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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 >

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