A strong upper level system brought abundant moisture into the region, which combined with a cold front to bring heavy rain and flooding along with strong thunderstorms.
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A strong upper level system brought abundant moisture into the region, which combined with a cold front to bring heavy rain and flooding along with strong thunderstorms.
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 25, 6:43 PM EST, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 743 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and a few thunderstorms will be possible through tonight as a low pressure system moves through the Ohio Valley. A cold front will push east across the area on Friday with a drier, cooler air mass moving into the region behind it. Another low pressure system will bring additional rain chances to the area later Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... A warm front is pushing north into our area this afternoon and currently looks to be up to about the Ohio River. To the north of this, we are continuing to see some occasional rain showers persist across much of our northern fa. Mid level energy moving out of the mid Mississippi Valley will help a developing surface low pressure system lift northeast across the Ohio Valley through tonight. This will be accompanied by a strengthening 40 knot low level jet that will rotate up across our area through this evening/overnight. This will allow for the shower activity to become more widespread as we head into this evening and tonight. Some weak instabilities will also be in place across the area into tonight so will continue with a mention of some embedded thunderstorms, mainly into this evening. As the low lifts northeast across the area, a trailing cold front will push in from the northwest late tonight with perhaps a decreasing trend in pcpn coverage across our far west late. The NAM/ CMC and several of the 12Z higher res models are suggesting some heavier rain swaths with some localized amounts of 2 to 3 inches possible. The GFS and the ECMWF are not as aggressive, with the ECMWF keeping the heaviest swath to our northwest. FFG is on the higher side with 6 hour guidance generally in the 2 to 2.5 inch range. Considered going with a flood watch across parts of our northwest to account for this. However, with some uncertainty between the models in the location of the heaviest swaths and the latest RAP and HRRR continuing to shift farther to the northwest, have opted to hold off on a watch. That being said, think there is potential to see a fair amount of flood advisory type issues tonight and will continue to mention this threat in the HWO. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... The mid/upper level trough axis will shift off to the east through the day on Friday with the surface low shifting off to our northeast and the cold front moving east of our area. This will lead to a decreasing trend in pcpn from west to east as we progress through the day. As drier air moves in, we will also see at least some partial clearing work in from the west through the afternoon. In developing low level CAA behind the front, winds will be on the increase and become gusty. Have trended a little closer to the more mixy GFS, with wind gusts in the 30 to 35 mph range possible. Highs on Friday will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Mainly clear skies are expected for Friday night with lows ranging from the upper 30s in the north to the lower 40s in the south. It does look like the gradient will help keep the winds up enough through the night to limit any frost development across the north Friday night. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... An unsettled weather pattern will be in place for this weekend and into next week with multiple systems moving through the region. Although dry conditions will start out the day on Saturday an approaching low pressure system will bring precipitation chances to the region beginning during the afternoon hours on Saturday. Precipitation will taper off Sunday morning. Instability is limited during this time and therefore generally kept any thunder mention out of this time period or at a minimum. Clouds will decrease for Sunday evening into the first part of Sunday night. There is the potential for some frost across central Ohio if winds decrease for a long enough period of time. At time point limited frost mention to central Ohio and kept it patchy. The dry weather for Sunday night will be short lived as precipitation chances move back into the region for Monday and remain in place through the week. Warmer temperatures will be in place during this time with highs generally in the 60s in 70s. A few 80 degree temperatures will also be possible near and south of the Ohio River on Wednesday and Thursday. There is at least some instability each day and therefore have a thunder mention in the forecast as well. && .AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Flight conditions will be affected by weather associated with low pressure moving from Central Indiana to Northwest Ohio. Showers and thunderstorms will be accompanied by IFR visibilities, and wind gusts as high as 35 knots this evening at CVG and LUK. Thunderstorms may decrease in strength overnight, while showers increase in coverage, and MVFR ceilings become widespread. As the low lifts north on Friday, winds from the northwest will increase in speed with gusts over 30 knots. VFR should arrive Friday afternoon as high pressure moves closer, while wind speeds gradually subside by Friday evening. OUTLOOK...MVFR conditions will be possible on Saturday night into Sunday morning. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...JGL NEAR TERM...JGL SHORT TERM...JGL LONG TERM...Novak AVIATION...Coniglio
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 430 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>099-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-260830- Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio- Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant- Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-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- 430 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A strong upper level system will bring the chance of moderate to heavy precipitation to the region through tonight. This will lead to the potential for isolated flooding issues as rainfall amounts between 1.50 and 2 inches are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. KYZ100-OHZ088-260830- Lewis-Scioto- 430 AM EDT Thu Apr 25 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky and South Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
747 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019
OHZ054-063-260015-
Fayette OH-Madison OH-
747 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND
SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...
At 746 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Jeffersonville, moving northeast at 30 mph.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Penny size hail...
Locations impacted include...
London, Choctaw Lake, Lafayette, South Solon, Midway, Newport,
Interstate 70 at State Route 56, Madison Lake, Bookwalter, Big Plain
and Shady Grove.
This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 72 and 76.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at
weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can
do so safely.
LAT...LON 3965 8360 3971 8366 3972 8365 3977 8365
3977 8359 3987 8355 3989 8355 3998 8348
3982 8324 3982 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2346Z 223DEG 24KT 3975 8356PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
749 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM HAIL 5 NE WILMINGTON 39.77N 83.82W
04/25/2019 M0.50 INCH GREENE OH PUBLIC
FROM VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
&&
JEGSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
757 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019
INZ074-075-080-KYZ089>091-094-095-260030-
Switzerland IN-Ohio IN-Dearborn IN-Boone KY-Carroll KY-Owen KY-
Gallatin KY-Grant KY-
757 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT OHIO...SOUTHERN
DEARBORN...SWITZERLAND...EASTERN CARROLL...BOONE...NORTHWESTERN
GRANT...CENTRAL OWEN AND GALLATIN COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...
At 757 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line
extending from 7 miles south of Dillsboro to 7 miles southwest of
Owenton, moving northeast at 60 mph.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 50 mph...
Very heavy rain...
Locations impacted include...
Cincinnati, Florence, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Aurora, Walton, Rising
Sun, Hidden Valley, Oakbrook, Burlington, Union, Crittenden, Dry
Ridge, Vevay, Warsaw, Owenton, Dillsboro, Shawnee, Kentucky Speedway
and Wilmington.
This includes the following Interstates...
I-71 in Kentucky between mile markers 48 and 77.
I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 161 and 166, and between mile
markers 170 and 182.
Water will pond on roads and may quickly fill roadside ditches and
small streams.
To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at
weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can
do so safely.
LAT...LON 3843 8493 3846 8492 3843 8495 3852 8500
3851 8502 3855 8500 3857 8504 3893 8517
3893 8513 3896 8513 3921 8482 3911 8482
3915 8474 3910 8466 3892 8460 3880 8462
3879 8456 3876 8455 3842 8488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 219DEG 54KT 3892 8510 3846 8494Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington OH 815 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019 OHZ054-055-260045- Madison OH-Franklin OH- 815 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL FRANKLIN AND EASTERN MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT... At 815 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near London, moving northeast at 30 mph. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... Winds to 45 mph... Penny size hail... Locations impacted include... London, Jefferson, West Jefferson, Lake Darby, Lafayette, Newport, Interstate 70 at US Route 42, Georgesville, Madison Lake and Lilly Chapel. This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 78 and 89. To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely. LAT...LON 3976 8344 3982 8352 4008 8330 3994 8314 TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 221DEG 28KT 3983 8343
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
829 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0828 PM HAIL 3 E LONDON 39.89N 83.38W
04/25/2019 M0.50 INCH MADISON OH TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JEGPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
850 PM EDT THU APR 25 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SW BENHAM 38.97N 85.25W
04/25/2019 RIPLEY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS ONE HOUSE DESTROYED AT 700 SOUTH
AND LEMON ROAD AND A LARGE TREE AND POWER POLES DOWN ON
WEST COUNTY ROAD 800 SOUTH. THE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ALONG
A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST PATH. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
JEGThe Cincinnati radar (KILN), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:58 UTC.
14 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A 20 foot tall tree with a one to two foot base fell down.
The tornado first touched down at a residence just northwest of the intersection of Greenville-Nashville Road and Hillgrove-Southern Road. A wood and siding covering over the south-facing porch was lifted over the house and strewn for approximately 150 yards to the northeast. Roof damage also occurred, most likely resulting from the debris coming into contact with the roof. No debris spatter was observed on the opposite side of the house, but the debris remained confined to a narrow path approximately 75 yards wide. The uplift and convergence of the wood and siding porch debris was deemed consistent with damage caused by a 70 mph EF0 tornado.
The tornado then appeared to lift, before causing very minor tree damage along Hillgrove-Southern Road between Greenville-Nashville Road and State Route 502. This damage was likely caused by low-end EF0 winds of no more than 65 mph.
The tornado then lifted again, with evidence of an additional touchdown just east of the State Route 502 and Hillgrove-Southern Road intersection. Two locust trees approximately 18 inches in diameter were snapped, and one pine tree approximately 30 feet tall was uprooted. Minor roof damage also occurred on the nearby house and outbuildings. The locust trees were not completely solid, with some rot in the center of both trees. This damage was deemed consistent with 65-70 mph winds of an EF0 tornado.
One tree was knocked down.
Several roads remained closed throughout the county due to flooding.
Numerous roads were closed across much of the county.
One road was reported closed near New Weston.
Several roads remained closed due to flooding.
Four roads were closed due to flooding.
Several roads were closed due to flooding.
Flooding was reported throughout the south side of St. Marys, including at the Continental Plant. Water approached the front doors of residences.
Numerous roads were closed countywide.
Flooding was reported on Hunter Road between State Route 118 and Grote Road.
Up to ten feet of water was reported on McFeeley-Petry Road between State Route 118 and Rhynard Fink Road.
Houses and trailers in the area of Karafit Road were flooded. Several roads were impassable.
Ohio Route 127 North was completely shut down due to high water.
At least six roads were still closed due to flooding, mainly in the western portions of the county.
Numerous roads were still closed due to flooding. Most were near the Wabash River or Beaver Creek.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Ohio, 2019Warnings in Ohio, April 2019
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: 810253, 810250, 810254, 810194, 810210, 810212, 810215, 810222, 810227, 810230, 810232, 810235, 810237, 810287, 810288, 810239, 810244.