Scattered showers and thunderstorms. A few strong storms are possible.
Overnight low: 51.
Outlook: Flood Watch on Thursday,.. Windy with heavy rain and severe thunderstorms on Thursday. Strong winds, hail and flooding are probable in the area, along with a risk for tornadoes. A few showers possible on Friday with cooler temperatures expected to last through the weekend.
Flood Watch for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 1:23 PM EDT WED APR 17 2013 FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST OHIO.... * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING * RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT COMBINED WITH ALREADY MOIST SOILS AND ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FLOODING. * HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT MAY ALSO LEAD TO FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS. 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.
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