Flood Watch

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Flood Watch from 4/6, 8AM until 4/7, 2PM. Be prepared to take action in the event that flooding develops.

... Flood Watch in effect from Thursday morning through Friday

afternoon... 

* From Thursday morning through Friday afternoon.

* Rain with embedded thunderstorms is forecast to overspread the

  region on Thursday. Rain will likely be heavy at times,

  especially Thursday morning into early afternoon.

* Rainfall totals of one to two inches with isolated three inch 

  amounts are expected. This will be the third rainfall event in 

  the last week. The ground remains wet, and rivers and streams 

  continue to run high. 

* The moderate to heavy rain will likely result in some roadway

  flooding along with flooding in areas of poor drainage on

  Thursday. Isolated instances of flash flooding may occur,

  especially in urban areas. Some small streams and creeks may 

  leave their banks Thursday afternoon into Thursday night. Minor 

  to moderate flooding could then occur along a number of larger 

  rivers late Thursday night into Friday. The river flooding could

  persist through the weekend.

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. If you live in an area prone to flooding, be

prepared to take action should flooding develop.

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