140406t0000z.000000t0000z.no/ 1050 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 the national weather service in cleveland has issued a * flood warning for the maumee river at waterville * from friday afternoon until further notice * at 10:00 pm thursday the stage was...5.8 feet * moderate flooding is forecast * flood stage is 9.0 feet * forecast to rise above flood stage by friday afternoon and rise to near 12.7 feet by saturday evening. additional rises are possible thereafter. * at 12.0 feet...the side cut metro park is inundated. $$ flood watch flood watch national weather service cleveland oh 1040 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ohz003-006>008-017-018-027-041045- /o.con.kcle.fa.a.0002.140404t0800z-140404t1800z/ /00000.0.er.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.oo/ lucas-wood-ottawa-sandusky-hancock-seneca-wyandot- including the cities of...toledo...bowling green...port clinton... fremont...findlay...tiffin...upper sandusky...carey 1040 pm edt thu apr 3 2014 ...flood watch remains in effect from 4 am edt friday through friday afternoon... the flood watch continues for * a portion of northwest ohio...including the following areas... hancock...lucas...ottawa...sandusky...seneca...wood and wyandot. * from early friday morning through friday afternoon * rain and thunderstorms will move across the area beginning early friday morning. most areas will receive between a half inch and an inch of rain...with locally higher amounts possible where thunderstorms occur. * the ground is already saturated from recent rainfall...so additional rain may cause flooding in low lying and poor drainage areas. rivers and streams may also rise...possibly out of their banks. 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. stay tuned to weather radio for further details or updates #toledo - #weather