On strong northwest wind, a lake enhanced band of snow fell over an entrenched arctic airmass. This band stretched in a narrow swath from south of Celina to Xenia to south of Chillicothe, with accumulations generally between 1 and 3 inches.
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The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
On strong northwest wind, a lake enhanced band of snow fell over an entrenched arctic airmass. This band stretched in a narrow swath from south of Celina to Xenia to south of Chillicothe, with accumulations generally between 1 and 3 inches.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A report from Saint Paris had 2.7 inches of snow, while the cooperative observer 2 miles east-northeast of Saint Paris measured 1.3 inches.
A report was received from South Charleston with 3 inches of snow, and Springfield with 2.3 inches. The CoCoRaHS observer 3 miles east-northeast of Enon measured 1.5 inches, as did the cooperative observer southwest of New Carlisle and a broadcast media report from Enon.
A report was received from 3 miles south of Sabina with 3.5 inches of snow. The CoCoRaHS observer 2 miles north-northwest of Wilmington measured 1.5 inches, and a NWS employee 3 miles west of Wilminton measured 1.1 inches.
The observer west of Greenville measured 1.5 inches of snow. CoCoRaHS observers measured 1.3 inches 2 miles west-southwest of Versailles, and 1.2 inches 2 miles northwest of Bradford.
Two CoCoRaHS observers measured 2 inches of snow, one east-southeast of Washington Court House and the other 4 miles to the east-southeast.
A spotter measured 4 inches of snow 3 miles south-southwest of Fairborn, while a CoCoRaHS observer at the same location measured 3 inches. Other CoCoRaHS observers measured 3 inches north of Xenia, 2 inches northwest of Clifton, and 2 inches northeast of Beavercreek.
Two CoCoRaHS observers measured an inch of snow, one being 5 miles north of Hanover and the other 4 miles north of Granville.
A CoCoRaHS observers measured an 1.5 inches of snow in Lakeview, as did a cooperative observer 3 miles north of Huntsville.
A CoCoRaHS observer measured an 2.1 inches of snow 2 miles east-northeast of London, while a cooperative observer 3 miles west-northwest of London measured 1.6 inches.
The CoCoRaHS observer 3 miles northwest of Osgood measured 1.5 inches of snow.
A report came in with 3 inches of snow in Piqua. The CoCoRaHS observer |southwest of Piqua measured 2.8 inches, while another west-northwest of West Milton measured 2.5 inches. In Tipp City, 2.1 inches of snow was measured by both a cooperative observer and a CoCoRaHS observer.
The Dayton airport DAY measured 2.5 inches of snow. A CoCoRaHS observer 2 miles west-northwest of Huber Heights measured 2.2 inches, while another 2 miles east-northeast of Northview measured 1.5 inches.
The observer 4 miles northeast of Waverly measured 2.1 inches of snow.
A report from Chillicothe came in with 2.7 inches of snow. The CoCoRaHS observer 4 miles northwest of North Fork Village measured 1.8 inches.
The observer 5 miles east-northeast of Russia measured 4.5 inches of snow. A public report from north of Lockington came in with 3.8 inches. Both a cooperative and a CoCoRaHS observer in Fort Loramie measured 3 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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