Mild Temperatures, Rain Could Cause Flooding Problems
By: Maria Camper
for the Stark County Weather Center, Canton, OH.
March 10, 2010
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A warm front will continue to lift over Northern Ohio through the remainder of the day and hang up over Lake Erie tonight bringing warm temperatures and an increase of rain chances to Stark County going into the weekend.
The warm front currently moving northward through the region will park over Lake Erie later tonight and become nearly stationary through Friday. This will bring some warmer temperatures to Stark County communities with daytime highs getting into the lower 60s and nighttime lows in the lower 50s. Our rain chances will also increase the next few days with the potential for some thunderstorms as pieces of energy rotate around an upper level low pressure system located over the Mississippi River Valley.
The warm temperatures are rapidly melting the remaining snowpack. This, coupled with the additional rainfall that’s expected, could cause some local flooding problems in some areas of the county going into the weekend. The heaviest rainfall through Friday looks to be across Northwest Ohio but we can’t rule out some locally heavy rain which would also put some of our rivers and streams at risk for flooding.
The main flooding potential will occur Friday night into Saturday with most locations around the county receiving a half inch to an inch of rainfall during the period. Thunderstorm activity also looks best during this same time period.
For tonight, look for partly cloudy skies with a low around 40 to 45. Winds are expected to remain out of the South at about 5 to 7 MPH. If winds become calm, there could be some localized fog developing.
Thursday brings a 30 percent chance of showers mainly in the afternoon. Otherwise, skies will be mostly cloudy with highs in the lower 60s. Rainfall amounts of a tenth of an inch or less is expected.
Showers will be likely Thursday night, mainly after midnight, with a low around 45 to 47. The chance of rain is 70 percent with new rainfall amounts of a tenth of an inch or less possible.
The warm temperatures continue Friday with highs again reaching the lower 60s under mostly cloudy skies. Chance of rain is 40 percent with new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch.
Thunderstorms are possible Friday night with lows in the upper 40s.
Temperatures will cool off a bit for the weekend with highs Saturday in the mid 50s and upper 40s for Sunday. Sunshine is expected to return for Tuesday of next week.
