Weather Alerts for Knox County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
KNOX COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Lucas - Wood - Ottawa - Sandusky - Erie - Lorain - Cuyahoga - Hancock - Seneca - Huron - Medina - Summit - Wyandot - Crawford - Richland - Ashland - Wayne - Stark - Marion - Morrow - Holmes - Knox
Effective: Fri, 4/4 3:22am Updated: Fri, 4/4 7:30am Urgency: Future
Expires: Fri, 4/4 11:30am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding of rivers and creeks remains possible across the
region. Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to
be possible mainly tonight through Sunday morning.

* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio,
including the following counties, in north central Ohio, Ashland,
Crawford, Erie, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Marion, Morrow and Richland.
In northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit and
Wayne. In northwest Ohio, Hancock, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky,
Seneca, Wood and Wyandot.

* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Extensive
street flooding and flooding of creeks and rivers are possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Additional systems will bring multiple rounds of moderate to
heavy rainfall across the region Friday and Saturday nights
with 2 to 4 inches of rainfall expected. This will bring the
event rainfall total between 4 and 6 inches by Sunday.
- Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety
and preparedness information

Information:
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.