Regional Weather Advisories
The following weather advisories are in effect for Northeast Ohio counties other than Stark County. We provide this information for our visitors who may be traveling to nearby counties.FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 919 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2010 COSHOCTON OH-TUSCARAWAS OH-CARROLL OH- 919 PM EDT WED JUN 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PITTSBURGH HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN... CARROLL COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SHERRODSVILLE...MECHANICSTOWN... MALVERN...DELLROY...CARROLLTON...AUGUSTA... COSHOCTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WEST LAFAYETTE...WARSAW...NEW GUILFORD...NELLIE...LAYLAND...COSHOCTON...BLISSFIELD... BAKERSVILLE... TUSCARAWAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL OHIO... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...UHRICHSVILLE...SUGARCREEK... STRASBURG...STONE CREEK...NEWCOMERSTOWN...NEW PHILADELPHIA... MINERAL CITY...GNADENHUTTEN...GILMORE...DOVER...DENNISON... BOLIVAR...BALTIC... * UNTIL 115 AM EDT * AT 914 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN OHIO. RAINFALL ESTIMATES ACROSS THESE COUNTIES ARE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE. IN LOCATIONS RECEIVING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...SOME FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS. A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. $$ NWS PTZ
