A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ATHENS COUNTY UNTIL TUESDAY, 3/15 AT 6AM. RECENT RAINFALL HAS PUSHED SOME STREAMS AND CREEKS TO NEAR BANKFULL.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT COULD PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE THESE STREAMS AND CREEKS TO FLOOD. IN GENERAL IT WOULD TAKE 0.75 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN IN UNDER 3 HOURS TO CAUSE FLOODING ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG AND NEAR THE ROUTE 50 CORRIDOR.

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.