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ABUS30 KCLE 131548
SWSOH 

LATE MORNING OHIO WEATHER STORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1148 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2002

MORE RAIN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT TRACKED ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY LAST NIGHT 
AND INTO PENNSYLVANIA THIS MORNING HAD BROUGHT A GOOD AMOUNT OF RAIN 
TO THE STATE. RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS RANGED FROM 
THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH UPWARDS OF 3 INCHES. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS 
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR A FEW NORTHWEST OHIO COUNTIES.

THE RAIN WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END FROM THE WEST AS THE LOW 
LIFTS OUT OF THE AREA TO THE EAST TONIGHT. HOWEVER AN UPPER LOW 
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ROTATE DOWN ACROSS THE REGION LATER TONIGHT 
AND TUESDAY. THIS SYTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN ALONG WITH 
COOL TEMPERATURES. HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S TO 
THE LOWER 60S...WITH LOWS IN THE 40S. THESE TEMPERATURES ARE ABOUT 
10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THE NEXT 36 HOURS WILL BE FEEL MORE 
LIKE A DAY IN LATE MARCH OR EARLY APRIL. THE END TO THESE RAW 
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER 
THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SUNSHINE AND WARMING TEMPERATURES 
INTO THE 60S AND 70S. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE THURSDAY 
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
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