Winter Weather, Wayne
- When
- February 28, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of snow was measured in Centerville.
A surface boundary combined with a fast moving upper level wave of energy brought accumulating snow to the region.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
A surface boundary combined with a fast moving upper level wave of energy brought accumulating snow to 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 Feb 27, 9:32 PM EST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 932 PM EST Thu Feb 27 2020 .SYNOPSIS... Several upper level disturbances will move across the region through Friday keeping off and on precipitation chances in the forecast. Dry conditions are expected for the weekend before an unsettled and wet pattern develops for next week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... Snow showers have developed roughly near I-70 and are currently affecting travel with light snow accumulations and lowered visibilities. Have issued special weather statements covering hazards of slick roads and reduced visibilities. Expect snow to dwindle after midnight as forcing near a weak surface trough translates to the southeast. Winds will be gusty through the evening hours. During the overnight hours there will still be some wind gusts, however expect them to be more isolated in nature. With the combination of falling temperatures and winds, wind chill values will drop into the single digits across a large portion of the region. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... The one wave of snow will be moving out at the start of the short term, however additional snow showers will be possible near and south of the Ohio River later in the day on Friday into the first part of Friday night as another disturbance moves through. Minor snowfall accumulations will be possible. In addition cannot rule out some light snow showers or flurries across the northern portions of the forecast area with winds off of the lake. Friday night expect another cold night with wind chill values in the single digits expected once again. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Northwest flow aloft with surface high pressure building across the area Saturday. This high will offer dry weather and continued colder than normal temperatures. Saturday's highs to range from near 30 northeast to near 40 southwest. Long wave trof shifts east with mid level ridging/height rises building into the region Sunday. This will provide a moderation of temperatures. Readings look to warm above normal with Sunday's fcst highs from 50 north to the upper 50s south. Model solutions fairly consistent with mid level flow backing westerly and embedded s/w and WAA leading to a chance of pcpn late Sunday night into Monday. Warm temperatures with highs Monday in the mid and upper 50s. Rain chances increase as flow backs southwesterly and slow moving surface front pushes into the area Tuesday. Favorable moisture transport develops, with the potential for a prolonged period of rain - pointing to a signal for heavy rain. Considerable model solution spread continues to be observed regarding the details of where the heavy rain sets up. Deterministic model runs have trended south with the heaviest rain axis. At this time the most favored region looks to be over ILN/s southern counties, but a fair amount of uncertainty exists regarding the exact placement of this heavy rain axis. On the warm side of the system, expect Tuesday and Wednesday's highs from the lower 50s northwest to the lower 60s southeast. A general drying trend next Thursday with surface low and frontal boundary shifting to the east. Temperatures to trend closer to normal with highs from the lower 40s northwest to near 50 southeast. && .AVIATION /03Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Looks like more light snow with MVFR conditions tonight as a weak trough of low pressure travels from the west. Latest models suggest a band of light snow developing near Dayton, then moving southward to affect all TAF sites. Ceilings and visibilities will improve early Friday while snow ends as drier air filters in behind the trough. Winds will subside to around 10 knots overnight out of the west, with speeds rising again on Friday, with gusts to 25 knots possible at northern sites DAY ILN CMH and LCK. OUTLOOK...MVFR conditions possible Monday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...Novak NEAR TERM...Coniglio/Novak SHORT TERM...Novak LONG TERM...AR AVIATION...Coniglio
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 928 PM EST Thu Feb 27 2020 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-290230- 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- 928 PM EST Thu Feb 27 2020 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. Quick moving narrow bands of snow will move through overnight. While amounts are generally expected to be around an inch or less, the quick accumulation rate and cool pavement temperatures could lead to slick spots on area roadways. .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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1130 PM EST THU FEB 27 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1115 PM SNOW 3 WNW KETTERING 39.71N 84.20W
02/27/2020 M1.6 INCH MONTGOMERY OH SOCIAL MEDIA
&&
EVENT NUMBER ILN2000414
CHSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1130 PM EST Thu Feb 27 2020
INZ058-059-066-OHZ060>065-070>074-080-280530-
Fayette IN-Franklin IN-Union IN-Highland OH-Fairfield OH-
Montgomery OH-Ross OH-Warren OH-Butler OH-Pickaway OH-Greene OH-
Fayette OH-Clinton OH-Preble OH-Hocking OH-
1130 PM EST Thu Feb 27 2020
...A LINE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN EAST
CENTRAL INDIANA...FRANKLIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA...SOUTHERN
FAYETTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHERN PREBLE COUNTY IN
WEST CENTRAL OHIO...BUTLER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...SOUTHERN
FAIRFIELD...FAYETTE...HOCKING AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES IN CENTRAL
OHIO...ROSS...WARREN AND CLINTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO...
SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHERN HIGHLAND
COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO AND SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN WEST
CENTRAL OHIO UNTIL 1230 AM EST...
At 1127 PM EST, radar indicated snow showers along a line extending
from 7 miles south of Connersville to near Mount Sterling, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Quickly changing visibility...
1 to 2 inches of snow accumulation...
Locations impacted include...
Hamilton, Kettering, Middletown, Beavercreek, Fairfield, Lancaster,
Mason, Xenia, Chillicothe, Oxford, Miamisburg, Lebanon, Forest Park,
Springboro, Washington Court House, Sharonville, Circleville,
Wilmington, Monroe and Loveland.
This includes the following Interstates...
I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 19 and 76.
I-74 in Indiana between mile markers 145 and 152.
I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 17 and 47.
Exercise caution while traveling as driving conditions may change
quickly.
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 3947 8217 3947 8228 3938 8229 3937 8275
3917 8277 3918 8337 3931 8461 3928 8530
3960 8530 3973 8365 3969 8325 3976 8325
3977 8314 3970 8237 3960 8238 3954 8216
TIME...MOT...LOC 0427Z 274DEG 24KT 3955 8515 3971 8319
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Two inches of snow was measured in Centerville.
The observer near Batesville measured 0.6 inches of snow, while the observer northeast of Osgood measured a half inch.
The observer north of Bright and the observer 6 miles south-southeast of Moores Hill both measured a half inch of snow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, February 2020
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 878938, 878939, 878940.