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Flood Warning issued April 3 at 12:57PM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana

AREAS AFFECTED: Henry, OH

DESCRIPTION: ...The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Ohio... Maumee River at Napoleon affecting Henry County. ...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in Ohio... Auglaize River near Fort Jennings affecting Allen OH, Paulding and Putnam Counties. For the Auglaize River...including Fort Jennings, Defiance... Moderate flooding is forecast. For the Maumee River...including Fort Wayne, Defiance, Napoleon... Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Maumee River at Napoleon. * WHEN...From this afternoon until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Flood water will threaten some buildings in the east end of Napoleon and cause several roads to become impassible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:46 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 9.9 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this afternoon to 13.4 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall early Saturday afternoon. It will rise to 15.9 feet Monday morning. It will then fall again but remain above flood stage. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

INSTRUCTION: Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Detailed river forecasts and additional information can be found at www.weather.gov/iwx under Rivers and Lakes. The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 700 AM EDT.

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Weather Topic: What is Sleet?

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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones, and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.

The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is freezing rain.

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Weather Topic: What are Stratocumulus Clouds?

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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their fluffy appearance, but have a slightly darker shade due to their additional mass.

A good way to distinguish the two cloud types is to hold your hand out and measure the size of an individual cloud; if it is the size of your thumb it is generally an altocumulus cloud, if it is the size of your hand it is generally a stratocumulus cloud.

It is uncommon for stratocumulus clouds to produce precipitation, but if they do it is usually a light rain or snow.

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