Heavy rain caused flash flooding throughout Greater Cincinnati Wednesday.LIVE RADAR // LATEST RADARTwo to three inches of rain fell in an hour's time. No drainage system can handle that amount of rain at once so flooding expanded.The worst of the heavy rain pulled away from the Tri-State late Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning. Widespread rainfall amounts of 4+ inches were reported in Hamilton County. About 4.5 inches were recorded in southeast Indiana but some areas could have seen up to 7 inches.A slow-moving cool front will keep the threat for off-and-on downpours with thunder and lightning across our area Thursday.While coverage may be greatest during the afternoon and evening, the threat will continue overnight. It will remain very humid. Temperatures will fall from the 80s into the 70s with rain, then lows in the upper 60s. Due to the coverage of clouds and off-and-on rain Thursday, highs will be held to the mid-70s. Rain will begin to fade Thursday evening after 6 p.m. The severe threat should remain low, with a brief strong wind gust the main worry. Otherwise, storms will be capable of torrential downpours and dangerous lightning.Much more comfortable air arrives Friday and into the holiday weekend, which is looking great for fun outside. Some clouds may linger Friday as highs cool to the upper 70s. Highs will rise to around 80 Saturday, mid-80s for the Fourth and around 90 Monday. Nights will be cooler in the upper 50s, then to the mid-60s by Sunday night as we start a warming trend again for next week.
Heavy rain caused flash flooding throughout Greater Cincinnati Wednesday.
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Two to three inches of rain fell in an hour's time. No drainage system can handle that amount of rain at once so flooding expanded.
The worst of the heavy rain pulled away from the Tri-State late Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning.
Widespread rainfall amounts of 4+ inches were reported in Hamilton County. About 4.5 inches were recorded in southeast Indiana but some areas could have seen up to 7 inches.
A slow-moving cool front will keep the threat for off-and-on downpours with thunder and lightning across our area Thursday.
While coverage may be greatest during the afternoon and evening, the threat will continue overnight. It will remain very humid.
Temperatures will fall from the 80s into the 70s with rain, then lows in the upper 60s.
Due to the coverage of clouds and off-and-on rain Thursday, highs will be held to the mid-70s.
Rain will begin to fade Thursday evening after 6 p.m. The severe threat should remain low, with a brief strong wind gust the main worry. Otherwise, storms will be capable of torrential downpours and dangerous lightning.
Much more comfortable air arrives Friday and into the holiday weekend, which is looking great for fun outside.
Some clouds may linger Friday as highs cool to the upper 70s. Highs will rise to around 80 Saturday, mid-80s for the Fourth and around 90 Monday.
Nights will be cooler in the upper 50s, then to the mid-60s by Sunday night as we start a warming trend again for next week.
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