Flash Flood Warning

FFWRLX

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Athens County in southeastern Ohio...

* Until 715 AM EDT.

* At 347 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Athens, Nelsonville, Albany, Chauncey, Buchtel, Amesville, The Plains and Stroud Run State Park.