Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of Indiana...Northern Kentucky and Ohio, including the following counties, in Indiana, Dearborn, Fayette IN, Franklin IN, Ohio, Ripley, Union IN and Wayne. In Northern Kentucky, Boone, Campbell and Kenton. In Ohio, Adams, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Fairfield, Fayette OH, Franklin OH, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Madison, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto and Warren.

* From this evening through Saturday morning.

* Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop late this afternoon and continue into the overnight hours. The rain will be heavy at times with rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour possible in some of the storms. In areas of repeated storms, rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches will be possible.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WAYNE ... FAYETTE ... UNION ... FRANKLIN ... RIPLEY ... DEARBORN ... OHIO ... BOONE ... KENTON ... CAMPBELL ... DARKE ... MIAMI ... CHAMPAIGN ... CLARK ... MADISON ... FRANKLIN ... PREBLE ... MONTGOMERY ... GREENE ... FAYETTE ... PICKAWAY ... FAIRFIELD ... BUTLER ... WARREN ... CLINTON ... ROSS ... HAMILTON ... CLERMONT ... BROWN ... HIGHLAND ... ADAMS ... PIKE ... SCIOTO

Instructions:

People in the watch area should keep an eye on the weather and be prepared for immediate action should heavy rains and flooding occur or a Flash Flood Warning be issued. Avoid low-lying areas and be careful when approaching highway dips and underpasses.