A low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley produced locally heavy rainfall.
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A low pressure system moving through the Ohio Valley produced locally heavy rainfall.
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NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 25, 7:11 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 711 PM EST Fri Jan 25 2019 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure will keep a dry air mass in place through the evening. A series of weak low pressure areas will then begin moving through the area, starting early Saturday morning and continuing through the weekend. These will bring light snow accumulations to the region. By the middle of next week, an extremely cold air mass will move southward into the Ohio Valley. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... Low pressure will track from the IA/IL border to the IN/OH border overnight tonight. As it does, weak forcing will occur and the column will saturate from the mid levels on down. Snow will occur ahead of the surface low as a very weak and broad H5 trough sees some vorticity advect ahead of it. A lot of the moisture that will come with this system will be used in saturating the column, so while snow may be prevalent, it should not amount to much if anything. A dusting to a tenth of an inch is possible in most locations, a quarter to a half inch in central Ohio by morning as the surface low seems to slow down and get entrained with the mean southwest flow as it tracks to northeast Ohio during the day. Temperatures will be cool - in the teens to around 20, but the cloud cover, deepening moisture, and light southerly wind with this system will really hamper any significant drops that would otherwise be expected. A non-diurnal temperature trace may see nearly steady or even a slight rise in readings overnight. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Though it is hard to say if conditions will ever go completely precipitation-free in the ILN CWA on Saturday -- as sometimes flurries can persist in these types of patterns -- there should at least be a break in accumulating snow during the daytime hours, once the last of the first round of snow has exited central Ohio during the mid morning. Though clouds should mostly remain in place, continued weak warm advection will at least bring temperatures warmer than on Friday, with max temps ranging from the lower 20s to middle 30s. The second surface low in the train of disturbances will move into the area on Saturday night. Though this system will also have relatively weak forcing and limited moisture to work with, it does look slightly stronger than the first system -- the surface low, for example, is 3-4 mb deeper (judging from NAM/GFS projections). Snow numbers for this system have come up a little bit from the previous forecast cycle, now allowing for up to an inch across the heart of the CWA -- with a little less in the far northwest and perhaps close to no snow in the far southeast. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... An active extended period begins with a little snow making system already over the forecast area. The snow is forecast to be over mainly eastern sections. The snow will end from west to east Sunday morning as a cold front pulls into the Appalachians. Highs on Sunday will range from the mid 20s in the north to the mid 30s in the far south. Additional snow amounts on Sunday will be only a couple of tenths. A weak high pressure system brings dry conditions for Sunday night. Models have slowed the system down for Monday. There is still a chance for some precipitation mainly northwest of I-71 on Monday. It could start as a wintery mix from Dayton northward, before it changes to a chance of rain as warm air advects into the region. Highs will push into the 40s across the southern half of the fa, with highs of 35 to 40 in the north. The center of the surface low swings though the Great Lakes Monday night pulling a strong arctic front through the Ohio Valley. Rain ahead of the front will change over to snow with fropa. Several inches of snow will be possible on the backside of the front late Monday and Tuesday. A blast of Arctic air will surge into the region behind the front. Temperatures will probably drop or stay steady for Tuesday. The ECMWF has backed off a little on the extreme temperatures for the middle of next week, while the GFS and Canadian have stayed consistent. Will run a blend, that is weighted slightly towards the colder solution. Lows Tuesday night will likely range from -5 to 10 above in the north and 0 to 5 above in the far south. With arctic high pressure to nosing into the area Wednesday, highs will only make it to between zero and 5 above in the northwest to 10 to 15 in the far south. Lows will be even colder Wednesday night with the northwest having lows around -10 and far south around zero to 5 above. The end of the week should be dry but cold. Temperatures will be well below normal, but the mercury will slowly inch up each day. && .AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR conditions will precede the shot of snow that is expected overnight, with some drop to MVFR vsbys and cigs, primarily along the I-70 corridor and DAY/CMH/LCK TAF sites. A brief period of MVFR vsbys can still be expected further south, but the dry air in place will be harder to overcome and cigs should remain above 3kft until daylight hours Saturday. OUTLOOK...MVFR conditions are possible through Tuesday with occasional periods of light snow. Accumulating snow is possible Monday night into Tuesday, along with IFR conditions. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...Hatzos NEAR TERM...Franks/Hatzos SHORT TERM...Hatzos LONG TERM...Sites AVIATION...Franks
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1117 AM EST Fri Jan 25 2019 INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>053-060-061-261630- Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan- Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Preble-Montgomery- 1117 AM EST Fri Jan 25 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Central Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Rain or a mix of rain and snow will change to snow late Monday night. Several inches of accumulation may be possible. Much colder air will filter into the region Tuesday through midweek, with lows below zero expected Tuesday night and Wednesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ054>056-062>065-070>074-077>082-088- 261630- Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone- Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis- Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield- Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland- Adams-Pike-Scioto- 1117 AM EST Fri Jan 25 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northeast Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Rain will change to snow late Monday night. Several inches of accumulation may be possible. Much colder air will filter into the region Tuesday through midweek, with lows ranging from the single digits above zero to the single digits below zero. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. HATZOS
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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
State Route 239 was closed at State Route 73 east due to high water.
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