Alert archive / Ohio / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this blizzard warning at Mar 7, 2008, 3:25 PM EST for 29 counties in Ohio; 11 counties in Kentucky; 8 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 25 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2008, 3:25 PM EST (20:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
All 48 counties
Dearborn County, IN, Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN, Ohio County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Union County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Boone County, KY, Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Carroll County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Mason County, KY, Owen County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Auglaize County, OH, Brown County, OH, Butler County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Highland County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Preble County, OH, Ross County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH, Warren County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 30 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 666 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KILN 072025 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 325 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL HIT AS A ONE TWO PUNCH. THE INITIAL PUNCH TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW INTENSITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WHEN STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT...THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>099-OHZ026-043>046-051>056-060>065- 070>073-077>080-082-080430- /O.CAN.KILN.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.BZ.W.0001.080307T2025Z-080308T2100Z/ FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN- BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON- MASON-HARDIN-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HAMILTON-CLERMONT- BROWN-HIGHLAND-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES... LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY...CARROLLTON...WARSAW... BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA...OWENTON...WILLIAMSTOWN... FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...MOUNT OLIVET...MAYSVILLE...KENTON... SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON... XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER... HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...CINCINNATI... MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...PIKETON 325 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL HIT AS A ONE TWO PUNCH. THE INITIAL PUNCH TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW INTENSITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WHEN STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. BEFORE THE STORM ENDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...YOU CAN EXPECT 10 TO 15 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ INZ050-058-059-OHZ034-035-042-080430- /O.CAN.KILN.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.BZ.W.0001.080307T2025Z-080308T2100Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE 325 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS STORM WILL HIT AS A ONE TWO PUNCH. THE INITIAL PUNCH TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW INTENSITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WHEN STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. BEFORE THE STORM ENDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...YOU CAN EXPECT 8 TO 11 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ KYZ100-OHZ074-081-088-080430- /O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ LEWIS-HOCKING-ADAMS-SCIOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANCEBURG...LOGAN...WEST UNION... PORTSMOUTH 325 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. THE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOU CAN EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING... AND LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ RANDALL
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KILN 080227 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 927 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW INTENSITY THIS EVENING...THE SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WHEN STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. INZ050-058-059-OHZ034-035-042-081030- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE 927 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW INTENSITY THIS EVENING...THE SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WHEN STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. BEFORE THE STORM ENDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...YOU CAN EXPECT 8 TO 11 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING A BLIZZARD. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>099-OHZ026-043>046-051>056-060>065- 070>073-077>080-082-081030- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN- BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON- MASON-HARDIN-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HAMILTON-CLERMONT- BROWN-HIGHLAND-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES... LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY...CARROLLTON...WARSAW... BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA...OWENTON...WILLIAMSTOWN... FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...MOUNT OLIVET...MAYSVILLE...KENTON... SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON... XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER... HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...CINCINNATI... MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...PIKETON 927 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY. A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW INTENSITY THIS EVENING...THE SNOW WILL PICK UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WHEN STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING A SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. BEFORE THE STORM ENDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...YOU CAN EXPECT 10 TO 15 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING A BLIZZARD. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ KYZ100-OHZ074-081-088-081030- /O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ LEWIS-HOCKING-ADAMS-SCIOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANCEBURG...LOGAN...WEST UNION... PORTSMOUTH 927 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. THE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOU CAN EXPECT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING... AND LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$
000 WWUS41 KILN 080830 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 330 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING MORE WINTERY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. INZ050-058-059-OHZ034-035-042-081630- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE 330 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD SITUATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$ INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>099-OHZ026-043-044-051>053-060>062- 070>072-077>079-081630- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ FRANKLI...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...EATON... DAYTON...XENIA...HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CINCINNATI... MILFORD...GEORGETOWN 330 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD SITUATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$ OHZ045-046-054>056-063>065-081630- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ UNION OH-DELAWARE-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY- FAIRFIELD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...LONDON... COLUMBUS...NEWARK...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE... LANCASTER 330 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET THIS MORNING. A RUMBLE OF THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 14 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD SITUATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$ OHZ073-080-082-081630- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ ROSS-HIGHLAND-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHILLICOTHE...HILLSBORO...PIKETON 330 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET THIS MORNING. A RUMBLE OF THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD SITUATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$ KYZ100-OHZ074-081-088-081630- /O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ LEWIS-HOCKING-ADAMS-SCIOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANCEBURG...LOGAN...WEST UNION... PORTSMOUTH 330 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET THIS MORNING. A RUMBLE OF THUNDER IS ALSO POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$ SITES
000 WWUS41 KILN 081312 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 812 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO BRING MORE WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. INZ050-058-059-OHZ034-035-042-082100- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE 812 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD SITUATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$ OHZ026-043-044-051>053-060-061-082100- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ HARDIN-SHELBY-LOGAN-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE... PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...EATON...DAYTON 812 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD SITUATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$ OHZ045-046-054>056-062>065-072-073-080-082-082100- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ UNION OH-DELAWARE-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-CLINTON-ROSS-HIGHLAND-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...LONDON... COLUMBUS...NEWARK...XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE... CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...HILLSBORO... PIKETON 812 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 12 TO 15 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD SITUATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$ INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>099-OHZ070-071-077>079-082100- /O.CON.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN- BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON- MASON-BUTLER-WARREN-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES... LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY...CARROLLTON...WARSAW... BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA...OWENTON...WILLIAMSTOWN... FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...MOUNT OLIVET...MAYSVILLE...HAMILTON... LEBANON...CINCINNATI...MILFORD...GEORGETOWN 812 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN BLIZZARD SITUATIONS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$ KYZ100-OHZ074-081-088-082100- /O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ LEWIS-HOCKING-ADAMS-SCIOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANCEBURG...LOGAN...WEST UNION... PORTSMOUTH 812 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TODAY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. $$
000 WWUS41 KILN 082108 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 408 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WINTER STORM OVER PENNSYLVANIA WILL TRACK INTO NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING...BUT WILL IMPROVE AS THIS SYSTEM DEPARTS. KYZ099-OHZ045-046-054>056-063>065-073-079-080-082-090000- /O.EXP.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.SB.Y.0001.080308T2108Z-080309T0000Z/ MASON-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-ROSS-BROWN-HIGHLAND-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAYSVILLE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE... LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE... CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...CHILLICOTHE...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO... PIKETON 408 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER PENNSYLVANIA WILL TRACK INTO NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...BUT WILL IMPROVE AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS. YOU CAN EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THIS COMBINATION WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>098-OHZ026-034-035-042>044- 051>053-060>062-070>072-077-078-082215- /O.EXP.KILN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY- LOGAN-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-BUTLER- WARREN-CLINTON-HAMILTON-CLERMONT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES...LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY... CARROLLTON...WARSAW...BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA... OWENTON...WILLIAMSTOWN...FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...MOUNT OLIVET... KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY... BELLEFONTAINE...PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...EATON...DAYTON... XENIA...HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CINCINNATI...MILFORD 408 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER PENNSYLVANIA WILL TRACK INTO NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL END QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS. SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD SNOW AND WINDS HAVE ENDED. THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KYZ100-OHZ074-081-088-090000- /O.EXP.KILN.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080308T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.SB.Y.0001.080308T2108Z-080309T0000Z/ LEWIS-HOCKING-ADAMS-SCIOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VANCEBURG...LOGAN...WEST UNION... PORTSMOUTH 408 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MAJOR WINTER STORM OVER PENNSYLVANIA WILL TRACK INTO NEW ENGLAND THIS EVENING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...BUT WILL IMPROVE AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS. YOU CAN EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. THIS COMBINATION WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AR
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Mar 7, 1:01 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 1:01 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
101 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS MAJOR SYSTEM WILL BRING
SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER TO THE REGION...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY SNOWFALL TODAY INTO SATURDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
DEEP LONG WAVE TROF EXTENDING SOUTH INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A
MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVERSPREADING COLD AIR IN THE LOW
LEVELS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES A
DISTINCT SHORT WAVE OVER WESTERN TN EMBEDDED IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT. VERY FAVORABLE ISENTROPIC LIFT HAS DEVELOPED...ALONG
WITH FAVORABLE 800-850MB FRONTOGENETIC FORCING AHD OF THIS S/W.
THIS HAS LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD SNOW ACRS MOST OF
THE FA WITH MIX OVER THE FAR SE. TEMPS ARE DROPPING WITH THE SNOW
DUE TO EVAPORATIVE COOLING. THIS HAS LED TO A MORE EFFICIENT TEMP
FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW. ALREADY GETTING REPORTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES
OF SNOWFALL OVER THE SW PORTION OF FA. DUE TO THE STRONG LIFT AND
TEMP PROFILE...HAVE BUMPED UP SNOWFALL DURING THE DAY TODAY TO 1
TO 3 INCHES FAR NW TO 3 TO 5 INCHES SW. HAVE ALSO SPED UP ALL
HEADLINES TO BEGIN NOW.
EXPECT A MINOR LULL IN PRECIP ACTIVITY GENERALLY THIS EVENING IN
THE WAKE OF THIS INITIAL SHORTWAVE. SO HAVE KNOCKED THIS EVENINGS
SNOWFALL DOWN SLIGHTLY WITH HEAVIER PRECIP RE-DEVELOPING LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY AS 700 MB LOW PRESSURE TRACKS INTO
SW OH. BASED ON THIS...OVERALL SNOWFALL TOTALS HAVE ONLY MINOR
ADJUSTMENTS TO SNOWFALL TOTALS THRU SAT AFTN WITH THE HEAVIEST
TOTAL OF 12 TO 15 INCHES FROM CVG TO ILN TO CMH.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
MODELS HAVE COME INTO GOOD AGREEMENT WITH TRACK AND INTENSITY OF
THE SFC TONIGHT INTO SAT...PUSHING IT INTO WRN NC BY 12Z SAT...AND
INTO PA/NY BY 00Z SUN. ALL MIXED PCPN SHOULD CHANGE TO SNOW
RELATIVELY QUICKLY THIS EVENING.
MODELS DIFFER A LITTLE ON TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST PCPN. THE NAM WAS
QUICKER TO BRING IN A LITTLE HEAVIER SNOW THIS AFTN. I PREFERRED
THE GFS SOLUTION WITH HAD A LITTLE HEAVIER SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO
SAT...AS H5 LOW GOES NEGATIVE TILT AS IT GOES BY.
EITHER WAY THE SNOW TOTALS WERE SCARILY CLOSE BY THE END OF
SATURDAY. 12-15 INCHES ALONG I-71 FROM JUST N OF HAMILTON CO UP
THRU COLUMBUS METRO. A 10-12 INCH SWATH ON THE EDGE OF THAT. SEE
5-7 INCHES IN MERCER CO OH AND 8-10 IN LEWIS AND SCIOTO.
AS LOW GOES BY TONIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PROBLEMS...SO ADDED THAT TO THE ZONES.
SPED UP THE EXITING OF THE SNOW ON SAT...ONLY LINGERING A 20 POP
IN THE EXTREME E AND NE. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS IN TEMPORARILY
ON SUNDAY MORNING. H5 LOW DROPPING INTO ERN US TROF WILL BRING A
WEAK CLIPPER LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. UPPED
POPS WITH THIS CLIPPER. SHOULD ONLY SEE ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW.
WENT TOWARDS THE WARMER MAV TEMPS TONIGHT. DONT SEE A REAL COLD
NIGHT WITH THE SNOW AND CLOUDS. HIGHS ON SAT WERE A BLEND OF
GUIDANCE...THEN WENT SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW ALL GUIDANCE FOR LOW
SAT NGT...WITH FRESH SNOW COVER.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD THEN DOMINATE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN
ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO PROVIDE A BETTER CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION THAN THE SYSTEM ON SUNDAY...ALTHOUGH A LACK OF
SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE APPEARS TO BE AN INHIBITOR. THIS SYSTEM TOO
WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA FOR TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BUT YET ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD OUR
REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST...BRINGING AGAIN A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN
TO THE AREA FOR THURSDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE IN MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW LIFTING NE
INTO LOWER OHIO VALLEY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS DEVELOPED
AHD OF THIS FEATURE ACRS OHIO IN VERY FAVORABLE LIFT. LIFR
CONDITIONS WITH CIGS BELOW 1000 FEET AND VSBYS LESS THAN A
MILE IN SNOW/BLOWING SNOW. IN VERY TIGHT GRADIENT...NE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONT TO GUST UP TO 33KTS. EXPECT A MINOR LULL IN
SNOW ACTIVITY IN WAKE OF INITIAL SHORTWAVE. CONDITIONS WL NOT
IMPROVE ALL THAT MUCH WITH GENERALLY IFR CONDITIONS CONTG THIS
EVENING.
EXPECT HEAVIER SNOW TO RE-DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY AS 700 MB LOW PRESSURE TRACKS INTO SW OH. HAVE VSBYS
DROPPING BACK DOWN TO AROUND 1/2SM AT TIMES. AS SYSTEM UPPER LEVEL
SYSTEM LIFTS NE INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES EXPECT SLOW IMPROVEMENT
SAT AFTN.
OUTLOOK...IFR/MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED INTO
SATURDAY CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR OHZ026-034-
035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088.
KY...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR KYZ089>100.
IN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY FOR INZ050-058-
059-066-073>075-080.
&&
SYNOPSIS...AR
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...ARHazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 11:31 AM EST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1131 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ034-035-042-043-081645- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY- 1131 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>095-OHZ026-044>046-051>056-060>063-070>072-077- 078-081645- RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON- CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-HARDIN-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN- CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE- FAYETTE OH-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-HAMILTON-CLERMONT- 1131 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. KYZ096>100-OHZ064-065-073-074-079>082-088-081645- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-ROSS- HOCKING-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 1131 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 2:21 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 221 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>096-OHZ077-078-072330- RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON- CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-HAMILTON-CLERMONT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERSAILLES...LAWRENCEBURG... RISING SUN...VEVAY...CARROLLTON...WARSAW...BURLINGTON... INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA...OWENTON...WILLIAMSTOWN...FALMOUTH... CINCINNATI...MILFORD 221 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. THE SNOW BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL HIT AS A ONE TWO PUNCH AND THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW ACTIVITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WHEN THE SECOND PUNCH HITS. BEFORE THE STORM DIMINISHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOU CAN EXPECT 12 TO 15 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IN SOME AREAS THE ROADS WERE MAY NOT BE TOO ICY...BUT AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN. INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ060>062-070>072-072330- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE- BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... BROOKVILLE...EATON...DAYTON...XENIA...HAMILTON...LEBANON... WILMINGTON 221 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. THE SNOW BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL HIT AS A ONE TWO PUNCH AND THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW ACTIVITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WHEN THE SECOND PUNCH HITS. BEFORE THE STORM DIMINISHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOU CAN EXPECT 12 TO 15 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IN SOME AREAS THE ROADS WERE MAY NOT BE TOO ICY...BUT AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN. OHZ042>044-051>053-072330- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE... PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD 221 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. THE SNOW BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL HIT AS A ONE TWO PUNCH AND THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW ACTIVITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WHEN THE SECOND PUNCH HITS. BEFORE THE STORM DIMINISHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOU CAN EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IN SOME AREAS THE ROADS WERE MAY NOT BE TOO ICY...BUT AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN. OHZ026-034-035-072330- HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA 221 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. THE SNOW BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL HIT AS A ONE TWO PUNCH AND THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW ACTIVITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT. BEFORE THE STORM DIMINISHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOU CAN EXPECT 9 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IN SOME AREAS THE ROADS WERE MAY NOT BE TOO ICY...BUT AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN. OHZ045-046-054>056-072330- UNION OH-DELAWARE-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...LONDON... COLUMBUS...NEWARK 221 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. THE SNOW BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL HIT AS A ONE TWO PUNCH AND THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW ACTIVITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT. BEFORE THE STORM DIMINISHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOU CAN EXPECT 9 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IN SOME AREAS THE ROADS WERE MAY NOT BE TOO ICY...BUT AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN. OHZ063>065-073-074-072330- FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-ROSS-HOCKING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE... LANCASTER...CHILLICOTHE...LOGAN 221 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE... STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNSET. THE SNOW BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES CAUSING WHITEOUT...AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS STORM WILL HIT AS A ONE TWO PUNCH AND THERE MAY BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW ACTIVITY THIS EVENING...BEFORE PICKING UP IN INTENSITY AGAIN OVERNIGHT. BEFORE THE STORM DIMINISHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON YOU CAN EXPECT 7 TO 13 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. DO NOT TRAVEL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. IN SOME AREAS THE ROADS WERE MAY NOT BE TOO ICY...BUT AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN. RANDALL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:36 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | ILN | Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 7, 11:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown | 43 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.