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Wet and Wild Weather to Hit Weston

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch due to heavy rain and melting snow.

Heavy rains falling on top of snow banks could cause flooding in the Weston area on Friday, the National Weather Service warns.

A flood watch has been issued for Friday due to a storm expected to drop up to two inches of precipitation on the region. 

Forecasters expect the storm to start late Thursday night and turn to rain by Friday morning. A total of one to two inches of rain is expected to fall during the storm.

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The heaviest rain will likely hit mid-morning on Friday and will continue through Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures are expected to rise into the 40s and even lower 50s, causing the snowpack to continue to melt, which could add as much as another inch of water into the ground by midday Friday.

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Areas of poor drainage are expected to be the worst hit, with snow and ice-clogged drains expected to create some flooding. Some small streams may also rise, filling its banks.


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