Isolated thunderstorms with heavy rain developed along a stationary front during the evening hours.
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Isolated thunderstorms with heavy rain developed along a stationary front during the evening hours.
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 Jul 31, 6:33 PM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 733 PM EDT Wed Jul 31 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front extending across central Ohio into northeast Kentucky will continue to push slowly east through this evening. The front will stall along just west the Appalachians while high pressure builds into the Great Lakes, keeping most of the area dry from Thursday through the weekend. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... Sparse convective activity generally east of I71 will slowly push east through tonight, but lingered the potential until about 10 PM with the extremely slow progression of the frontal boundary. Despite high pressure and more temperate dewpoints moving in behind the front, should still be some areas of river valley fog after midnight. With the changing airmass, expect any fog and low clouds to be over not as wide of an area as this morning. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... While the frontal boundary pushes east of the region for Thursday, still some potential for isolated showers Thursday afternoon in the far east, with the potential for a rumble of thunder. With such limited instability compared with today, cells should be even fewer and far between and diminish by 00z Friday. As the high pressure and NW flow builds in so do more comfortable dewpoints uncharacteristic of early August, with highs on Thursday in the low to barely pushing mid 80s, and a cool upper 50s to lower 60s for lows Thursday night. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Amplified mid level flow characterized by a strong ridge over the Rockies and a mean trof over the northeast. This places the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes in a northwest flow pattern to start the long term forecast period. Lagging mid level trof and moderate instability may lead to a few lingering showers/storms over the southeast Friday afternoon. Will limit pops to slight chance in the southeast during the afternoon. Large area of surface high pressure to build southeast across the Great Lakes through the weekend into early next week. This high will offer mainly dry weather and temperatures close to normal with highs generally in the lower and middle 80s through the weekend. Although an isolated shower or storm cannot be ruled out -- mainly across the south, generally expect dry conditions for early next week. Model solutions in good agreement with an embedded shortwave and associated sfc cold front affecting the area late Tuesday into Wednesday. Precipitation chances begin to increase on Tuesday especially across the north as this front begins to sage south, with a better threat on Wednesday with the front moving into the area. Ahead of this front expect warm temperatures with highs on Monday and Tuesday in the mid and upper 80s. Clouds and precipitation will keep highs in the lower and middle 80s on Wednesday. && .AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Once VCSH dissipate near CMH and LCK, showers forming near a slow moving boundary will likely stay southeast of TAF sites, with no precip expected for this forecast. Visibilities will drop late tonight due to BR/FG developing in a humid airmass under light winds and mainly clear skies, especially at LUK where LIFR could be observed. After BR/FG burn off, expect conditions to be VFR during the day Thursday as high pressure builds over the Great Lakes. Winds should stay under 10 knots, with direction becoming northeast. OUTLOOK...No significant weather expected. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...JDR NEAR TERM...JDR SHORT TERM...JDR LONG TERM...AR AVIATION...Coniglio
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 31 2019 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-011445- 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- 1033 AM EDT Wed Jul 31 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...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
High water was reported on a few roads across Ross County.
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