Alert archive / Ohio / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2008, 3:57 PM EST for 13 counties in Ohio; Wayne County, Indiana. It took effect at Feb 25, 2008, 11:10 PM EST. It was in force for 16 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
- Feb 25, 2008, 3:57 PM EST (20:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2008, 11:10 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2008, 3:02 PM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
Counties Wayne County, IN, Auglaize County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Logan County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH, Preble County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 633 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 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 252057 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 357 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY... .LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION WITH THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TUESDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AS MUCH COLDER AIR SWEEPS INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE LOW. INZ050-OHZ026-034-035-042>044-051-060-260500- /O.UPG.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1400Z-080227T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.WS.W.0004.080226T1400Z-080227T1100Z/ WAYNE-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-MIAMI-PREBLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...KENTON...CELINA... WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...PIQUA...EATON 357 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TONIGHT...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE OHIO VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH EARLY ON TUESDAY...CHANGING RAIN TO SNOW IN THE MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ OHZ045-046-052-053-061-260500- /O.UPG.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1700Z-080227T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.WS.W.0004.080226T1400Z-080227T1100Z/ UNION OH-DELAWARE-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...DAYTON 357 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TONIGHT...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE OHIO VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH EARLY ON TUESDAY...CHANGING RAIN TO SNOW IN THE MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ INZ066-OHZ070-260500- /O.EXA.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1400Z-080227T1000Z/ FRANKLIN IN-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...HAMILTON 357 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. TONIGHT...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE OHIO VALLEY. COLDER AIR WILL WORK IN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. AS IT DOES...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE NOON TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ OHZ055-056-063-064-071-072-260500- /O.EXA.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1700Z-080227T1200Z/ FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-WARREN-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBUS...NEWARK... WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LEBANON...WILMINGTON 357 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TONIGHT...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE OHIO VALLEY. COLDER AIR WILL WORK IN TUESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. AS IT DOES...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST BY NOON TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ INZ058-059-260500- /O.CON.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1400Z-080227T1000Z/ FAYETTE IN-UNION IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY 357 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE OHIO VALLEY. COLDER AIR WILL WORK IN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. AS IT DOES...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ OHZ054-062-260500- /O.CON.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1700Z-080227T1200Z/ MADISON-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...XENIA 357 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... TONIGHT...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE OHIO VALLEY. COLDER AIR WILL WORK IN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. AS IT DOES...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND NOONTIME. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KILN 260254 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 954 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. AS IT CONTINUES OFF TO THE EAST DURING THE DAY...IT WILL BRING IN MUCH COLDER AIR. THIS WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION FROM RAIN TO SNOW WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. INZ050-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>053-060-061-261100- /O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0004.080226T1400Z-080227T1100Z/ WAYNE-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE- MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...KENTON...CELINA... WAPAKONETA...GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE... DELAWARE...PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...EATON...DAYTON 954 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW AND SLEET MIXED IN WITH THE RAIN. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY MORNING WHICH WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY RESULTING IN 2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WILL BRING FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BE GUSTY WHICH WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ INZ058-059-066-OHZ070-261100- /O.CON.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1400Z-080227T1000Z/ FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...BROOKVILLE... HAMILTON 954 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. THEN COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING CAUSING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ OHZ054>056-062>064-071-072-261100- /O.CON.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1700Z-080227T1200Z/ MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-WARREN- CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...XENIA... WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LEBANON...WILMINGTON 954 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THEN COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY CAUSING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$
000 WWUS41 KILN 260410 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1110 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 OHZ026-034-035-042>046-261215- /O.EXT.KILN.WS.W.0004.080226T0410Z-080227T1100Z/ HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA... GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE 1110 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. IT MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL TURN TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY WITH ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ INZ050-OHZ051>053-060-061-261215- /O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0004.080226T1400Z-080227T1100Z/ WAYNE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...PIQUA...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...EATON...DAYTON 1110 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN OVERNIGHT. THERE COULD BE AROUND AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY MORNING WHICH WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY RESULTING IN 2 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WILL BRING FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ INZ058-059-066-OHZ070-261215- /O.CON.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1400Z-080227T1000Z/ FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...BROOKVILLE... HAMILTON 1110 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EST TUESDAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. THEN COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING CAUSING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$ OHZ054>056-062>064-071-072-261215- /O.CON.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1700Z-080227T1200Z/ MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-WARREN- CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK...XENIA... WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LEBANON...WILMINGTON 1110 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. THEN COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON TUESDAY CAUSING THE RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. $$
000 WWUS41 KILN 260849 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 349 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 INZ050-OHZ051>053-060-061-261700- /O.CAN.KILN.WS.W.0004.080226T1400Z-080227T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.SN.Y.0004.080226T1000Z-080227T1100Z/ WAYNE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...PIQUA...URBANA... SPRINGFIELD...EATON...DAYTON 349 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS, BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING, MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ INZ066-OHZ070-261000- /O.CAN.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1400Z-080227T1000Z/ FRANKLIN IN-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...HAMILTON 349 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ OHZ063-064-071-072-261000- /O.CAN.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1700Z-080227T1200Z/ FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-WARREN-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE... LEBANON...WILMINGTON 349 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ OHZ026-034-035-042>046-261700- /O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T1100Z/ HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA... GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE 349 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SOME LOCALIZED 6 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ INZ058-059-261700- /O.UPG.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1400Z-080227T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.SN.Y.0004.080226T1000Z-080227T1100Z/ FAYETTE IN-UNION IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY 349 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS, BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING, MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ OHZ054>056-261700- /O.UPG.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1700Z-080227T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.SN.Y.0004.080226T1500Z-080227T1100Z/ MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK 349 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS, BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING, MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ OHZ062-261700- /O.UPG.KILN.WS.A.0003.080226T1700Z-080227T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.SN.Y.0004.080226T1000Z-080227T1100Z/ GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...XENIA 349 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS, BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING, MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$
000 WWUS41 KILN 261431 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 931 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 OHZ026-034-035-042>046-262245- /O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T1100Z/ HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA... GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE 931 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ INZ050-058-059-OHZ051>053-060>062-262245- /O.CON.KILN.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T1100Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY- GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...EATON...DAYTON...XENIA 931 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING... MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ OHZ054>056-262245- /O.CON.KILN.SN.Y.0004.080226T1500Z-080227T1100Z/ MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK 931 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING... MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$
000 WWUS41 KILN 261709 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1209 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 OHZ026-034-035-042>046-270115- /O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T1100Z/ HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA... GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE 1209 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. $$ INZ050-058-059-OHZ051>053-060>062-270115- /O.CON.KILN.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T1100Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY- GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...EATON...DAYTON...XENIA 1209 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS... BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING... MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ OHZ054>056-270115- /O.CON.KILN.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T1100Z/ MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK 1209 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING... MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$
000 WWUS41 KILN 262002 WSWILN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 302 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 OHZ026-034-035-042>046-270415- /O.CAN.KILN.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KILN.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T0600Z/ HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA... GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE 302 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REPLACED BY SNOW ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS REPLACED THE WINTER STORM WARNING WITH A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED DURING THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AT 30 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING OF SNOW AS WELL. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ INZ050-058-059-OHZ051>056-060>062-270415- /O.EXT.KILN.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T0600Z/ WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON- FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK... EATON...DAYTON...XENIA 302 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED DURING THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AT 30 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WILL ALLOW FOR SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING OF SNOW AS WELL. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING...MOTORISTS NEED TO BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE SLIPPERY SPOTS CAN EASILY DEVELOP. $$ RYAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 25, 12:49 PM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 12:49 PM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1249 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST TODAY. A DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
TO THE REGION.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATING PLENTY OF LOW CLOUDS ACROSS THE
REGION THIS MORNING. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOWING THIS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE HANGING IN ACROSS THE AREA AT LEAST THROUGH THE REST OF
THE MORNING. WE MAY THEN SEE THINGS BEGIN TO DISSIPATE SOME AS WE
HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON AND LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW BEGINS TO
INCREASE. HOWEVER...BY THAT TIME WE SHOULD BE STARTING TO SEE AN
INCREASE IN MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS FROM APPROACHING SYSTEM. AS
A RESULT...THINK OVERALL NATURE OF THE SKY TODAY WILL BE MAINLY
CLOUDY. THUS...DESPITE INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW...CLOUDS MAY LIMIT
TEMPERATURE RISES SOMEWHAT AND WILL BACK DOWN SOME FROM CURRENT
FORECAST...BUT STILL GO WARMER THAN LATEST GUIDANCE TEMPS WHICH
HAVE COOLED OFF SIGNIFICANTLY ON THEIR HIGHS TODAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE OHIO VALLEY AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TONIGHT. AS THE LOW TRACKS EAST THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY TOMORROW...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW BEHIND A POTENT
COLD FRONT. FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE DAY WILL FREEZE ANY
PONDING WATER IN THE NORTHWEST HALF OF FCST AREA AND SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE SIGNIFICANT...PARTICULARLY
NORTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR. LATEST MODELS HAVE COME IN FURTHER
SOUTH WITH THE CENTER OF THE SFC LOW BUT MODELS HAVE BEEN PLACING
THE LOW WELL AHEAD OF THE CIRCULATION WHICH IS WHERE THE TRUE LOW
WILL BE LOCATED.
PAST SEVERAL SNOW EVENTS HAVE BEEN UNDERDONE ON THE SNOW WATER
EQUIVALENTS AND I HAVE ADJUSTED THESE UP SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE
KEEPING THE SAME QPF FIELDS FROM THE MID SHIFT. I DOUBT THAT I
WILL BE CHANGING THEM LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UPCOMING EVENT
EITHER...WITH UP TO .4 NOTED NEAR GRAND LAKE ST MARYS...AROUND .3
IN RICHMOND...AND SLIGHTLY LESS NOTED IN FRANKLIN COUNTY INDIANA
AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY OHIO OF .2. COLUMBUS METRO IS WIDELY
DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE NAM AND GFS WITH .4 AND .2 RESPECTIVELY.
DECIDED TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE WATCH UNTIL A CONSENSUS COULD BE
REACHED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE AFOREMENTIONED QPF VALUES ARE
CALCULATED AFTER THE CRITICAL THICKNESSES ARE REACHED AND SFC
TEMPS DROP TO BELOW FREEZING AND DO NOT INCLUDE ANY PRECIP THAT
FALLS AS RAIN OVERNIGHT AND EARLY IN THE DAY. SNOW WATER
EQUIVALENTS LATELY HAVE BEEN A HIGH ORDER OF 50:1...THOUGH I DOUBT
THAT WE WILL SEE ANYTHING QUITE THAT HIGH WITH UPCOMING STORM.
BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL ALSO POSE QUITE AN ISSUE ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE LOW DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MODELS STILL IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON A CLIPPER WHICH DEEPENS ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES ON FRIDAY. FORCING WITH THIS SYSTEM IS NOT TERRIBLY
DEEP...SO KEPT POPS CONFINED TO CHANCE CATEGORY FOR NOW. PRECIP
SHOULD START OFF AS LIGHT SNOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN TRANSITION
TO RAIN DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON AS WARMER AIR IS PULLED
IN. FRONT SWINGS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...AND NOT LOOKING AT MUCH
POSTFRONTAL FORCING SO PRECIP SHOULD TAPER OFF QUICKLY FRIDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT AND BRINGS FAIR
WEATHER AND A DECENT WARMUP FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MVFR/IFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. SW WINDS
AROUND 9 KTS WILL TURN SE/ESE AFTER 04Z AND THEN NW 11Z-15Z WITH
GUSTS AROUND 20 KTS...AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES AND MOVES EAST
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND INDIANA.
COLDER AIR WILL PUSH IN QUICKLY BEHIND THE LOW...SO RAIN AFTER 04Z
WILL CHANGE TO SNOW 12Z-16Z EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE TERMINALS.
OUTLOOK...MVFR TO IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT. MVFR CEILINGS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE
AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
&&
.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR OHZ045-046-052>054-061-062.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR OHZ026-034-035-042>044-051-060.
KY...NONE.
IN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR INZ050-058-059.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JGL
NEAR TERM...JGL
SHORT TERM...FRANKS
LONG TERM...HAWBLITZEL
AVIATION...Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 12:32 PM EST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1232 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>044-051-060-261745- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN- MIAMI-PREBLE- 1232 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ055-056-063>065-070>074-077>082-088- 261745- FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE- KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS- FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN- CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE- SCIOTO- 1232 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY. AS IT DOES...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY WITH SNOW SHOWERS THEN CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. TO THE SOUTH OF THAT...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. A MORE SOUTHERN LOW TRACK COULD LEAD TO HIGHER SNOW FALL AMOUNTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. OHZ045-046-052>054-061-062-261745- UNION OH-DELAWARE-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-GREENE- 1232 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL OHIO AND MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 12:18 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | ILN | Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke and 16 more | 16 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.