Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

March 18-19, 2008
Heavy Rain & Flooding

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...STORM SUMMARY
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
535 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN FROM THE MARCH 18-19 
STORM THAT PRODUCED HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE REGION. APPRECIATION 
IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN 
SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. 

********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     RAINFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT


INDIANA

...RIPLEY COUNTY...
   MILAN                 6.80  1200 AM  3/20   SPOTTER

KENTUCKY

...BOONE COUNTY...
   COVINGTON (KCVG)      4.75  1200 AM  3/20  

OHIO

...BUTLER COUNTY...
   HAMILTON              4.90  1200 AM  3/20  

...CLERMONT COUNTY...
   MILFORD               4.50  1200 AM  3/20   SPOTTER

...CLINTON COUNTY...
   WILMINGTON            4.32  1200 AM  3/20   NWS OFFICE
   WILMINGTON            3.85  1200 AM  3/20  

...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...
   LANCASTER             3.00  1200 AM  3/20   SPOTTER
   LANCASTER             2.77  1200 AM  3/20  

...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
   COLUMBUS (KCMH)       2.45  1200 AM  3/20  
   COLUMBUS/ST UNIV      2.05  1200 AM  3/20  
   GROVE CITY            2.99  1200 AM  3/20

...GREENE COUNTY...
   BEAVERCREEK           3.05  1200 AM  3/20   SPOTTER

...HAMILTON COUNTY...
   CLEVES                5.67  1200 AM  3/20   SPOTTER 3 NW CLEVES
   CINCINNATI            5.38  1200 AM  3/20   SPOTTER 5 NW CINCINNATI
   SHARONVILLE           4.34  1200 AM  3/20   SPOTTER
   CINCINNAT/LUNKEN      4.18  1200 AM  3/20  
   MADEIRA               3.80   545 PM  3/19   SPOTTER

...HOCKING COUNTY...
   ROCKBRIDGE            2.76  1200 AM  3/20   SPOTTER 4W ROCKBRIDGE

...LICKING COUNTY...
   NEWARK                2.45  1200 AM  3/20  

...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
   DAYTON                4.03  1200 AM  3/20  
   DAYTON (KDAY)         2.72  1200 AM  3/20  

...WARREN COUNTY...
   SPRINGBORO            5.45  1200 AM  3/20  

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RYAN/HATZOS