Meadville, Pennsylvania

The Flood Warning continues for
the French Creek at Meadville
* from Sunday morning until further notice.
* At 9 PM Saturday the stage was 13.3 feet and rising.
* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage Sunday morning and
crest near 14.6 feet early Monday morning.
* At 15.0 feet... floodwaters reach Columbia Avenue, race street, and
Rogers Ferry Road. Residents of Asbury east and west Mobile home
Parks are impacted. Bicentennial Park near Mead street is flooded.
Water may impact traffic at the US 322 bypass near Park Avenue.
* At 14.0 feet... flooding begins along Cussewago creek near race
street. Floodwater begins to affect residents in west Asbury Manor
moblie Home Park and Ellsworth Park near Cussewago creek.

... Flood Watch remains in effect through this evening...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania... including the
following areas... in Ohio... Ashland... Ashtabula inland...
Ashtabula Lakeshore... Crawford... Cuyahoga... Erie OH... Geauga...
Hancock... Holmes... Huron... Knox... Lake... Lorain... Lucas...
Mahoning... Marion... Medina... Morrow... Ottawa... Portage...
Richland... Sandusky... Seneca... Stark... Summit... Trumbull...
Wayne... wood and Wyandot. In northwest Pennsylvania... Crawford
PA... northern Erie and southern Erie.

* Through this evening

* occasional showers are expected today across the watch area.
Most of the rainfall today is expected to be light... but a few
locations could see between a quarter and half inch of rainfall.
This rain... combined with the fact that the ground is already
saturated from recent snow melt and rainfall... could lead to some
flooding across the region.

* Typical flood prone areas are most at risk. Low lying areas
and poor drainage areas will likely experience flooding.
Motorists should be alert for high water... especially in the
dark when it may be more difficult to recognize high water.

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 or other radio and TV
stations for further details or updates

730 PM EST Sat Mar 13 2010

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has extended the

* Flood Advisory for...
Crawford County in northwest Pennsylvania
Erie County in northwest Pennsylvania

* until 630 am EDT Sunday

* at 722 PM EST... minor flooding continuing across the advisory
area. Several secondary roads were closed in Erie and Crawford
counties due to high water.

* In Erie County... high water was reported near Albion and Corry. In
Crawford County... high water was reported near Meadville and several
other locations.

* The rain overnight will be mostly light... but it will likely be
enough to keep water levels high. Motorists should be alert for
flooded roads... mainly in low lying areas and poor drainage areas.
Do not go around barricaded or drive through flooded roads. Turn
around... don't drown.

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