Scattered snow showers developed across the region and minor accumulations were noted in some of the heavier showers, or where multiple rounds of snow hit this day.
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Scattered snow showers developed across the region and minor accumulations were noted in some of the heavier showers, or where multiple rounds of snow hit this day.
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 Jan 29, 3:23 PM EST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 323 PM EST Sun Jan 29 2017 .SYNOPSIS... A weak upper level disturbance will push through the area this afternoon into this evening, allowing for scattered snow showers and light snow to continue before diminishing in coverage overnight. A low tracking across the Great Lakes region will provide a chance for light snow Monday night into Tuesday for northern/northeastern portions of the region. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/... As an H5 disturbance continues to dig into the Ohio Valley this afternoon into the evening, scattered snow shower activity will continue in the FA. An area of banded light snow has developed for southern/southeastern portions of the FA in response to a weak surface convergent axis that has set up over the southern third of the area. Although hi-res model suites continue to handle this feature poorly (both in timing and space), the persistent activity has required slightly higher forecast snow totals in those areas (generally 1 to 1.5 inches in total). Expect that highest totals may set up in a line from Maysville to Portsmouth, where accumulations of 1.5 inches are most likely. Outside of this activity, which at the current time continues to regenerate westward, snow showers have been a bit more widely scattered with very little in the way of accumulation thus far. Thus, have reduced snow totals for many locations north/west of the I-71 corridor. For the remainder of the afternoon, will maintain likely/categorical PoPs across the southern half of the FA, with chance for the northern half. As best forcing shifts east past 03z, expect that coverage will diminish greatly for the entire area, however, a lingering light snow shower or flurry cannot be ruled out for the overnight period. Have bumped high temperatures for the afternoon down a bit in accordance with observations where most persistent snow continues to fall. Lows will dip to near 20 degrees area-wide tonight. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... Although a few flurries may linger in the eastern FA early in the period, the day will be mostly dry as a surface ridge axis translates the area through the day. By late Monday evening, an area of low pressure will begin to track across the Great Lakes region, allowing for a return of WAA-induced snow chances, mainly for the northern/northeastern third of the FA. Activity again will be light, but cannot rule out a dusting to a couple of tenths of accumulation overnight into early Tuesday morning for these areas. As the low tracks north of the area, the pressure gradient will tighten, allowing for stronger southerly flow at the surface to become established Monday night into early Tuesday. Have gone with a non-diurnal temperature trace Monday night as WAA increases in the area as the warm front moves through. Tuesday looks to be the warmest day through the first half of the week, as temperatures climb into the upper 30s (north) to the mid-40s (south). && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... West to northwest flow aloft will persist through the end of the work week. A sprawling area of surface high pressure will extend from east of the Canadian Rockies, then southeast into the western Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Despite surface ridging, a weak disturbance on Wednesday may bring a brief rain or snow shower, otherwise dry weather is expected. The flow will contain considerable RH at times, especially Wednesday, but at least some partly cloudy conditions may occur by Thursday and Friday. Much variability in the operational models continues for the upcoming weekend on how the northern and southern branches of the jet stream will behave. Low confidence remains on the timing of embedded disturbances within each branch and whether or not phasing occurs between the two branches. Have kept a dry forecast lingering into Saturday. A chance of rain and snow has been introduced for Sunday. Temperatures will be seasonably cold for the first week in February. && .AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Approaching upper level trough is aiding in the rapid expansion of snow ahead of it, primarily at KILN and southeast of the I-71 corridor. IFR steady snow is expected for a few hours before the cold pool snow processes take over later this afternoon. MVFR cigs will combine with occasional lower vsbys in snow showers through the day and early evening under a fairly solid cloud deck. Cold pool of air underneath an strong upper level trough will keep the upward motion necessary for a continued threat for light snow over the region and taf sites, particularly CVG and LUK this evening. Skies will scatter out in the wake of the upper trough and subsequent downward motion early Monday morning. A weak surface ridge will build in the midwest and track over the taf sites by the afternoon. OUTLOOK...MVFR ceilings and visibilities are possible late Monday night and early Tuesday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...KC NEAR TERM...KC SHORT TERM...KC LONG TERM...Hickman AVIATION...Franks
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 246 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 INZ050-058-059-066-073-074-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065- 070>074-077-080-301200- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-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- HIGHLAND- 246 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. INZ075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ078-079-081-082-088-301200- OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-CLERMONT-BROWN-ADAMS-PIKE- SCIOTO- 246 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND AN INCH IS EXPECTED, BUT SLIGHTLY HIGHER TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
323 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 PM SNOW SCIOTOVILLE 38.76N 82.89W
01/29/2017 M0.5 INCH SCIOTO OH EMERGENCY MNGR
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EVENT NUMBER ILN1700159
JSSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
326 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0225 PM SNOW MAYSVILLE 38.64N 83.75W
01/29/2017 E1.0 INCH MASON KY SOCIAL MEDIA
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EVENT NUMBER ILN1700160
JSSThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
12 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
The county garage near West Union measured 1.5 inches of snowfall. The cooperative observer located 6 miles east of West Union measured 1.3 inches.
The county garage near Georgetown measured 1.5 inches of snowfall.
An inch of snow was reported to have fallen in Middletown.
The observer west of Urbana measured six tenths of an inch of snow.
The observer just north of Springfield measured six tenths of an inch of snow. The CoCoRaHS observer 4 miles north of town measured a half inch.
The NWS office measured 1.4 inches of snow. An employee near Odgen measured 1.2 inches. Another employee 2 miles north of Wilmington measured six tenths of an inch of snow.
The county garage near Hillsboro measured an inch of snow. A social media report from north of Wakefield measured eight tenths of an inch.
A NWS employee north of Lytle measured six tenths of an inch of snowfall.
The observer near Circleville measured a half inch of snowfall.
The observer near Waverly measured seven tenths of an inch of snowfall. The county garage north of Wakefield measured two tenths.
The EMA in Sciotoville and a spotter east of Wheelersburg both measured 2.8 inches of snow. Another EMA in Rarden and the county garage in Lucasville measured 2 inches.
A NWS employee north of Maineville measured eight tenths of an inch of snow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, January 2017
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 677063, 677064, 677066, 677069, 677071, 677072, 677075, 677076, 677079, 677081, 677082, 677083.