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Winter Storm A developing area of low pressure moved out of the southern Plains on the morning of December 8. The low intensified as it tracked north and east into the Ohio Valley, spreading precipitation into the region during the afternoon. A cold air mass remained in place across much of the region, and this enabled most of the precipitation to fall as snow. There was enough warm air in the lowest levels of the atmosphere to cause a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain across northern Kentucky and parts of southern Indiana and Ohio for several hours during the afternoon and evening before precipitation changed to all snow. Light snow began falling across the Tri-State area during the mid afternoon, rapidly intensifying to heavy snow as dry air near the surface was eroded away. The heavy snow continued for about a three to five hour period at any one location as it lifted north across the region during the evening. The bulk of the heaviest snow fell during the evening rush hour and impacted thousands of motorists. Snow began tapering off from the southwest during the late evening as the low moved into the Great Lakes. Snowfall amounts ranged from around an inch across northeast Kentucky and south central Ohio, to five to eight inches in an arc extending from east central Indiana north and east through the Miami Valley and west central Ohio. There was a light ice accumulation as well across much of northern Kentucky due to the wintry mix. Strong westerly winds developed as the snow ended, with gusts from 30 to 45 mph across the region. The highest gust recorded in the region occurred at Dayton International Airport, where a gust of 51 mph was registered shortly before midnight, December 9. These winds also contributed to some blowing and drifting of snow, particularly across eastern Indiana and western Ohio. |
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Snowfall amounts from Dec 8-9, 2005. | ||
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5 PM on December 8, at height of heaviest snowfall across Cincinnati metro area. | ||
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10 PM on December 8, as heaviest snow has shifted north into west central Ohio. | ||
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1257 PM EST FRI DEC 9 2005
THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS FOR
THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED
TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR
THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT
WEATHER.GOV/ILN
***********************6 HOUR SNOWFALL***********************
LOCATION 6 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT
INDIANA
...DEARBORN COUNTY...
BRIGHT 5.0 827 PM 12/8
...UNION COUNTY...
LIBERTY 4.3 802 PM 12/8
KENTUCKY
...BRACKEN COUNTY...
BROOKSVILLE 1.0 947 PM 12/8 WINTERY MIX
...CAMPBELL COUNTY...
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS 4.3 817 PM 12/8
...GALLATIN COUNTY...
WARSAW 4.0 924 PM 12/8
...GRANT COUNTY...
DRY RIDGE 0.8 935 PM 12/8 LITTLE SNOW
...MASON COUNTY...
MAYSVILLE T 942 PM 12/8 MOSTLY RAIN
OHIO
...BUTLER COUNTY...
OKEANA 6.0 945 PM 12/8
TRENTON 5.3 912 PM 12/8
...CHAMPAIGN COUNTY...
URBANA 5.0 851 PM 12/8
...CLERMONT COUNTY...
WITHAMSVILLE 4.0 950 PM 12/8
...CLINTON COUNTY...
WILMINGTON 3.5 910 PM 12/8 NWS EMPLOYEE
...DARKE COUNTY...
GREENVILLE 5.0 900 PM 12/8
...DELAWARE COUNTY...
DELAWARE 2.3 924 PM 12/8
...HAMILTON COUNTY...
HARRISON 5.0 913 PM 12/8
...LOGAN COUNTY...
BELLEFONTAINE 4.0 903 PM 12/8
...MERCER COUNTY...
CELINA 6.0 830 PM 12/8
...MIAMI COUNTY...
TROY 4.1 812 PM 12/8
BRADFORD 4.0 911 PM 12/8
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
BROOKVILLE 4.5 808 PM 12/8
MIAMISBURG 4.5 801 PM 12/8
...WARREN COUNTY...
LEBANON 5.0 953 PM 12/8 NWS EMPLOYEE
OREGONIA 4.5 810 PM 12/8
MASON 4.0 820 PM 12/8
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************
LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT
INDIANA
...DEARBORN COUNTY...
FARMERS RETREAT 4.0 815 AM 12/9
KENTUCKY
...GALLATIN COUNTY...
NAPOLEON 2.0 759 AM 12/9 FELL AS SNOW AND SLEET
OHIO
...ADAMS COUNTY...
WEST UNION 3.0 809 AM 12/9
...HIGHLAND COUNTY...
HILLSBORO 4.0 811 AM 12/9
...HOCKING COUNTY...
LOGAN 2.5 807 AM 12/9
...LOGAN COUNTY...
QUINCY 7.5 801 AM 12/9
...MADISON COUNTY...
LONDON 3.5 808 AM 12/9
...PICKAWAY COUNTY...
CIRCLEVILLE 2.5 809 AM 12/9
...PIKE COUNTY...
PIKETON 4.0 802 AM 12/9
...ROSS COUNTY...
CHILLICOTHE 3.0 803 AM 12/9
...SCIOTO COUNTY...
PORTSMOUTH 2.0 803 AM 12/9
...UNION COUNTY...
MARYSVILLE 3.5 759 AM 12/9
...WARREN COUNTY...
KINGS MILLS 6.0 817 AM 12/9
***********************SNOW ON GROUND***********************
LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS
ON GROUND OF
(INCHES) MEASUREMENT
INDIANA
...DEARBORN COUNTY...
LAWRENCEBURG 3.5 639 PM 12/8
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
BROOKVILLE 3.5 638 PM 12/8
KENTUCKY
...GALLATIN COUNTY...
NAPOLEON 2.0 759 AM 12/9 FELL AS SNOW AND SLEET
...KENTON COUNTY...
COVINGTON 4.0 736 PM 12/8
...LEWIS COUNTY...
VANCEBURG 0.5 801 PM 12/8 SNOW SLEET ICE MIX
OHIO
...BUTLER COUNTY...
HAMILTON 4.0 700 PM 12/8
...GREENE COUNTY...
BEAVERCREEK 4.5 733 PM 12/8
...MIAMI COUNTY...
TROY 3.0 700 PM 12/8
...PREBLE COUNTY...
CAMDEN 4.0 735 PM 12/8
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