Severe Threat Overnight

Greetings, Bloggers!

We've had an active day so far with showers and thunderstorms in the area. A few of our counties have already been under a tornado watch (Butler, Warren and Clinton)... and we had a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings, too... for Wayne Co, IN and Preble Co here in Ohio. It looks like we'll see a break in the rain this evening, but more will likely move in late tonight.

First, here's a look at some of the rainfall totals so far... in from our Weathercheckers. Most of the heavier rainfall was along and south of I-70 today:

Bradford: .46"
Camden: .5"
Covington: .15"
Eaton: .4"
Fairborn: .4"
Greenville: .2"
Kettering: .5"
New Carlisle: .6"
Piqua: Trace
Sidney: Trace
Xenia: .7"

Here is the current setup:


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Notice there are 2 fronts on the map. One to our North... that has placed us in the warm, humid airmass. There is also a warm front to our South. This will hang around the area overnight... slowly moving northward. Showers and thunderstorms will develop about 430 miles away from us... way out in Missouri. So it's going to take awhile for them to get here! The first part of the night should be quiet... with thunderstorm activity increasing around 2 or 3am and sticking around until 8am. We have the potential for some stronger storms... wind, hail and heavy rain are the main threats. Of course we will keep you updated on Channel 2, as we track the thunderstorms with the Miami Valley's most powerful radar... LIVE DOPPLER 2X!

That second warm front will eventually move north of us... putting us into some REALLY HOT air! The First 90-Degree Day Contest could come to an end this week! We are forecasting highs to be near 90 degrees both Thursday and Friday (the 5th and 6th). Stay tuned!

Jamie