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Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Southern Plains; Dangerous Heat for the Northwest

Monsoonal flow coinciding with a frontal boundary will focus more showers and thunderstorms across the central Great Basin, central Rockies, Southwest into the Southern Plains. Heavy rainfall may bring about instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile, record setting heat continues for the Pacific Northwest through Monday. Heat combining with dry conditions could allow for any fires to quickly spread. Read More >

April 19, 2015
Tornado in Kettering, OH




   

Radar Imagery:
NWS Wilmington OH (KILN)
0.5° Z -- 10:51 PM 0.5° SRM -- 10:51 PM
0.5° Z -- 10:53 PM 0.5° SRM -- 10:53 PM
0.5° Z -- 10:55 PM 0.5° SRM -- 10:55 PM
0.9° Z -- 10:51 PM 0.9° SRM -- 10:51 PM
0.9° Z -- 10:55 PM 0.9° SRM -- 10:55 PM

Dayton TDWR (TDAY)
0.3° Z -- 10:51 PM 0.3° SRM -- 10:51 PM
0.3° Z -- 10:53 PM 0.3° SRM -- 10:53 PM
0.3° Z -- 10:55 PM 0.3° SRM -- 10:55 PM
0.3° Z -- 10:56 PM 0.3° SRM -- 10:56 PM
1.0° Z -- 10:55 PM 1.0° SRM -- 10:55 PM

Full Radar Loops from the NWS Wilmington Ohio Radar (10:41 PM - 11:00 PM)
KILN 0.5° Reflectivity (1400-1600 feet AGL) KILN 0.5° SRM (1400-1600 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | Anim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | Anim
KILN 0.9° Reflectivity (2300-2500 feet AGL) KILN 0.9° SRM (2300-2500 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

Full Radar Loops from the Dayton Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (10:42 PM - 11:01 PM)
TDAY 0.3° Reflectivity (900-1400 feet AGL) TDAY 0.3° SRM (900-1400 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | Anim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | Anim
TDAY 1.0° Reflectivity (2300-3600 feet AGL) TDAY 1.0° SRM (2300-3600 feet AGL)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4