A swath of 3 inches of snow fell along the I-70 corridor, with lesser amounts falling to the south.
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The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
A swath of 3 inches of snow fell along the I-70 corridor, with lesser amounts falling to the south.
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 Dec 13, 6:42 AM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 642 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2016 .SYNOPSIS... A trough of low pressure will bring a wintry mix of precipitation today. An Arctic cold front will then move through the region tonight, ushering in much colder temperatures through Friday. A large area of low pressure will provide the next chance of precipitation on Saturday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Surface map shows high pressure moving east, with an inverted trough extending toward the area from the southwest. Radar shows precip developing across southern Indiana and Illinois in increasing moisture and lift on the northern periphery of the trough, in line with latest short term model guidance. As per latest model guidance, expect precip to increase in coverage, reaching southern counties this morning, before spreading northward across the area through the afternoon. Temperatures at the surface and aloft point to a wintry mix, varying from south to north. Look for snow to develop this morning from Cincinnati to Wilmington, with a brief period of freezing rain possible. The wintry precip in the south may then change to rain by afternoon before ending, with less than an inch of snow accumulation in southern counties just north of the Ohio River, and little accumulation south of the river. Locations farther to the north, including Dayton and Columbus, should see snow, with up to 1.5 inches of accumulation. The precip is forecast to travel quickly northeastward, diminishing by this evening. High temperatures will range from about 30 north, to the mid 30s over the 3 metro areas, up to around 40 far south. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/... System that produced the wintry mix will continue east tonight, bringing an end to any lingering precip. High pressure and a dry and cold airmass will follow. The lack of moisture and forcing should keep any precip from developing through Thursday. Main concern will be the bitter cold temperatures and wind chills. Highs in the upper teens north to low 30s south Wednesday will fall further in strong cold advection by Thursday, when highs are forecast to reach only the single digits north to the upper teens south. Expect lows mainly in the single digits Wednesday night, with below zero wind chills possibly reaching advisory criteria Wednesday night/Thursday morning. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... Arctic high will move across the region at the beginning of the period. Temperatures will be 20 degrees or more below normal during this time frame. This combined with wind will result in below zero wind chills across much of the area into Thursday night and possibly into Friday morning in northern counties. Low pressure will develop in the central Plains on Friday and lift into the Great Lakes on Saturday. Precipitation will develop well ahead of this system in strong warm air advection. Initial precipitation will primarily affect northern counties Friday afternoon/evening and then overspread the entire forecast area Friday night. Precipitation will start out as snow but transition through a wintry mix before changing to all rain late Friday night into Saturday morning. Models showing a pretty good signal of an aggressive warm nose aloft while cold air at the surface takes longer to dislodge. This could result in some light snow/ice accumulations Friday afternoon into Friday night. Periods of rain will occur Saturday into Saturday night until a cold front trailing the Great Lakes surface low moves through. Rain will change back over to snow before ending on Sunday. There could be some additional accumulation but uncertainty that far out in time is considerable. High pressure will build in Sunday and Monday with below normal temperatures although not as cold as at the beginning of the period. && .AVIATION /12Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... WAA ahead of a mid level shortwave has lead to the development of a streak of precipitation across southern Indiana into northern KY and sw Ohio. Precipitation type was mainly snow with some embedded areas of sleet. This precipitation is expected to become more widespread as the shortwave energy approaches from the west and the low levels moisten up. Initially the best chance for precip will impact KCVG and KLUK but this axis will pivot north by mid morning with the most favorable region focused between KDAY and KCMH. Precipitation will likely start as mixed snow and sleet across KCVG/KLUK but should remain mainly snow at KDAY/KCMH. Expect MVFR cigs/vsbys at the onset with IFR conditions quickly developing this morning. As this system shifts east by late afternoon expect to see lingering MFVR cigs. These CIGS will likely improve this evening with skies clearing out overnight. OUTLOOK...MVFR ceilings will be possible Friday night. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...Coniglio NEAR TERM...Coniglio SHORT TERM...Coniglio LONG TERM... AVIATION...AR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 503 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>072- 141015- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-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- 503 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET...BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO MAINLY SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND AN INCH FOR MOST LOCATIONS...WITH UP TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ZERO AT TIMES FROM TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ073-074-077>082-088-141015- 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- 503 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL THIS MORNING. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET...BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO MAINLY RAIN BY AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ZERO AT TIMES FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington OH 427 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2016 INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>072- 131400- Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-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- Including the cities of...Richmond...Connersville...Liberty... West College Corner...Brookville...Kenton...Ada...Celina... Coldwater...Wapakoneta...St. Marys...Greenville...Sidney... Bellefontaine...Marysville...Delaware...Troy...Piqua... Tipp City...Urbana...Springfield...London...West Jefferson... Plain City...Columbus...Newark...Eaton...Camden...Dayton... Kettering...Beavercreek...Fairborn...Xenia... Washington Court House...Circleville...Lancaster...Pickerington... Hamilton...Middletown...Fairfield...Oxford...Mason...Lebanon... Springboro...Wilmington...Blanchester 427 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2016 ...Wintry mix and snow expected this morning... Snow is expect to overspread the region early this morning. The snow may mix briefly with freezing rain and sleet at the onset. While any ice accumulations are expected to be very light, this mix of precipitation could cause travel difficulties during the morning commute. By late morning to early afternoon, precipitation is expected to be in the form of snow. By late this afternoon, total snowfall accumulations of 1 to 2 inches will be possible before ending. INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ073-074-077>082-088-131400- 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- Including the cities of...Batesville...Milan...Versailles... Lawrenceburg...Aurora...Rising Sun...Vevay...Carrollton... Warsaw...Florence...Burlington...Oakbrook...Covington... Erlanger...Independence...Newport...Alexandria...Owenton... Williamstown...Crittenden...Dry Ridge...Falmouth...Butler... Augusta...Brooksville...Mount Olivet...Maysville...Vanceburg... Tollesboro...Chillicothe...Logan...Cincinnati...Milford... Georgetown...Mount Orab...Hillsboro...Greenfield...West Union... Peebles...Waverly...Piketon...Portsmouth...Wheelersburg 427 AM EST Tue Dec 13 2016 ...Wintry mix expected this morning... Snow is expected to overspread the region between 5 AM and 8 AM this morning. The snow will mix briefly with sleet and freezing rain by mid morning and then change to all rain prior to ending in the afternoon. While any snow and ice accumulations are expected to be light, this mix of precipitation could cause travel difficulties during the morning commute.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Three and a half inches was measured on the west side of Richmond. A public report from Centerville indicated that 3 inches had fallen there.
Two and a half inches was measured on the north side of Batesville.
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