Moderate to heavy rainfall affected the region as an upper level low lifted up across the region.
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Moderate to heavy rainfall affected the region as an upper level low lifted up across the region.
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 19, 7:55 PM EST, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 855 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Occasional showers can be expected tonight into Saturday morning as a low pressure system moves through the Ohio Valley. Temperatures will remain unseasonably cold on Saturday with highs mostly in the 40s. High pressure and a drier, warmer airmass will build into the area for Sunday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... 993mb surface low centered near the western tip of Virginia is affecting the ILN area tonight. In addition to bands of heavy showers, winds in the tight pressure gradient on the north flank of the low have gusted as high as 37 knots. Have added mention of gusts to 45 mph in HWO. GEFS plumes show winds subsiding quickly after midnight. Will be monitoring southeast counties for possible severe weather that may include damaging wind and rotating cells. As the low lifts north, the low level jet will continue to increase on the northeast/north side of it. This will lead to the development of some good frontogenetic forcing/low and mid level deformation later tonight into early Saturday morning. As a result, expect to see a more organized band of showers and perhaps an embedded thunderstorm pivot southeast to northwest across our area as we head through the night. It looks like the main focus for this will be across western portions of our area late tonight. The HREF mean is suggesting a band of 1 to 1.5 inches of rain with this, which is similar to the NAM/GFS. Some of this will fall over the areas that received an inch or so of rain last night. Toyed with a flood watch for a few of our southeast Indiana/eastern Indiana counties, but with the rain falling over more of an extended time frame and some uncertainty on the placement and timing of the heavier band, have opted to just hit it harder in our HWO. The strong forcing will also cause some dynamic cooling to occur and therefore, am hesitant to completely throw out the more aggressive NAM with its changeover to snow late tonight. Will at least go ahead and allow for some wet snow flakes to mix in across our far western areas late. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Fairly widespread pcpn should be ongoing across at least our western areas Saturday morning with still the possibility of some wet snow flakes mixing in across our far west. The low is forecast to shift slowly northeast and fill through the day on Saturday. This will allow for a decreasing trend in the shower activity. However, with plenty of clouds around and an unseasonably cold airmass in place, only expect highs on Saturday in the 40s. Surface high pressure will begin to build in from the west Saturday night. This could allow for some decrease in clouds across our west late. Lows Saturday night will range from the upper 30s in the west to around 40 degrees in the east. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... The upper level closed low will continue to wobble east toward the mid Atlantic on Sunday. This will allow weak surface high pressure ridging to build into our region. Clouds will be slow to move/erode, but at least western areas should see some sunshine on Easter. Highs will range from the lower 60s east to the mid/upper 60s west. As the upper level low slowly pushes off the mid Atlantic coast Sunday night into Monday, mid level ridging will move into the the Ohio Valley. The weather will remain quiet with warmer weather returning on Monday as low level flow becomes southerly. Highs will range from the mid to upper 70s. Placement and timing issues begin to arise among the models as we head into mid week. Overall, a slow moving frontal boundary will affect the Ohio Valley with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. The front may push through the region Wednesday/Thursday, or get hung up along the Ohio River. Best chance is expected Tuesday into Tuesday night when the highest instability/forcing is expected. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s on Tuesday will drop off a little to the mid 60s to the lower 70s Wednesday/Thursday. Northwest mid level flow is forecast to develop toward the end of the week. This should eventually allow surface high pressure to build into the area for the first part of the weekend. Temperatures will remain in the 60s to the lower 70s. && .AVIATION /01Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Aviation will continue to be affected by inclement weather conditions in the circulation around slow moving low pressure. Entrenched low level moisture will bring IFR to MVFR ceilings through the end of the forecast period even as the low weakens on its path to the northeast. Showers may linger through Saturday afternoon until moisture and forcing finally diminish Saturday evening. Winds from the north to northeast will gust over 30 knots this evening before speeds decrease later tonight. OUTLOOK...MVFR ceilings and visibilities likely through Saturday night. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...JGL NEAR TERM...Coniglio/JGL SHORT TERM...JGL LONG TERM...Hickman AVIATION...Coniglio
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 843 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-210045- 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- 843 PM EDT Fri Apr 19 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Southeast Indiana, Northeast Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Northeast winds will gust as high as 45 mph before diminishing after midnight. Occasional showers will affect the region tonight. The rain will be heavy at times, leading to the possibility of rises on area creeks and streams. This may result in some localized flooding concerns as well as ponding of water on area roadways. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Ohio Route 123 was closed between Ohio Route 132 and U.S. 22/OH-3 due to land slippage at the edge of the road.
High water was reported over Gargonia Road, which prompted its closing.
High water was reported over Hughes Road, which prompted its closing.
Hales Branch Rosd near Jonesboro Road, was closed due to high water.
High water was reported on Hunt Road near Ohio Route 131.
High water was reported on Shiloh Road near Ohio Route 727.
Ohio Route 772 was closed due to flooding.
Hunter Road was closed due to flooding.
Beamsville-Union City Road was closed due to flooding.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 811944, 809179, 809180, 809181, 809182, 809183, 809184, 809187, 809189.