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Gordon saw the beaches of Florida Keys and the Gulf Coast, but who knew last week that his travels would take him right across Ohio. And Florence, now in the Atlantic, could visit us next weekend.
The remains of tropical storm Gordon have crossed the Interstate 70 corridor in central Ohio since Saturday, spilling 1.75 inches of rain until Sunday at 5am at the airport. International John Glenn Columbus, according to the National Meteorological Service.
Low-lying areas experience flooding and an additional 2 1/2 inches of rain may fall before the moisture moves away early Monday.
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"No one is going to get out without seeing floods," said John Franks, a meteorologist with the Wilmington National Weather Service.
"Low-lying areas will certainly capture the water from this system. You just can not get away, "said Franks.
The National Weather Service released a lightning watch Monday for most of central Ohio.
The soggy weather was at least a Sunday. Organizers of the New Albany Walking Classic announced Sunday that the march was canceled due to flooding along the course and cool temperatures. Potential participants, however, can attend a party at the Philip Heit Center, 150 West Main Street, New Albany.
High temperatures should remain in the 60s until Monday. The highest on Saturday, 71 was reached at midnight, the mercury falling slightly during the day and night. The temperature was only 56 degrees at 5:00 am Sunday.
The storm is expected to have completely disappeared from Columbus Monday night, the National Weather Service said. According to current forecasts, Gordon is expected to dump about 4 inches across Columbus "from the entire storm," most of which will take place on Sunday, Franks said.
Driving under such conditions can become dangerous because around 9 am on Saturday, when the city center is split in two, there is about 20 inches of water due to clogged thunderstorms. The Columbus police reopened the highway after the teams corrected the problem, allowing the road to drip.
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A drier weather next week will be accompanied by warmer temperatures, the higher ones returning to the 80s by Wednesday. But the weather of the next weekend remains uncertain due to tropical storm Florence. Florence is expected to become a major hurricane earlier this week and hit the southeast coast of the United States somewhere between Virginia and South Carolina late Thursday or early Friday.
The path to Florence may send wind and rain into central Ohio next weekend, but at least the Buckeyes will not be affected. The Ohio State football team will be in Texas to play at Texas Christian University on Saturday.
Bill reporter Bill Bush contributed to this story.
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