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Heat Wave in the Eastern US; Heavy Rain in the Ohio Valley

Dangerous, long-lasting heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy rain and localized areas of flash flooding across parts of the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys into the Appalachians. Severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the northern Great Plains. Fire weather conditions possible in the Great Basin. Read More >

Local Research

A Messaging Conundrum: High Wind Events In The Ohio Valley -- PNG -- PDF
  Kristen Cassady, Brian Coniglio, & Scott Hickman, NWS Wilmington Ohio.
  Presented at the National Weather Association 46th Annual Meeting in August 2021.

Tornado Outbreak on Memorial Day 2019 -- PNG -- PDF
  Andrew Hatzos, NWS Wilmington Ohio.
  Presented at the National Weather Association 44th Annual Meeting in September 2019.

Significant Hail in the Ohio Valley: An Event-Driven MRMS Perspective -- PNG -- PDF
  Kristen Cassady, NWS Wilmington Ohio.
  Presented at the National Weather Association 44th Annual Meeting in September 2019.

The Six Tornadoes of May 24, 2017 -- PNG -- PDF
  Andrew Hatzos, NWS Wilmington Ohio.
  Presented at the National Weather Association 43rd Annual Meeting in August 2018.

Weak Tornadoes in the Ohio Valley: A Pre-Storm Environment Assessment -- PNG -- PDF
  Kristen Cassady, NWS Wilmington Ohio.
  Presented at the National Weather Association 43rd Annual Meeting in August 2018.

Ensuring Effective Snow Squall Messaging and Action by Decreasing False Alarms -- PNG -- PDF
  Ashley Novak, NWS Wilmington Ohio.
  Presented at the National Weather Association 42nd Annual Meeting in September 2017.

TDWR Detection of QLCS Tornadoes -- PNG -- PDF
  Andrew Hatzos, NWS Wilmington Ohio.
  Presented at the National Weather Association 41st Annual Meeting in September 2016.

Snow Squalls: An Observed Sounding Perspective -- PNG -- PDF
  Brian Haines and Michael Kurz, NWS Wilmington Ohio.
  Presented at the National Weather Association 41st Annual Meeting in September 2016.