National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
January 19-20, 2000
Winter Storm



Snowfall map from January 19-20, 2000.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1009 PM EST WED JAN 19 2000

...WINTER STORM MOVING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA WILL
MOVE ALONG THE OHIO RIVER OVERNIGHT.  WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE LOW TRACK.  WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY MORNING.  THIS WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>097-OHZ077-078-200900-
BOONE-BRACKEN-CAMPBELL-CARROLL-CLERMONT-DEARBORN-GALLATIN-GRANT-
HAMILTON-KENTON-OHIO-OWEN-PENDLETON-RIPLEY-SWITZERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATAVIA...CARROLLTON...CINCINNATI...
DRY RIDGE...FALMOUTH...VERSAILLES...WARSAW

...WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT...

SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN...WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
ACROSS THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES.  THE HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR WINTER WEATHER.  SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

KYZ098>100-OHZ079-081-088-200900-
ADAMS-BROWN-LEWIS-MASON-ROBERTSON-SCIOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAYSVILLE...PORTSMOUTH...VANCEBURG...
WEST UNION

...WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OVERNIGHT...

OCCASIONAL SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN...WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.  THE
HEAVIER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF THE OHIO
RIVER.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR WINTER WEATHER.  SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

OHZ045-046-054>056-063>065-073-074-080-082-200900-
DELAWARE-FAIRFIELD-FAYETTE OH-FRANKLIN OH-HIGHLAND-HOCKING-LICKING-
MADISON-PICKAWAY-PIKE-ROSS-UNION OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHILLICOTHE...CIRCLEVILLE...COLUMBUS...
DELAWARE...HILLSBORO...LOGAN...LONDON...MARYSVILLE...NEWARK...PIKETON

...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES.  THE HEAVIER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR.  HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE
AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  THOSE WITH
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

$$

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ042-051>053-060>062-070>072-200900-
BUTLER-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-CLINTON-DARKE-FAYETTE IN-FRANKLIN IN-GREENE-
MIAMI-MONTGOMERY-PREBLE-UNION IN-WARREN-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKVILLE...CONNERSVILLE...DAYTON...
EATON...HAMILTON...LEBANON...RICHMOND...SPRINGFIELD...TROY...
URBANA...WILMINGTON...XENIA

...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES.  THE HEAVIER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR.  HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE
AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.  THOSE WITH
TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

$$

OHZ026-034-035-043-044-200900-
AUGLAIZE-HARDIN-LOGAN-MERCER-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEFONTAINE...CELINA...KENTON...SIDNEY...
WAPAKONETA

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR WINTER WEATHER.  SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

$$

HICKMAN