1 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 3, 3:15 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 415 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... COLD FRONT WELL EAST OF FCST AREA ATTM...WITH SCT -SHRA ASSOCD WITH UPR TROF AXIS PUSHING THRU REGION. TEMPS HAD FALLEN INTO THE 40S ACRS MUCH OF THE FCST AREA WITH STRONG CAA BEHIND FRONT. WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 35-45 MPH ACRS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTN. OH VLY TO GET A BIT OF A BREAK FROM THE ACTIVE WX FOR NEXT FEW DAYS...AS COOL NW FLO PATTERN SETS UP BTWN UPR RIDGE OVER CNTRL PLAINS AND DEEP UPR LO OVER NE CONUS. HAVE MAINTAINED LO CHC POPS IN EASTERN COUNTIES FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT PCPN RAPIDLY COMING TO AN END AS UPR TROF AXIS ALMOST THRU FCST AREA WITH STRONG NVA DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. LIKELY BE ABLE TO PULL PCPN ENTIRELY OUT OF FCST BY 22-23Z. WIND GUSTS HAVE COME AWFULLY CLOSE TO WIND ADV CRIT. WITH STRONGEST WINDS ONLY EXPECTED FOR ANOTHER 2-4 HOURS WILL HANDLE WITH SHORT TERM FCSTS. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH TO CONTINUE FOR NEXT FEW HOURS...THEN SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVNG AS SFC PRES GRADIENT LOOSENS AND BNDRY LYR FLO WEAKENS. BACK EDGE OF SC ACRS EASTERN ILLINOIS. AS SF CHI PRES BUILDS INTO OH VLY THIS EVNG...CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY SCATTER OUT FROM WEST AND SOUTHWEST. AFOREMTIONED STRONG UPR LO DIVING SOUTH THRU GRT LKS TUES WILL TRACK INTO WESTERN NY BY TUES EVNG. MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING FURTHER WEST AND DEEPER WITH UPR TROF/LO FOR LAST DAY OR SO...AND NOW APPEARS THAT MAY BE ABLE TO GENERATE SOME WDLY SCT -SHRA ACRS CNTRL OH TUES AFTN IN WEAK PVA AHEAD OF UPR LO. CHANCE FOR PCPN WILL LINGER INTO TUES NIGHT EAST OF A BELLEFONTAINE-CHILLICOTHE LINE. SFC TEMPS AND BNDRY LYR THICKNESSES SUPPORT POTENTIAL FOR SOME SNOW MIXING IN WITH RAIN AFT MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AGAIN ON TUES AS BNDRY LYR MIXING SHOULD ENSURE PULLING SOME WINDS TO SFC. HAVE GUSTS APPCHG 30 MPH ACRS NRN 1/2 FCST AREA... ESPECIALLY ON TUES AFTN. UPR LO SWINGS INTO NEW ENGLAND WED WITH DEEP UPR TROF SLOWLY SHIFTING EAST AWAY WED. NAM AGAIN REALLY HITTING BNDRY LYR MOISTURE AND SUGGESTING GOOD DEAL OF CLOUDS DURING THE DAY. WHILE CAA CU DVLPMNT IS POSSIBLE ACRS NE 1/2 FCST AREA...MOISTURE LOOKS SOMEWHAT OVERDONE AS 850 TEMPS WILL BEGIN RISING BY AFTN HOURS. UPR RIDGE WILL THEN BUILD IN WED NIGHT WITH CI AHEAD OF APPCHG WARM FRONT MOVING INTO REGION. TEMPS...KEPT PRETTY CLOSE TO MAV GUID THRU SHORT TERM. SHAVED A COUPLE DEG OFF HIGHS TUES AND WED ACRS CNTRL/WEST CNTRL OH WITH MORE CLOUDS AND CAA THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. TEMPS WILL RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL ACRS SRN FCST AREA BY WED WITH S/SE FLO DVLPG BY THURS MRNG AHEAD OF WARM FRONT. RYAN && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... ACTIVE PATTERN STARTING OUT THE FORECAST FOR THE TAIL END OF THE WEEK...LEADING TO HIGH PRESSURE FOR THE WEEKEND AND RETURN FLOW SETTING UP FOR NEXT WEEK. WMFNT TO TRAIL THE H5 RIDGE EARLY THURS AND INCREASE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL SWIND THROUGH THE REGION AHEAD OF THE MEAN H5 TROF THAT IS STILL LOCATED IN THE MIDWEST AT 12Z FRI. THIS TROF SWINGS THROUGH DURING THE DAY AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED...ENDING NW-SE OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE WEEKEND. TEMP FORECAST FOR THURS/FRI IS IN QUESTION AS TO HOW MUCH WARM AIR WILL BE FUNNELLED INTO OHVLY AND THEN AS TO THE RAIN KNOCKING DOWN DAYTIME HIGHS ON BOTH DAYS. THE WARMER TEMPS EXPECTED ON FRI STAND THE BEST CHANCE OF NEEDING TO BE LOWERED...BUT SATURDAY WILL SEE A GOOD DROP OF ABOUT 10 DEG FROM FRI AS HIGH PRESSURE FUNNELS IN NRLY WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. GRADUAL MODIFICATION OF THE AIRMASS EXPECTED WITH A FEW DEG RISE IN TEMPS FOR SAT SUN AND MON. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP TO THE MID AND UPPER 30S SUN MORN AS THE HIGH WORKS INTO THE REGION. FRANKS && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 143 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006/ AVIATION /18Z-18Z/... CURRENT SURFACE MAP DEPICTS LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EAST OF CWA AT THIS TIME. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT ALL SITES THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MVFR CONDITIONS IN -SHRA. CEILINGS SHOULD RAISE TO VFR LATE THIS EVENING. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR BY DAYBREAK ACROSS THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SITES. WITH MODELS HANGING UPPER LOW A BIT FURTHER WEST...KCMH AND KLCK MAY NOT CLEAR OUT. HAVE LEFT BKN VFR CEILING AT THESE SITES. GUSTS WILL LINGER THROUGH THIS EVENING AS HIGH AS 35KTS. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF A BIT OVERNIGHT...AND INCREASE TO NEAR 15KTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SHORT TERM... LONG TERM... AVIATION...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1234 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-040915- 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- 1234 PM EDT MON APR 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST 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 NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. RYAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
224 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG CARROLLTON 38.68N 85.16W
04/02/2006 CARROLL KY BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED 60 MPH GUST. LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG ALEXANDRIA 38.96N 84.38W
04/02/2006 CAMPBELL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG CONNERSVILLE 39.66N 85.14W
04/02/2006 FAYETTE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON VERNON ROAD. POWER POLE SNAPPED.
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRFIELD 39.33N 84.54W
04/02/2006 BUTLER OH TRAINED SPOTTER
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A BUILDING
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE UNION CITY 40.24N 84.74W
04/02/2006 DARKE OH UTILITY COMPANY
ROOF OFF A SCHOOL BUILDING
1140 PM TSTM WND DMG ORANGEBURG 38.57N 83.69W
04/02/2006 MASON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
BARN DAMAGED AND SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWN
1250 AM TSTM WND DMG LANCASTER 39.72N 82.60W
04/03/2006 FAIRFIELD OH EMERGENCY MNGR
SHINGLES RIPPED OFF ROOF
1220 AM TSTM WND DMG CHILLICOTHE 39.34N 82.99W
04/03/2006 ROSS OH NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN
&&
JOHNFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
233 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S CELINA 40.50N 84.57W
04/02/2006 MERCER OH EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN ON CARTAGENA ROAD
&&
JOHNFPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
444 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG HOLTON 39.08N 85.38W
04/02/2006 RIPLEY IN AMATEUR RADIO
EIGHT 24 INCH TREES DOWN
1025 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 SE VERSAILLES 38.98N 85.15W
04/02/2006 RIPLEY IN AMATEUR RADIO
MOBILE HOME DAMAGED. 2 S OF CROSS PLAINS.
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG CARROLLTON 38.68N 85.16W
04/02/2006 CARROLL KY BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED 60 MPH GUST. LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
1030 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 N VEVAY 38.89N 85.07W
04/02/2006 SWITZERLAND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG RISING SUN 38.95N 84.86W
04/02/2006 OHIO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1040 PM TSTM WND GST OSGOOD 39.13N 85.29W
04/02/2006 E60.00 MPH RIPLEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO HAD TREE LIMBS DOWN
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG AURORA 39.07N 84.90W
04/02/2006 DEARBORN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKVILLE 39.42N 85.01W
04/02/2006 FRANKLIN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1040 PM TSTM WND DMG OWENTON 38.54N 84.84W
04/02/2006 OWEN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1040 PM TSTM WND GST 6 ESE WARSAW 38.75N 84.79W
04/02/2006 E60.00 MPH GALLATIN KY PUBLIC
REPORT FROM NAPOLEON
1049 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W HAGERSTOWN 39.91N 85.18W
04/02/2006 WAYNE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN FROM WIND
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW CORINTH 38.54N 84.59W
04/02/2006 GRANT KY TRAINED SPOTTER
BARN BLOWN INTO THE ROADWAY IN THE 900 BLOCK OF KEEFER RD
1050 PM TSTM WND DMG WILLIAMSTOWN 38.64N 84.56W
04/02/2006 GRANT KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN IN WILLIAMSTOWN AND ALSO SCATTERED ABOUT THE
COUNTY
1051 PM TSTM WND GST 4 N FLORENCE 39.05N 84.64W
04/02/2006 M76.00 MPH BOONE KY ASOS
KCVG AIRPORT
1052 PM TSTM WND GST UNION 38.95N 84.67W
04/02/2006 M69.00 MPH BOONE KY TRAINED SPOTTER
1055 PM HAIL 6 N LIBERTY 39.72N 84.93W
04/02/2006 E0.75 INCH UNION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
1105 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SSE ERLANGER 38.93N 84.55W
04/02/2006 KENTON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF OF FLEA MARKET BLOWN OFF NEAR RICHWOOD JUST EAST OF
THE KENTON-BOONE COUNTY LINE
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRFIELD 39.33N 84.54W
04/02/2006 BUTLER OH TRAINED SPOTTER
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF A BUILDING
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE FALMOUTH 38.62N 84.27W
04/02/2006 PENDLETON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
GARAGE DOOR BLOWN OFF
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SE CAMDEN 39.58N 84.57W
04/02/2006 PREBLE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
RECEIVED REPORT FROM THE PUBLIC OF NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
WEST ELKTON
1114 PM TSTM WND GST CINCINNATI 39.14N 84.51W
04/02/2006 M70.00 MPH HAMILTON OH AMATEUR RADIO
REPORTED IN CLIFTON
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE UNION CITY 40.24N 84.74W
04/02/2006 DARKE OH UTILITY COMPANY
ROOF OFF A SCHOOL BUILDING
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG CONNERSVILLE 39.66N 85.14W
04/02/2006 FAYETTE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON VERNON ROAD. POWER POLE SNAPPED.
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG ALEXANDRIA 38.96N 84.38W
04/02/2006 CAMPBELL KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1115 PM TSTM WND DMG EATON 39.75N 84.63W
04/02/2006 PREBLE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1125 PM TSTM WND DMG AMELIA 39.03N 84.22W
04/02/2006 CLERMONT OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S CELINA 40.50N 84.57W
04/02/2006 MERCER OH EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER POLES KNOCKED DOWN ON CARTAGENA ROAD
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKSVILLE 38.68N 84.07W
04/02/2006 BRACKEN KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE
1135 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N LEBANON 39.48N 84.21W
04/02/2006 WARREN OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF DAMAGED AND TREES DOWN AT SR 48 AND SR 122
1140 PM TSTM WND DMG ORANGEBURG 38.57N 83.69W
04/02/2006 MASON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
BARN DAMAGED AND SEVERAL POWERLINES DOWN
1140 PM TSTM WND DMG MORAINE 39.70N 84.23W
04/02/2006 MONTGOMERY OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES DOWN
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E XENIA 39.69N 83.92W
04/02/2006 GREENE OH EMERGENCY MNGR
HOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED
1149 PM TSTM WND DMG 10 N SARDINIA 39.15N 83.81W
04/02/2006 HIGHLAND OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
BARN DAMAGED
1150 PM TSTM WND DMG SOUTH CHARLESTON 39.82N 83.64W
04/02/2006 CLARK OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN
1150 PM TSTM WND DMG CLARKSVILLE 39.40N 83.98W
04/02/2006 CLINTON OH PUBLIC
TREE DOWN
1156 PM TSTM WND DMG JEFFERSONVILLE 39.65N 83.56W
04/02/2006 FAYETTE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
HOUSE DAMAGED
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG WILMINGTON 39.44N 83.83W
04/03/2006 CLINTON OH AMATEUR RADIO
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF NUMEROUS STORES ALONG AND NEAR
ROMBACH AVENUE
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG WILMINGTON 39.44N 83.83W
04/03/2006 CLINTON OH AMATEUR RADIO
POWER POLES DOWN ALONG US 68
1209 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 E GEORGETOWN 38.87N 83.79W
04/03/2006 BROWN OH AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN RUSSELLVILLE
1210 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW JEFFERSONVILLE 39.61N 83.61W
04/03/2006 FAYETTE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OVER ON OLD US 35 JUST OFF OF NEW
US 35 NEAR THE INTERSECTION WITH I-71
1220 AM TSTM WND DMG CHILLICOTHE 39.34N 82.99W
04/03/2006 ROSS OH NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN
1250 AM TSTM WND DMG LANCASTER 39.72N 82.60W
04/03/2006 FAIRFIELD OH EMERGENCY MNGR
SHINGLES RIPPED OFF ROOF
&&
RYANPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTION AND ADDITION TO SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
509 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1120 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E LOVELAND 39.27N 84.22W
04/02/2006 CLERMONT OH EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE FELL INTO A HOUSE ON HILL STATION ROAD.
1125 PM TSTM WND DMG PLEASANT PLAIN 39.28N 84.11W
04/02/2006 WARREN OH EMERGENCY MNGR
15-20 HOMES WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM COZZADALE TO
PLEASANT PLAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. A BARN
WAS KNOCKED OFF ITS FOUNDATION NEAR PLEASANT PLAIN.
NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED.
&&
RYANPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
513 PM EDT MON APR 03 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1240 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 E LAURELVILLE 39.47N 82.64W
04/03/2006 HOCKING OH PARK/FOREST SRVC
TREES DOWNED ON TRAILS THROUGHOUT HOCKING HILLS STATE
PARK.
&&
RYANThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Metal siding broke loose from the Chase Bank Building in downtown Columbus. Two windows were shattered at the Columbus Hotel.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, April 2006
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