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Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

May 26, 2015
Tornado in Beavercreek
Scattered Damaging Winds



 

   


 

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