UPDATE 10/28 4:27 PM: The National Weather Service has upgraded the High Wind Watch to a High Wind Warning for Northern Ohio, from Monday at noon through Tuesday at 4 PM.
UPDATE 10/28 12:25 PM: The updated National Weather Service watches for Northeast Ohio are posted at the end of this item.
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As those on the Eastern Seaboard prepare for Hurricane Sandy's landfall, we'll feel its effects in Ohio as well.
The National Weather Service has posted both a Flood Watch and a High Wind Warning, as the storm is expected to move west after making it to the Eastern Seaboard.
The Flood Watch is posted for late tonight through Tuesday evening for most of Northeast Ohio, including the Akron/Canton area. It says the area could see an additional two to three inches of rain by the time the storm is over, with higher amounts in the higher terrain inland areas.
The High Wind Warning is in effect for Monday afternoon through Tuesday afternoon. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour with gusts as high as 55 to 60 miles per hour are possible.
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FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 308 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA...BRIEFLY STALL THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE WILL BE PUSHED INTO OUR AREA BY THE SYSTEM LEADING TO WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAINS. OHZ010>014-020>023-031>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-290315- /O.CON.KCLE.FA.A.0004.121029T0800Z-121031T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-MEDINA-SUMMIT- PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE- NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON... JEFFERSON...MEDINA...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...WOOSTER... CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 308 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN OHIO...ASHTABULA INLAND...ASHTABULA LAKESHORE...CUYAHOGA...GEAUGA...HOLMES...LAKE...LORAIN... MAHONING...MEDINA...PORTAGE...STARK...SUMMIT...TRUMBULL AND WAYNE. IN NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...CRAWFORD PA...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING * REMNANTS OF SANDY WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LAKE EFFECT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LOCALLY ENHANCE THE RAINFALL FOR AREAS OF THE SNOWBELT FROM CLEVELAND TO ERIE PENNSYLVANIA. * LOW LYING AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS COULD BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING PROBLEMS ANY TIME LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS MAY THEN START TO HAVE FLOODING PROBLEMS AS THE MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO THE FLOODING WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT TRAVEL AND WATER RISES IN LOW-LYING AREAS WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD HOMES AND BUSINESSES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN INLAND FROM THE LAKE. 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. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. -----
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 326 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 .THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY...BRIEFLY STALL THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WITH IT STRONG...POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS. OHZ009>014-019>023-029>033-038-089-PAZ001>003-290330- /O.UPG.KCLE.HW.A.0002.121029T1600Z-121030T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0003.121029T1600Z-121030T2000Z/ ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HURON-MEDINA- SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING- HOLMES-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND... MENTOR...CHARDON...JEFFERSON...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON... RAVENNA...WARREN...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON... YOUNGSTOWN...MILLERSBURG...ASHTABULA...ERIE...EDINBORO... MEADVILLE 326 PM EDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 4 PM EDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND UTILITY LINES. POWER AND TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE INTERRUPTED IN SOME PLACES LATER MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. DAMAGE TO ROOFS AND SIDING ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO OCCUR AND ANY LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
