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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Wilmington, OH

February 25, 200813 counties in Ohio; Wayne County, Indiana

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2008-02-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2008-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 12:18 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchILNAuglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke and 16 more16 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008

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.