THE BUCKEYE STATE IS BRACING FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS ADVISING OHIOANS TO PREPARE FOR HEAVY RAIN, HAIL, WIND AND ISOLATED TORNADOES BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE EARLY PORTION OF THURSDAY. AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 71 ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT GREATEST RISK FROM THE LAKE ERIE SHORE LINE DOWN TO THE OHIO RIVER. THE IMPACTS ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS IN COUNTIES FURTHER EAST WITH THOSE BORDERING PENNSLYVANIA AND WEST VIRGINIA ONLY LISTED AS POSSIBLE. FIVE DAYS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED WITH A FLOOD WATCH ISSUED THROUGH SUNDAY WITH RAIN FALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FOUR INCHES POSSIBLE.
Cloudy with a high of 52. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Monday Night
Lows around 23 under partly cloudy skies. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
High of 42 under mainly clear skies. Northwesterly winds 8 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mainly clear skies with overnight lows approaching 27. Winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Skies becoming overcast with a chance for mixed precipitation becoming all rain. Daytime highs approaching 47. Southerly winds 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 55%.
Wednesday Night
Low of 39 under overcast skies with scattered rain showers likely. Winds out of the southeast 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.