942 pm edt wed may 3 2017 flood watch national weather service cleveland oh 942 pm edt wed may 3 2017 ...heavy rain is possible thursday into friday... .low pressure will strengthen in the mississippi valley overnight as it moves to western kentucky by morning. the low will continue to move slowly northeast across ohio thursday night and into pennsylvania on friday. deep moisture will move into the area ahead of the low overrunning a warm front that will stall across northwest ohio. heavy rain will develop as this moistures moves over the warm front and the low draws closer. ohz003-006>010-017>019-027-028-036-040945- /o.con.kcle.fa.a.0002.170504t1200z-170506t0800z/ /00000.0.er.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.oo/ lucas-wood-ottawa-sandusky-erie-lorain-hancock-seneca-huron- wyandot-crawford-marion- including the cities of toledo, bowling green, port clinton, fremont, sandusky, lorain, findlay, tiffin, norwalk, upper sandusky, bucyrus, and marion 942 pm edt wed may 3 2017 ...flood watch remains in effect from 8 am edt thursday through late friday night... the flood watch continues for * portions of north central ohio and northwest ohio, including the following areas, in north central ohio, crawford, erie, huron, lorain, and marion. in northwest ohio, hancock, lucas, ottawa, sandusky, seneca, wood, and wyandot. * from 8 am edt thursday through late friday night * there is a potential for heavy rain across northwest ohio thursday through friday with total accumulations possibly reaching up to 3 inches. with rivers already running high and the ground nearly saturated from previous rains flooding will be possible. precautionary/preparedness actions... a flood watch is issued when there is a potential for flooding. monitor the forecast and remain alert for possible flood warnings. those in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should a flood warning be issued or if flooding develops. && $$