Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

May 26, 2015
Tornado in Beavercreek
Scattered Damaging Winds

Tornado confirmed in Beavercreek, OH (EF1)

Radar Imagery:

NWS Wilmington OH (KILN)
0.5° Z -- 5:17 PM	0.5° SRM -- 5:17 PM	0.5° CC -- 5:17 PM	0.5° SW -- 5:17 PM

0.9° Z -- 5:17 PM	0.9° SRM -- 5:17 PM	0.9° CC -- 5:17 PM	0.9° SW -- 5:17 PM

1.3° Z -- 5:17 PM	1.3° SRM -- 5:17 PM	1.3° CC -- 5:17 PM	1.3° SW -- 5:17 PM


0.5° Z -- 5:22 PM	0.5° SRM -- 5:22 PM	0.5° CC -- 5:22 PM	0.5° SW -- 5:22 PM

0.9° Z -- 5:22 PM	0.9° SRM -- 5:22 PM	0.9° CC -- 5:22 PM	0.9° SW -- 5:22 PM

1.3° Z -- 5:22 PM	1.3° SRM -- 5:22 PM	1.3° CC -- 5:22 PM	1.3° SW -- 5:22 PM

Dayton Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDAY)
0.3° Z -- 5:15 PM	0.3° SRM -- 5:15 PM	0.3° SW -- 5:15 PM

0.3° Z -- 5:16 PM	0.3° SRM -- 5:16 PM	0.3° SW -- 5:16 PM

0.3° Z -- 5:17 PM	0.3° SRM -- 5:17 PM	0.3° SW -- 5:17 PM

0.3° Z -- 5:18 PM	0.3° SRM -- 5:18 PM	0.3° SW -- 5:18 PM

0.3° Z -- 5:19 PM	0.3° SRM -- 5:19 PM	0.3° SW -- 5:19 PM

0.3° Z -- 5:20 PM	0.3° SRM -- 5:20 PM	0.3° SW -- 5:20 PM

Full Radar Loops from the NWS Wilmington Ohio Radar (5:04 PM - 5:30 PM)
KILN 0.5° Reflectivity (1600-1700 feet AGL)	KILN 0.5° Storm-Relative Motion (1600-1700 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 \| Anim	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 \| Anim
KILN 0.5° Correlation Coefficient (1600-1700 feet AGL)	KILN 0.5° Differential Reflectivity (1600-1700 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 0.5° Spectrum Width (1600-1700 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

KILN 0.9° Reflectivity (2400-2600 feet AGL)	KILN 0.9° Storm-Relative Motion (2400-2600 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 0.9° Correlation Coefficient (2400-2600 feet AGL)	KILN 0.9° Differential Reflectivity (2400-2600 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 0.9° Spectrum Width (2400-2600 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5

KILN 1.3° Reflectivity (3400-3600 feet AGL)	KILN 1.3° Storm-Relative Motion (3400-3600 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 1.3° Correlation Coefficient (3400-3600 feet AGL)	KILN 1.3° Differential Reflectivity (3400-3600 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 1.3° Spectrum Width (3400-3600 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5

KILN 1.8° Reflectivity (4600-4800 feet AGL)	KILN 1.8° Storm-Relative Motion (4600-4800 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 1.8° Correlation Coefficient (4600-4800 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5

KILN 2.4° Reflectivity (6000-6200 feet AGL)	KILN 2.4° Storm-Relative Motion (6000-6200 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 2.4° Correlation Coefficient (6000-6200 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5

KILN 3.1° Reflectivity (7600-7800 feet AGL)	KILN 3.1° Storm-Relative Motion (7600-7800 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 3.1° Correlation Coefficient (7600-7800 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5

KILN 4.0° Reflectivity (9700-10000 feet AGL)	KILN 4.0° Storm-Relative Motion (9700-10000 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 4.0° Correlation Coefficient (9700-10000 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5

KILN 5.1° Reflectivity (12300-12700 feet AGL)	KILN 5.1° Storm-Relative Motion (12300-12700 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5	1 2 3 4 5
KILN 5.1° Correlation Coefficient (12300-12700 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5

Full Radar Loops from the Dayton Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (5:06 PM - 5:25 PM)
TDAY 0.3° Reflectivity (800-900 feet AGL)	TDAY 0.3° Storm-Relative Motion (800-900 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 \| Anim	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 \| Anim
TDAY 0.3° Spectrum Width (800-900 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
TDAY 1.0° Reflectivity (2100-2300 feet AGL)	TDAY 1.0° Storm-Relative Motion (2100-2300 feet AGL)
1 2 3	1 2 3
TDAY 2.4° Reflectivity (4800-5200 feet AGL)	TDAY 2.4° Storm-Relative Motion (4800-5200 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7	1 2 3 4 5 6 7