Tri-State Faces 3 Days of Storms as Flood Watch Holds Through Sunday Morning
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Updated · FOX19 · Aug 15
Tri-State Faces 3 Days of Storms as Flood Watch Holds Through Sunday Morning
3 articles · Updated · FOX19 · Aug 15
Summary
Saturday’s highest risk runs from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., when strong to severe storms could bring damaging winds across the Tri-State and an isolated tornado remains possible north of downtown Cincinnati.
A flood watch stays in effect through Sunday morning for six northern counties—Butler, Warren, Clermont, Fayette, Franklin and Union—because repeated rain has left creeks high and ground extremely saturated.
Near-88-degree heat and humidity could push feel-like temperatures close to 100, adding instability as even a quick burst of rain may trigger renewed flash flooding.
Sunday is expected to be mostly dry before storm chances rise again late Sunday into Monday, when an approaching cold front could bring scattered storms before moving through.
With grounds heavily saturated and recent fatal floods, will Cincinnati's strained infrastructure withstand this weekend's looming barrage of severe storms?
Could the approaching cold front trigger even more devastating tornadoes in the Cincinnati area before the flooded region can recover?
After recent deadly floods and tornadoes, are Tri-State emergency crews stretched too thin to handle another massive wave of extreme weather?