DAYTON, OH — UPDATE @ 5:39 p.m.:
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Clark and Champaign Counties until 6:15 p.m.
UPDATE @ 5:30 p.m.:
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Montgomery and Preble until 6:15 p.m.
UPDATE @ 5 p.m.:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Darke, Preble and Wayne, IND until 5:45 p.m
INITIAL REPORT:
We have the ingredients coming together for some very heavy rainfall in parts of the Miami Valley. A moisture-laden atmosphere combined with a stalled front will set the stage for scattered, but very heavy downpours.
Wherever these storms last for too long, flash flooding may develop.
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The flood watch includes Preble, Montgomery, Green counties, and points northward.
This watch will continue through at least 2 PM Thursday. Some spots within the watch area may see 2-4 inches of rain.
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While the potential is there for some very heavy rainfall totals, keep in mind that these totals will be localized.
Some areas may see 4 inches of rain between now and tomorrow afternoon. Some areas won’t see a drop of rain. It’s a boom-or-bust scenario with this chance for rain.