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Damaging winds possible…HIGH WIND WATCH

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT…
Potentially damaging winds are possible Wednesday as an intense low pressure system passes to our north.  Winds may gust over 50 mph, high enough to cause damage and power outages.  Temperatures will plummet behind the front with highs Thursday only in the mid-20s.  There is a chance of snow for Saturday and Saturday night.  Right now, that snow appears to be light.

…HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.

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…SLIPPERY COMMUTE POSSIBLE AS SNOW MOVES IN…

A quick moving but ill-timed weather system is causing havoc with Monday morning rush hour.  Snowfall will be under an inch and will melt off as temperatures rise to 40 today. 

A larger weather system will bring mainly rain late Tuesday into Wednesday, then much colder air for late week with a slight chance of snow.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
405 AM EST MON DEC 7 2009

…SLIPPERY COMMUTE POSSIBLE AS SNOW MOVES IN…

AN AREA OF LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING…HITTING MOST LOCATIONS DURING THE PEAK COMMUTING TIME OF 5 AM TO 9 AM. WHILE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN AN INCH…PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL ALLOW AT LEAST SOME OF THE SNOW TO STICK TO ROAD SURFACES…WHICH WILL CREATE SLIPPERY TRAVEL. THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE FIRST BOUT OF WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR MANY RESIDENTS SO FAR THIS SEASON…AND EXTRA CAUTION IS ADVISED. IN ADDITION…VISIBILITIES IN FALLING SNOW MAY DROP BELOW A MILE BRIEFLY THIS MORNING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE RAPIDLY TOWARD MID TO LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 30S AND THE LIGHT SNOW DIMINISHES AND SHIFTS EAST OF THE AREA.

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Rainstorm wimps out

Wednesday rainfall as of 6 PM fell far short of expectations, about 0.20 inch, after a warm and dry November.  November rainfall was only 0.95 inch, or about 25% of normal.  It appears that the trajectory of the Wednesday system formed an Appalachian rain shadow to the north and northwest of the mountains in a straight south to north flow.  Heavy rains fell south of the mountains.  It is probably still a good idea to water evergreens one last time going into winter  unless of course the back side of the current weather system overachieves.