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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Wilmington, OH

January 31, 201510 counties in Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2015, 3:41 PM EST for 10 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Feb 1, 2015, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 31, 2015, 3:41 PM EST (20:41 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 1, 2015, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 1, 2015, 10:59 AM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH

Counties Auglaize County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Darke County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Logan County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Shelby County, OH, Union County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 1, 3:51 AM ESTSNOW 12 N Bellefontaine, OH
Feb 1, 4:32 AM ESTSNOW 1.32 Sse Wapakoneta, OH
Feb 1, 5:20 AM ESTSNOW 12 E Kenton, OH
Feb 1, 5:40 AM ESTSNOW 1.52 E Alum Creek Sp, OH
Feb 1, 6:59 AM ESTSNOW 1.52 N Bellefontaine, OH
Feb 1, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 23 N Huntsville, OH
Feb 1, 7:04 AM ESTSNOW 11 Ssw Kenton, OH
Feb 1, 7:07 AM ESTSNOW 1.82 Sse Wapakoneta, OH
Feb 1, 7:19 AM ESTSNOW 1.5Celina, OH
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 14 Nnw Dublin, OH
Feb 1, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 14 Nw Raymond, OH
Feb 1, 8:21 AM ESTSNOW 1.51 Ssw Kenton, OH
Feb 1, 8:30 AM ESTSNOW 1.67 Ne Kenton, OH
Feb 1, 8:34 AM ESTSNOW 2.52 N Bellefontaine, OH
Feb 1, 9:45 AM ESTSNOW 1.51 Ese Marysville, OH
Feb 1, 10:30 AM ESTSNOW 2.51 N Radnor, OH
Feb 1, 10:35 AM ESTSNOW 1.8Bellefontaine, OH

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 2015-01-31Temperature 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 2015-01-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1145 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
84 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

335 
WWUS41 KILN 312041
WSWILN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
341 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

.A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS...A WINTRY MIX WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
WARMER AIR WILL BE PULLED UP AHEAD OF THE LOW ON SUNDAY AND THIS
WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN PRIMARILY SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. BECAUSE OF THIS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. AS
COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE LOW...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE
OVER TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051-052-010600-
/O.UPG.KILN.WS.A.0002.150201T0500Z-150202T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KILN.WS.W.0002.150201T0500Z-150202T1200Z/
HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-
CHAMPAIGN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA...
GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...
PIQUA...URBANA
341 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SNOW WILL
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

INZ058-059-066-OHZ063>065-070>072-010600-
/O.UPG.KILN.WS.A.0002.150201T0500Z-150202T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KILN.WW.Y.0006.150201T0000Z-150201T1400Z/
FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-
BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...BROOKVILLE...
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...HAMILTON...
LEBANON...WILMINGTON
341 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH...ALONG WITH
  ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE
  FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING ENDING THE WINTRY THREAT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO LIGHT SNOW AND
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON
OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

INZ050-OHZ053>056-060>062-010600-
/O.UPG.KILN.WS.A.0002.150201T0500Z-150202T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KILN.WW.Y.0006.150201T0500Z-150202T1200Z/
WAYNE-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...
COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON...XENIA
341 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING
  RAIN...WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN SUNDAY MORNING
  WILL TRANSITION TO A PERIOD OF RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON
OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>093-OHZ073-074-077>080-082-010600-
/O.NEW.KILN.WW.Y.0006.150201T0000Z-150201T1400Z/
RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-
CAMPBELL-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERSAILLES...LAWRENCEBURG...
RISING SUN...VEVAY...CARROLLTON...WARSAW...BURLINGTON...
INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA...CHILLICOTHE...LOGAN...CINCINNATI...
MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...PIKETON
341 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY.

* HAZARD TYPES...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH...ALONG WITH
  ICE ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE
  FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING ENDING THE WINTRY THREAT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO LIGHT SNOW AND
  ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON
OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
508 
WWUS41 KILN 010249
WSWILN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
949 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

.A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS...A WINTRY MIX
WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. WARMER AIR WILL BE PULLED UP AHEAD OF THE LOW ON SUNDAY
AND THIS WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN PRIMARILY SOUTH OF
THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. BECAUSE OF THIS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE LOW...PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

OHZ026-034-035-011100-
/O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0002.150201T0500Z-150202T1200Z/
HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA
949 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8
  TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SNOW WILL 
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

OHZ043-044-011100-
/O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0002.150201T0500Z-150202T1200Z/
SHELBY-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE
949 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 7
  TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SNOW WILL 
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

OHZ042-045-046-051-052-011100-
/O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0002.150201T0500Z-150202T1200Z/
DARKE-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...
PIQUA...URBANA
949 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4
  TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN
  NORTHERN DARKE AND UNION COUNTIES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME RAIN IS
  EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SNOW MAY
  BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

INZ050-OHZ053>056-060>062-011100-
/O.CON.KILN.WW.Y.0006.150201T0500Z-150202T1200Z/
WAYNE-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...
COLUMBUS...NEWARK...EATON...DAYTON...XENIA
949 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
MONDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2
  TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
  WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. SNOW MIXED WITH RAIN SUNDAY MORNING WILL
  TRANSITION TO A PERIOD OF RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...
SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON
OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

INZ058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>093-OHZ063>065-070>074-077>080-
082-011100-
/O.CON.KILN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150201T1400Z/
FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-
CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-
FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-
BROWN-HIGHLAND-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...BROOKVILLE...
VERSAILLES...LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY...CARROLLTON...
WARSAW...BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA...
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...HAMILTON...
LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...LOGAN...CINCINNATI...
MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...PIKETON
949 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST
SUNDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN
  AN INCH...ALONG WITH LIGHT SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS
  THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH.

* TIMING...SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE
  FREEZING BY SUNDAY MORNING...CAUSING ALL PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE
  TO RAIN.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO LIGHT SNOW 
  AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...
SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON
OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

HATZOS
817 
WWUS41 KILN 010846
WSWILN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
346 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

OHZ042-045-046-051-052-011700-
/O.CAN.KILN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KILN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1200Z/
DARKE-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...
PIQUA...URBANA
346 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
  WILL END THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL WORK BACK IN THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE
SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON OUR
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.


&&

$$

INZ058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>093-OHZ063>065-070>074-077>080-
082-011000-
/O.CAN.KILN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150201T1400Z/
FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-
CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-
FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-
BROWN-HIGHLAND-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY...BROOKVILLE...
VERSAILLES...LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY...CARROLLTON...
WARSAW...BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA...
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...HAMILTON...
LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...LOGAN...CINCINNATI...
MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...PIKETON
346 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END...WHILE TEMPERATURES
HAVE GENERALLY REMAINED ABOVE FREEZING.

$$

INZ050-OHZ053-060>062-011000-
/O.CAN.KILN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1200Z/
WAYNE-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...SPRINGFIELD...EATON...
DAYTON...XENIA
346 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS COME TO AN END...WHILE TEMPERATURES
HAVE GENERALLY REMAINED ABOVE FREEZING.

$$

OHZ026-034-035-011700-
/O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1200Z/
HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA
346 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
  WILL END THIS MORNING. A RAIN AND RAIN MIX WILL WORK BACK IN
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE
OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO
BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND
TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

OHZ043-044-011700-
/O.CON.KILN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1200Z/
SHELBY-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE
346 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
  WILL END THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL WORK BACK IN THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO 
  REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS MEANS THAT PERIODS OF
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE
OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO
BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND
TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

OHZ054>056-011700-
/O.CON.KILN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1200Z/
MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK
346 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
MONDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
  WILL END THIS MORNING. RAIN WILL WORK BACK IN THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...
SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL
DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON
OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

SITES
462 
WWUS41 KILN 011559
WSWILN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1059 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

OHZ026-034-035-020000-
/O.CAN.KILN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KILN.WW.Y.0007.150202T0100Z-150202T1200Z/
HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA
1059 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW...WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
  TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE
SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILN...AS WELL AS ON OUR
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.

&&

$$

OHZ043-044-011700-
/O.CAN.KILN.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T1200Z/
SHELBY-LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE
1059 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING.

LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING WARMER AIR TO THE REGION. RAIN IS NOW
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...CHANGING TO A PERIOD OF SNOW
OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LESS THAN AN INCH.

$$

OHZ042-045-046-051-052-054>056-011700-
/O.CAN.KILN.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150202T1200Z/
DARKE-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-
LICKING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREENVILLE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...
PIQUA...URBANA...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK
1059 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING WARMER AIR TO THE REGION. RAIN IS NOW
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...CHANGING TO A PERIOD OF SNOW
OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
LESS THAN AN INCH.

$$

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 Jan 31, 1:17 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 1:17 PM EST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
117 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA TODAY KEEPING CONDITIONS
DRY. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO
VALLEY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD SNOW AND RAIN TO THE
REGION. A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM FOR MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIP EASTWARD TODAY. HIGH CLOUDS
WILL WORK INTO THE REGION THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SKIES SHOULD BE
MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS
AFTERNOON.

ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HIGH WINDS WILL BECOME SSW AND WILL BRING
WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE TEMPERATURE SHOULD PUSH INTO THE
LOWER 30S ACROSS THE NW...RISING TO THE LOWER 40S ALONG AND SOUTH
OF THE OHIO RIVER.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/...
FOCUS SHIFTS TO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL DEVELOP IN THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT AND WILL STREAK NE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY
SUNDAY. 00Z MODELS HAVE CONTINUED THE TREND OF THE PREVIOUS
RUNS...WHICH TAKES THE LOW A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH PULLING MORE
WARM AIR INTO THE REGION. THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT GRADIENT OF
SNOW ACROSS THE FA RANGING FROM LESS THAN AN INCH IN NRN KENTUCKY
TO 8-10 INCHES IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

AHEAD OF THE LOW...ISENTROPIC LIFT DEVELOPS TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR A
MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN TO
OVERSPREAD THE AREA. A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NRN COUNTIES TONIGHT...WITH LESS THAN AN
INCH POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-70.

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AHEAD OF THE LOW SUNDAY CHANGING THE
PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG I-70 WHERE A
MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE AND IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO WHERE PURE SNOW IS
STILL EXPECTED. ANOTHER 3-7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY ACROSS
MERCER...AUGLAIZE AND HARDIN COUNTIES.

THE LOW WORKS EAST OF THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT. COLDER AIR WILL
WORK IN ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM CHANGING ALL THE PRECIPITATION
BACK TO SNOW.

THERE IS STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO KEEP WINTER STORM WATCH UP.
HOPEFULLY WITH ONE MORE RUN OF THE MODELS A TREND WILL BECOME CLEAR.

THE WINTER STORM WILL BE COMING TO AN END ON MONDAY MORNING...WITH
SOME LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE SCIOTO
VALLEY BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z. ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE STRENGTHENING
SURFACE LOW...GUSTY NNW FLOW WILL LEAD TO STRONG COLD ADVECTION
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN OHIO VALLEY.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT.
WITH THE WARMER AIR EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY HIGHS AROUND THE OHIO
RIVER WILL REACH AROUND 40...THE MID 30S AROUND I-70 AND THE LOWER
30S IN THE NORTHWEST. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 IN THE NW
SUNDAY NIGHT...AND THE TEENS ELSEWHERE. HIGHS WILL ONLY REBOUND
TO THE TEENS IN THE NORTH AND LOWER 20S IN THE S ON MONDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION BY TUESDAY
MORNING. ALTHOUGH SOME CLOUDS MAY STILL PERSIST...RADIATIONAL
COOLING CONDITIONS WILL BE OTHERWISE FAVORABLE...ALLOWING FOR
TEMPERATURES IN SNOW-COVERED AREAS TO APPROACH OR EVEN DROP BELOW
ZERO DEGREES. COMBINED WITH SOME WIND (GENERALLY INCREASING
SLIGHTLY BY 12Z)...WIND CHILLS APPEAR LIKELY TO DROP INTO ADVISORY
CRITERIA FOR THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA.

FORECAST SPECIFICS BECOME MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN FOR TUESDAY AND
BEYOND. QUICK WNW FLOW ALOFT WILL BE SET UP ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER
OF THE CONUS...WITH SEVERAL WEATHER DISTURBANCES EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH. AN INITIAL SHORTWAVE WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE GREAT
LAKES ON TUESDAY...WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
SOMETIME BETWEEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. IN ADVANCE OF THE
FRONT...TEMPERATURES APPEAR LIKELY TO BE SOMEWHAT MILD...AND VALUES
WERE RAISED IN THE FORECAST FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. HOWEVER...BEHIND
THE FRONT...ANOTHER LENGTHY PERIOD OF COLD CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. PRECIPITATION WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL
LIKELY BE MAINLY SNOW...BUT CURRENT MODEL FORECASTS ARE FAIRLY
SUBDUED ON ACCUMULATION POTENTIAL.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST THIS
AFTERNOON AS MID AND HIGH CLOUDS SPILL SOUTHEAST AHEAD OF A
DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM.

FOR TONIGHT...ENERGY IN THE MID LEVELS WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST TO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS...PERTURBING AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. WELL AHEAD
OF THIS ACTIVITY...WARM...MOIST ADVECTION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP A
SWATH OF PRECIPITATION ALONG AND NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES...WARM AIR ALOFT...AND THE DEGREE OF SATURATION/LIFT
WILL DETERMINE PRECIPITATION TYPE. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE A
PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN AT KCVG/KLUK WITH CEILINGS MOSTLY LIKELY
REMAINING VFR. FARTHER NORTH...SATURATION AND LIFT WILL BE GREATER
AS THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD PIVOTS NORTHEAST. BASED ON MODEL
SOUNDINGS...IT LOOKS LIKE KILN WILL SEE A PERIOD OF FZRA WHILE
KDAY...KCMH...AND KLCK WILL MOST LIKELY SEE SNOW. THERE IS A CHANCE
THAT SOME SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN COULD MIX IN AT KDAY...KCMH...AND
KLCK BUT IT IS REALLY CLOSE. IN THE MORE PROLONGED PRECIPITATION
WILL ALLOW CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES TO DROP INTO THE MVFR AND IFR
CATEGORIES FOR THE NRN TAF SITES.

ON SUNDAY...MID LEVEL ENERGY WILL CONTINUE TO DIG/SHARPEN AS
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AS IT MOVES EAST/NORTHEAST TOWARD THE
MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY. HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS SUGGEST THAT THE TAF
SITES WILL LIKELY SEE A RESPITE IN THE PCPN THREAT BETWEEN 12Z AND
18Z ALONG WITH CEILINGS VARYING BETWEEN VFR AND MVFR. AS THE LOW
APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST...A LOW LEVEL JET WILL BRING A
SWATH OF RAIN AND SNOW INTO THE REGION. IT WILL BE WARM ENOUGH FOR
RAIN AT KCVG...KLUK...AND KILN FOR RAIN BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z WITH
PERHAPS PRECIPITATION BEGINNING AS A RAIN/SNOW MIX AT KDAY AND
KCMH BEFORE TURNING TO A PERIOD OF RAIN LATE IN THE DAY. CEILINGS
AND VISIBILITIES WILL DROP INTO THE IFR CATEGORY FOR ALL TAF SITES
BETWEEN 18Z AND 00Z.

OUTLOOK...IFR/LIFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY
NIGHT IN RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW. MVFR CEILINGS TO THEN LINGER INTO
MONDAY. MVFR CEILINGS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
     MORNING FOR OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-
     070>072.
KY...NONE.
IN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
     MORNING FOR INZ050-058-059-066.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JGL/SITES
NEAR TERM...HICKMAN/SITES
SHORT TERM...SITES
LONG TERM...HATZOS
AVIATION...HICKMAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 5:04 AM EST, 10 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
504 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

OHZ026-034-035-043>046-011015-
HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-
504 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY
OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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 WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY DROP
BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MAY REACH
VALUES LOWER THAN TEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ042-051>056-060>065-070>072-011015-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-DARKE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-
MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-
PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-
504 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL
INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO
AND SOUTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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 WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FOR MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY DROP
BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING MAY REACH
VALUES LOWER THAN TEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ073-074-077>082-088-011015-
RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-
CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-ROSS-
HOCKING-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
504 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
AND SOUTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET IS LIKELY TO OCCUR ON TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE WINTRY MIX WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN ON SUNDAY. THE RAIN WILL
CHANGE BACK TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.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
Jan 31, 3:41 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryILNBrown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton and 19 more19 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.