1 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 29, 5:31 AM EST, 59 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 631 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2005 .AVIATION (12Z-12Z)... SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROF TO PIVOT THRU THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES EARLY TODAY. ASSOCIATED STRONG SFC COLD FRONT FROM WESTERN NY THRU WRN PA WITH HI PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS HI WL BUILD EWD INTO THE REGION BECOMING CENTERED OVER OHIO TONIGHT. VERY TIGHT GRADIENT SUPPORTED WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 KTS EARLY INVOF BUT THESE WINDS ARE WEAKENING AND A WEAKENING TREND WL CONT AS THE HI BUILDS IN. CIGS GENERALLY IN THE MVFR CATEGORY BUT SATL AND NEPH ANALYSIS SHWS IMPROVING TREND. EXPECT CLOUDS TO SCATTER OUT THIS MORNING WITH SKIES BECOMING CLEAR THIS AFTN. && .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)... AXIS OF SHARP UPPER TROUGH IS MOVING INTO ILN CWA...PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT EAST OF THE AREA. UPPER FLOW WILL BECOME ZONAL BEHIND THE TROUGH. AFTER ONGOING SHOWERS MOVE EAST EARLY THIS MORNING...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE WEATHER DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM. WENT WITH CHANCE POPS FOR THE FIRST COUPLE HOURS TO COVER LEFT OVER SHOWERS. EXPECT CLEARING SKIES BY AFTERNOON. ONLY A FEW CLOUDS WILL BE AROUND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO PREVIOUS TEMPERATURE FORECAST. CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS UNDER THE HIGH CENTER WILL ALLOW PATCHY FROST TO FORM IN RURAL AREAS TONIGHT. CONIGLIO && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS... LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... AT 500 MB A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE WEATHER PATTERN AS A DEEP TROF DEVELOPS IN THE INTER-MOUNTAIN REGION IN THE WEST. EXTENDED MODELS ARE ALL TRYING TO BRING A WAVE UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. FOR THE MOST PART CLOUDS AND PRECIP SHOULD STAY TO THE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA IN THIS PATTERN. BUT WILL MONITOR PATTERN FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION OF POPS FOR THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. TEMPS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE EXTENDED. TIPTON && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 506 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2005 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-300915- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE- DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK- MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 406 AM EST THU SEP 29 2005 /506 AM EDT THU SEP 29 2005/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF OHIO. INDIANA...SOUTHWEST OHIO...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winds gusted to between 40 and 50 mph across the Columbus metro area as a strong cold front passed through the area. The strong winds caused several trees to fall from near downtown into the southeast suburbs.
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