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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/01/12 - 11:27 AM

Partly cloudy and 47 degrees just NW of downtown in Fostoria, OH, wind W at 7 mph.

Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 12:00 noon EST..
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1200 PM EST WED FEB 01 2012

NORTHWEST OHIO

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 43 36 76 CALM 30.09R
FINDLAY CLOUDY 47 40 76 W7 30.07R
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 42 36 79 W9 30.07S
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 46 37 71 W7 30.07F
LIMA MOSUNNY 49 41 74 SW8 30.07S HAZE
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Skies across nw.OH were generally cloudy overnight, and variably cloudy so far during the day today. Light-to-briefly-moderate rain showers fell between 1:00 am and 4:15 am EST, resulting in 0.13 inch of rainfall at FAA-Findlay (OH). Temps remained in a 51 to 52 range overnight and until passage of a Cold Front around 5:50 am EST, then fell to a 46 to 47 range by around 8:00 am EST before leveling off since. Dew points in the upper 40's ahead of the Cold Front fell to near 40 by and since late morning. Winds were SW at 15-25g35 mph into mid overnight, then decreased to 10-15g20 mph from then until frontal passage, then became W and decreased to 5-12 mph behind the front, then decreased to 3-8 mph since late morning.

Here is a photo that I took at 9:25 am EST on the N side of Findlay...



Here is a photo that I took at 12:02 pm EST on the N outskirts of Findlay...



And, here is a photo that I took at 12:16 pm EST on the W outskirts of Fostoria...



A HIGH over the w.Great Lakes will move over n.OH by early Friday, then shift to the e.USA coast by early Saturday but ridge back across the upper OH Valley through Saturday evening. A LOW will move across or S of the OH Valley early next week.

The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1210 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
1210 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PARTLY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1210 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
1210 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. PARTLY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1210 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
1210 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH
IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/01/12 - 9:21 PM

Cloudy and 39 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind N at 5 mph.

Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 10:00 pm EST...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1000 PM EST WED FEB 01 2012

NORTHWEST OHIO

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 39 33 79 N7 30.11R
FINDLAY CLOUDY 39 34 81 N6 30.08R
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 39 32 76 N3 30.11R
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 38 34 85 NW5 30.11R
LIMA CLOUDY 40 34 79 N5 30.08R HAZE
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Skies across nw.OH since mid day have ranged from partly sunny/partly cloudy to cloudy. Temps remained in the upper 40's into late afternoon, then fell to just under 40 since within the past hour. Dew points in a 39 to 40 into late afternoon have fallen to the mid 30's since early evening. Winds became W-NW at 3-8 mph mid and late afternoon, then became N at 3-8 mph since early evening.

Here is a photo that I took at 1:34 pm EST on the S side of Fostoria...



A HIGH will be nearly stationary over the Great Lakes through this weekend and into early next week. A LOW will move across the OH Valley Sunday and early Monday.

The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
934 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
934 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

.OVERNIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
934 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
934 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

.OVERNIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MOSTLY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
934 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
934 PM EST WED FEB 1 2012

.OVERNIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY LATE THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. COOLER WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/02/12 - 11:22 AM

Cloudy and 41 degrees in downtown Findlay, OH, wind NNW at 8 mph.

Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 12:00 noon EST...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1200 PM EST THU FEB 02 2012

NORTHWEST OHIO

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 42 31 64 N8 30.28R
FINDLAY CLOUDY 41 30 65 NW9 30.26R
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLOUDY 40 28 62 N9 30.26R
TOLEDO METCALF CLOUDY 41 30 65 NW8 30.27R
LIMA MOSUNNY 41 27 57 NW6 30.27R
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Skies across nw.OH since late evening yesterday have ranged from partly cloudy to cloudy. Temps bottomed out at 34 at FAA-Findlay (OH) at 4:00 am EST and remained in the mid 30's into mid morning, rising to the low 40's since late morning. Dew points since near midnight have been in the low 30's. Winds became NW-N at 3-8 mph overnight and into late morning, increasing a bit to 5-10 mph since then.

Here is a photo that I took at 8:39 am EST on the N side of Findlay...



And, here is a photo that I took at 12:02 pm EST on the NW side of Findlay...



A HIGH will build over OH from the N through this weekend. A weakening LOW will move NE across the lower OH Valley Sunday and early Monday.

The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1148 AM EST THU FEB 2 2012

HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
1148 AM EST THU FEB 2 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1148 AM EST THU FEB 2 2012

SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
1148 AM EST THU FEB 2 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY EARLY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1148 AM EST THU FEB 2 2012

SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
1148 AM EST THU FEB 2 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/02/12 - 11:28 AM

"PENNSYLVANIA GROUNDHOG 'PREDICTS' SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER"
AP
www.ap.org
2/2/12, 9:47 am EST

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.

But, at this rate, that might not be so bad.

The groundhog made his "prediction" on Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill in the town for which he's named about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

Temperatures were near freezing when he emerged at dawn - unseasonably warm - and were forecast to climb into the mid-40s in a winter that's brought little snow and only a few notably cold days to much of the East.

Thursday's ceremony is largely that: Phil's prediction is determined ahead of time by the Inner Circle, a group who dons top hats and tuxedos and decides in advance what the groundhog will predict.

Organizers expected 15,000 to 18,000 people to witness the furry creature's prognostication ceremony just before 7:30 a.m. EST.

This year's crowd was warmer than most. The average early-morning temperature usually hovers around 17 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett was among the spectators this year. Those who couldn't make it to Gobbler's Knob could follow the groundhog on Twitter and Facebook, or watch a webcast of the event on his website.

"What started as a small gathering in 1887 has now evolved into tens of thousands of visitors from around the nation and even the world coming to Punxsutawney to participate in this time-honored Groundhog Day tradition," Corbett said.

The Groundhog Day celebration is rooted in a German superstition that says if a hibernating animal casts a shadow on Feb. 2, the Christian holiday of Candlemas, winter will last another six weeks. If no shadow is seen, legend says, spring will come early.

Phil has now seen his shadow 100 times and hasn't seen it just 16 times since 1886, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle, which runs the event. There are no records for the remaining years.

The tradition attained a large following with the 1993 Bill Murray comedy "Groundhog Day," in which a weatherman covering the event must relive the day over and over again. Before the movie came out, Phil was lucky to have an audience of 2,500, said Mike Johnston, vice president of the Inner Circle.

And while the group has records of Phil's predictions dating back to 1886, what it doesn't have is a tally of whether Phil was right.

Johnston said the reason is simple: "He's never been wrong." Phil is "incapable of error," he said, because the groundhog smartly avoids being site-specific in his prognostications.

If Phil predicts six more weeks of winter, said Johnston, "I guarantee you someone's going to have six more weeks of winter."
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/02/12 - 7:37 PM

Clear and 34 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind is calm.

Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 8:00 pm EST...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND, OH
800 PM EST THU FEB 02 2012

NORTHWEST OHIO

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLEAR 35 30 82 CALM 30.36R
FINDLAY CLEAR 35 30 82 CALM 30.35R
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLEAR 31 27 85 CALM 30.36R
TOLEDO METCALF CLEAR 34 29 82 E5 30.37R
LIMA CLEAR 34 28 79 SE3 30.35R
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Skies across nw.OH were mostly cloudy to cloudy into late afternoon, becoming clear since early evening. Temps were in the low 40's through this afternoon, peaking at 43 at FAA-Findlay (OH), then fell to the mid 30's since early evening. Dew points since mid day have ranged between 30 and 31. W-NW winds at 5-10 mph into late evening decreased to 3-8 mph, then became light and variable since early evening.

Here are three photos that I took late this afternoon...

NE outskirts of Findlay, at 4:37 pm EST...



1.8 mile SW of Fostoria, at 4:48 pm EST...



And, W side of Fostoria, at 5:14 pm EST...



A HIGH will build over the lower Great Lakes into this weekend. A LOW will pass well S of the region Saturday and into Sunday. A weak Cold Front will move acoss nw.OH on Tuesday. An Arctic Cold Front will move through during the latter part of next week.

The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
618 PM EST THU FEB 2 2012

SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
618 PM EST THU FEB 2 2012

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG LATE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
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The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
618 PM EST THU FEB 2 2012

HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
618 PM EST THU FEB 2 2012

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG LATE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
618 PM EST THU FEB 2 2012

SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
618 PM EST THU FEB 2 2012

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG LATE. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
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---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/03/12 - 11:14 AM

STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

...MID-WINTER BLIZZARD IS RAMPING UP OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS
AND WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT...

BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO
INTO PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS...WITH ADVISORIES SURROUNDING
THE WARNINGS

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 AM CST...A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WAS OVER
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO WESTERN TEXAS
AND A WARM FRONT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A LARGE AREA OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...COVERED MUCH OF
OKLAHOMA INTO EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WHILE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING OVER COLORADO
INTO NORTHWEST KANSAS AND WESTERN NEBRASKA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 AM CST FRI FEB 03...

...COLORADO...
WARD 4.6 NE 26.5
JAMESTOWN 3 W 24.5
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 24.0
NEDERLAND .5 WNW 23.0
BLACK HAWK 3 N 22.8
EVERGREEN 3.5 W 14.5
BOULDER 6.8 SE 14.0
EVERGREEN 1.1 ENE 14.0
KEN CARYL 0.6 WSW 13.0
BROOMFIELD 1.1 NE 12.6
LAFAYETTE 2.5 NW 12.5
DENVER 2.0 SSE 12.0
LOVELAND 5.0 SW 11.8
ROXBOROUGH PARK 1.7 NNW 11.7
ERIE 1.9 WNW 11.0
ESTES PARK 10.5 SE 11.0

...NEBRASKA...
GRANT 0.5 NE 4.0
MADRID 7.8 SW 3.0
ELSIE 13.7 SE 1.0

...WYOMING...
SAND CREEK RESERVOIR 18.0
NORTH SAND LAKE 12.0
ROB ROY RESERVOIR 2 NE 12.0

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 AM CST FRI FEB 03...

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE 3.08
PRATT 2.6 S 2.72
MURDOCK 4.6 N 2.68
WILMORE 12.1 SE 2.41
WICHITA 7.4 NNW 2.24
PENALOSA 0.4 N 2.16
VALLEY CENTER 0.1 NE 2.15
HESSTON 7 SW 2.10
COATS 6.6 WSW 2.08
MAIZE 3.4 S 2.06
WICHITA 9.1 WNW 2.04
PARK CITY 0.5 ENE 2.00
SALINA 1.47
WICHITA 1.25

...LOUISIANA...
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE 3.89
CALHOUN 4.3 SSE 1.76
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW 1.65
ROCKY BRANCH 1.3 W 1.48
SWARTZ 2.0 SSW 1.25
BUNKIE 0.3 WSW 1.21
BASTROP 1.0 SSE 1.07
MONROE 3.2 SSE 1.06
MONROE 3.2 NW 1.04
WELSH 0.7 W 1.00

...MISSISSIPPI...
VICKSBURG 2.2 NE 1.32
MADISON 5.7 WNW 1.07

...NEBRASKA...
BYRON 0.2 ESE 1.21
HUMBOLDT 2.2 SW 1.07
DAVENPORT 0.5 E 1.04
DILLER 5.6 S 1.01
RUSKIN 3.4 W 1.01
HARDY 4.3 E 1.00

...OKLAHOMA...
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW 4.28
QUINLAN 0.3 SW 1.64

...TEXAS...
ROMAYOR 6 N 9.30
OAKWOOD 4.2 NE 4.40
CLEVELAND 0.9 SW 3.33
KINGWOOD 3.9 S 2.49
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE 1.61
LIVINGSTON 0.7 WNW 1.35
BULLARD 3.7 E 1.28
ONALASKA 0.6 WSW 1.09
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 0.64


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TODAY AND MOVE
ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI
BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST INTO
SOUTHERN TEXAS...WHILE THE WARM FRONT PUSHES INTO THE GULF STATES.
A LARGE REGION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WITH HEAVY
RAINFALL...HAIL...HIGH WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE
FILTERING INTO THE PLAINS WITH A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY SNOW FROM
COLORADO INTO NEBRASKA...KANSAS AND WESTERN IOWA BY SATURDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN
COLORADO INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS...WITH
SOMEWHAT LIGHTER AMOUNTS INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA...NORTHERN KANSAS
AND WESTERN IOWA. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40
MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHWEST KANSAS. TRAVEL
WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
THROUGH THESE REGIONS INTO SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED
WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S WILL SUPPORT WIND CHILL
TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO. BEYOND SATURDAY...THE STORM IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN TO WEAKEN...BUT A SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWS IS
STILL EXPECTED INTO PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/03/12 - 11:22 AM

Mostly sunny and 44 degrees in downtown Findlay, OH, wind SSW at 9 mph.

Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 12:00 noon EST...
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OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND, OH
1200 PM EST FRI FEB 03 2012

NORTHWEST OHIO

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE CLOUDY 35 33 92 N3 30.46F FOG
FINDLAY SUNNY 44 35 70 SW10 30.46F
TOLEDO EXPRESS MOSUNNY 39 32 76 W6 30.47F HAZE
TOLEDO METCALF MOSUNNY 42 33 70 W9 30.48F
LIMA SUNNY 43 32 65 SW6 30.44F
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Skies acros nw.OH so far today have been generally clear/sunny. Light fog was present from mid overnight through early morning. Temps bottomed out at 25 early this morning at FAA-Findlay (OH) and have since risen to the mid 40's. Dew points in the mid 20's into mid morning have risen to the mid 30's since within the past hour. Light and variable winds into mid morning became S at 5-10 mph, then became S-SW at the same speed since within the past hour.

A HIGH over n.OH will build to the e.USA coast tonight, then expand back over OH on Sunday and through early next week. A LOW will track across the lower OH Valley late tomorow and tomorrow night. Weak Cold Fronts are projected to move across nw.OH on Thuesday and on Thursday of next week.

The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
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ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1152 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
1152 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND
40. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...
BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
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The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1152 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
1152 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...
BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
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And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1152 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
1152 AM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
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---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/03/12 - 11:27 AM

"MAJOR SNOWSTORM TARGETS DENVER AREA"
CNN
www.cnn.com
2/3/12, 12:06 pm EST

(CNN) -- Blizzard conditions whipped through Colorado on Friday, closing some 70 miles of interstate highway as heavy snow blanketed the region, according to the state's Department of Transportation.

Officials reported a total of 310 flight cancellations at Denver International Airport, while Southwest Airlines canceled all inbound flights to Denver until 1 p.m. local time.

Light snow started falling in Denver Thursday as residents across the state braced for the storm.

Parts of the region could be plowing out from under 2 feet of snow and higher drifts by Saturday, when conditions are expected to gradually taper off.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning starting Thursday evening along the Interstate 25 corridor, including the city of Denver.

Most areas east of the city are under a blizzard warning, as snowfall rates of up to 2 inches per hour were expected.

The warnings will remain in effect into late Friday evening.

The airport has nearly 300 pieces of snow equipment and a team of approximately 500 trained snow removal personnel who plan to work throughout the storm.

An avalanche watch that had been posted for the Front Range and Sangre de Cristo mountains was expected to expire on Friday. But rapid heavy snow on top of the currently weak snowpack structure could also quickly raise the avalanche danger, according to The Colorado Avalanche Information Center website.

The storm will be slow moving, so a prolonged period of snow will occur through early Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

With winds gusting 40 mph or higher, blowing snow will make visibility at times near zero and travel on roads could be treacherous, if not impossible.

A number of school districts in the Denver Metro area announced closures on their websites, including Denver Public Schools, Jefferson County Public Schools and Douglas County Schools.

High temperatures are expected to remain in the 30s into early next week.

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"SNOW FALLS IN ROME AS ITALY IS HIT BY COLD SNAP"
AP
www.ap.org
2/3/12, 12:22 pm EST

ROME (AP) -- Thick snowflakes fell on Rome on Friday, forcing the closure of the Colosseum over fears tourists would slip on the icy ruins, and leaving buses struggling to climb the city's slushy hills. Other parts of the country experienced frigid temperatures unseen in years.

The snowfall prompted authorities to stop visitors from entering the Colosseum, the adjacent Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill, the former home of Rome's ancient emperors.

The director of the Colosseum, Rossella Rea, said the sites were closed out of fears that visitors could slip on ice.

The last substantial snowfalls in Rome were in 1986, though lighter snowfalls have occasionally blanketed the city since, including in 2010. Since the capital is usually blessed with a temperate climate, heating in homes is only allowed by law for about 10 hours a day, to cut down on pollution.

The cold snap, with temperatures hovering around the freezing point, meant Romans were shivering in their homes, many with tile and marble floors.

Snow began falling in the late morning Friday, leaving a light dusting on trees and cars and forming slush on the streets in the center. In many of the neighborhoods, snowfall accumulated to about 4 centimeterw (1.5 inches).

As a precaution, Mayor Gianni Alemanno said late Thursday that classroom instruction would be canceled on Friday and Saturday, but added that school buildings would remain open so working parents could drop of their children if they had no other place to leave them.

On the steep streets in the Monteverde neighborhood near the ancient Janiculum Hill, several buses couldn't make it up. By midmorning, balconies resembled skating rinks as puddles from overnight rain froze over. Layers of snow covered the ripe fruit on orange trees oranges on Roman terraces.

Authorities appealed to Italians to stay off highways, as the cold snap was predicted to continue well into the next week.

Temperatures plunged as low as minus 22 Celsius (minus 7 Fahrenheit), in Trepalle, a village in the Italian Alps.

In the northern financial capital of Milan, a homeless man who had covered himself with a blanket and taken shelter under a bush, was found dead of exposure to the cold on Thursday, officials said.
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---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/03/12 - 7:20 PM

STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

...MID-WINTER BLIZZARD CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS TONIGHT...

BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO
INTO PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA AND KANSAS...WITH ADVISORIES SURROUNDING
THE WARNINGS.

WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
NEBRAKSA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 PM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1009 MB...29.80 INCHES...WAS LOCATED NEAR OKLAHOMA CITY WITH A
COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO WESTERN TEXAS AND A WARM FRONT TO THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...COVERED MUCH OF OKLAHOMA
INTO EASTERN KANSAS AS WELL AS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WHILE A SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING OVER
COLORADO INTO NORTHWEST KANSAS WESTERN NEBRASKA. FARTHER
SOUTH...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS
THE EASTERN HALF OF TEXAS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI FEB 03...

...COLORADO...
BLACK HAWK 3 N 48.0
EVERGREEN 3 S 36.0
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 34.5
CONIFER 3 W 28.0
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E 27.0
ROLLINSVILLE 27.0
WARD 4.6 NE 26.5
JAMESTOWN 3 W 24.5
LIVERMORE 12 SW 24.5
BELLVUE 4.7 W 24.1
CONIFER 3 WSW 24.0
NEDERLAND 0.5 WNW 23.0
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 22.0
NEDERLAND 4.2 E 21.2
EVERGREEN 3.5 W 14.5
BOULDER 6.8 SE 14.0
DENVER INTL ARPT 9.0

...NEBRASKA...
STAPLETON 5 W 8.0
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 7.0
SUTHERLAND 0.7 N 5.0
MADRID 6.6 NW 4.3
GRANT 0.5 NE 4.0
MADRID 7.8 SW 3.0
ELSIE 13.7 SE 1.0

...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 27.3 WSW 26.0
SAND CREEK RESERVOIR 18.0
N SAND LAKE 12.0
NORTH SAND LAKE 12.0
ROB ROY RESERVOIR 2 NE 12.0
ARLINGTON 11.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S 9.4
CROW CREEK 7.5
LANDER 5.7 SW 7.2
WHEATLAND 20 SW 7.2
CHEYENNE 2.3 ESE 5.0

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 200 PM CST FRI FEB 03...

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE 4.22
COLWICH 2.1 WNW 2.95
PRETTY PRAIRIE 7.4 ESE 2.73
PRATT 2.6 S 2.72
MURDOCK 4.6 N 2.68
PARK CITY 3 WSW 2.59
WICHITA 2.59
WILMORE 12.1 SE 2.41
WICHITA 7.4 NNW 2.24
PENALOSA 0.4 N 2.16
VALLEY CENTER 0.1 NE 2.15
HESSTON 7 SW 2.10
WICHITA 9.1 WNW 2.04
PARK CITY 0.5 ENE 2.00
SALINA 1.47

...LOUISIANA...
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE 3.89
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER 3.54
FORT POLK 2.42
RUSTON 5.5 NNW 2.25
CALHOUN 4.3 SSE 1.76
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW 1.65
ROCKY BRANCH 1.3 W 1.48
SWARTZ 2.0 SSW 1.25
BUNKIE 0.3 WSW 1.21
BASTROP 1.0 SSE 1.07
MONROE 3.2 SSE 1.06
MONROE 3.2 NW 1.04
WELSH 0.7 W 1.00

...MISSISSIPPI...
VICKSBURG 2.2 NE 1.32
MADISON 5.7 WNW 1.07

...NEBRASKA...
BYRON 0.2 ESE 1.21
HUMBOLDT 2.2 SW 1.07
DAVENPORT 0.5 E 1.04
DILLER 5.6 S 1.01
RUSKIN 3.4 W 1.01
HARDY 4.3 E 1.00

...OKLAHOMA...
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW 4.28
FORT SUPPLY 4.2 SE 4.17
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW 2.55
QUINLAN 0.3 SW 1.64

...TEXAS...
ROMAYOR 6 N 9.30
OAKWOOD 4.2 NE 4.40
CLEVELAND 0.9 SW 3.33
KINGWOOD 3.9 S 2.49
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE 1.61
LIVINGSTON 0.7 WNW 1.35
BULLARD 3.7 E 1.28
ONALASKA 0.6 WSW 1.09
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 0.64


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN TEXAS...WHILE THE WARM FRONT PUSHES INTO
THE GULF STATES. A LARGE REGION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY...WITH HEAVY RAINFALL...HAIL...HIGH WINDS AND POSSIBLE
TORNADOES. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...COLD AIR
WILL CONTINUE FILTERING INTO THE PLAINS WITH A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY
SNOW FROM COLORADO INTO NEBRASKA...KANSAS AND WESTERN IOWA BY
SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED
OVER EASTERN COLORADO INTO SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS.
RELATIVELY LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL FALL FARTHER SOUTH INTO
CENTRAL KANSAS AND FARTHER EAST INTO CENTRAL IOWA. NORTHERLY WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN COLORADO INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA.
TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AND EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS THROUGH THESE REGIONS INTO SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS
COMBINED WITH ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S WILL SUPPORT WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO. BEYOND SATURDAY...THE STORM IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO WEAKEN...BUT A SWATH OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED INTO PORTIONS OF THE MIDWEST STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/03/12 - 7:32 PM

Mostly clear and 38 degrees on the S side of Fostoria, OH, wind NE at 8 mph.

Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 8:00 pm EST...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND, OH
800 PM EST FRI FEB 03 2012

NORTHWEST OHIO

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE PTCLDY 38 33 82 NE3 30.39S
FINDLAY CLEAR 38 33 82 NE9 30.37F
TOLEDO EXPRESS CLEAR 34 29 82 NE5 30.39F
TOLEDO METCALF CLEAR 36 31 82 N5 30.40F
LIMA MOCLDY 41 33 73 NE8 30.35F
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Skies across nw.OH have remained mostly sunny/mostly clear, except becoming partly sunny during late afternoon. Temps peaked at 50 at FAA-Findlay (OH) at 4:00 pm EST and have since fallen to the upper 30's. Dew points since mid day have been in the mid 30's. Winds became variable at 0-7 mph early afternoon into late afternoon, then N at 3-8 mph from then into early evening, then NE at 5-10 mph since then.

Here are photos that I took late this afternoon in Findlay...

N side, at 4:41 pm EST...







And, NE side, at 4:51-4:52 pm EST...







A HIGH over n.OH will move to the e.USA coast overnight, but weakly ridge back across the lower Great Lakes through tomorrow. A LOW (1009 mb) over cen.OK will move E across the TN Valley tomorrow afternoon and night. A HIGH will then build from the USA Plains across OH on Sunday and into Monday. A weak Cold Front will move across nw.OH on Tuesday, followed by a HIGH on Wednesday.

The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
618 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
618 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
618 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
618 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
618 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
618 PM EST FRI FEB 3 2012

.TONIGHT...CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.THURSDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/04/12 - 10:37 AM

STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 PM CST FRI FEB 03 2012

...MID-WINTER BLIZZARD CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL U.S...

BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO
INTO PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA...KANSAS...AND IOWA...WITH WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING THE WARNINGS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 PM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1011 MB...29.85 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO CENTRAL TEXAS AND A
WARM FRONT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN THE WARMER AIR AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEM...FROM TEXAS AND LOUISIANA NORTHWARD TO MISSOURI AND
ILLINOIS. FARTHER WEST...AS COLD AIR IS PULLED SOUTHWARD BEHIND
THE SYSTEM...SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS AREAS FROM COLORADO AND
WYOMING EASTWARD TO NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. THE SNOW WAS GENERALLY
LIGHT...WITH OCCASIONAL AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW. GUSTY WINDS WERE
ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS THE SAME AREAS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH COMMON...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI FEB 03...

...COLORADO...
BLACK HAWK 3 N 48.0
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 38.4
EVERGREEN 3 S 36.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 35.1
CONIFER 3 W 31.0
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 30.8
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E 27.0
LIVERMORE 8 W 27.0
ROLLINSVILLE 27.0
WARD 4.6 NE 26.5
BELLVUE 4.7 W 24.1
CONIFER 3 WSW 24.0
CALHAN 5 NE 23.5
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 22.0
NEDERLAND 4.2 E 21.2
EVERGREEN 4 S 20.4
BOULDER 6.8 SE 14.0
DENVER 14.0

...NEBRASKA...
TRYON 9 ESE 17.0
RINGGOLD 2 E 13.0
STAPLETON 14 NNW 12.0
HERSHEY 8.0
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 8.0
BRANDON 6.0
THEDFORD 5.5
SUTHERLAND 0.7 N 5.0
SUTHERLAND 1 W 5.0
MADRID 6.6 NW 4.3
ELSMERE 9 ENE 4.0
GRANT 0.5 NE 4.0
MADRID 7.8 SW 3.0

...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 27.3 WSW 26.0
CASPER 7 S 24.0
SAND CREEK RESERVOIR 18.0
LANDER 9.5 SW 13.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 12.0
N SAND LAKE 12.0
NORTH SAND LAKE 12.0
ROB ROY RESERVOIR 2 NE 12.0
ARLINGTON 11.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S 9.4
CROW CREEK 7.5
LANDER 5.7 SW 7.2
WHEATLAND 20 SW 7.2
CHEYENNE 2.3 ESE 5.0

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 PM CST FRI FEB 03...

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE 4.24
COLWICH 2.1 WNW 2.95
WICHITA 2.75
PRETTY PRAIRIE 7.4 ESE 2.73
PRATT 2.6 S 2.72
MURDOCK 4.6 N 2.68
PARK CITY 3 WSW 2.59
WILMORE 12.1 SE 2.41
WICHITA 7.4 NNW 2.24
PENALOSA 0.4 N 2.16
VALLEY CENTER 0.1 NE 2.15
HESSTON 7 SW 2.10
WICHITA 9.1 WNW 2.04
PARK CITY 0.5 ENE 2.00
SALINA 1.47

...LOUISIANA...
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE 3.89
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER 3.65
FORT POLK 2.48
RUSTON 5.5 NNW 2.25
CALHOUN 4.3 SSE 1.76
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW 1.65
ROCKY BRANCH 1.3 W 1.48
SWARTZ 2.0 SSW 1.25
BUNKIE 0.3 WSW 1.21
BASTROP 1.0 SSE 1.07
MONROE 3.2 SSE 1.06
MONROE 3.2 NW 1.04
WELSH 0.7 W 1.00

...MISSISSIPPI...
JACKSON 2.73
VICKSBURG 2.2 NE 1.32
MADISON 5.7 WNW 1.07

...NEBRASKA...
BYRON 0.2 ESE 1.21
HUMBOLDT 2.2 SW 1.07
DAVENPORT 0.5 E 1.04
DILLER 5.6 S 1.01
RUSKIN 3.4 W 1.01
HARDY 4.3 E 1.00

...OKLAHOMA...
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW 4.28
FORT SUPPLY 4.2 SE 4.17
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW 2.55
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT 2.19
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 2.12
QUINLAN 0.3 SW 1.64

...TEXAS...
ROMAYOR 6 N 9.30
OAKWOOD 4.2 NE 4.40
CLEVELAND 0.9 SW 3.33
KINGWOOD 3.9 S 2.49
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE 1.61
LIVINGSTON 0.7 WNW 1.35
BULLARD 3.7 E 1.28
ONALASKA 0.6 WSW 1.09
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 0.64

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...KANSAS...
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT 42


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BY SATURDAY MORNING. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM...COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE FILTERING INTO THE PLAINS
WITH A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY SNOW FROM COLORADO INTO
NEBRASKA...KANSAS AND WESTERN IOWA BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN COLORADO INTO
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS. RELATIVELY LIGHTER SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL FALL FARTHER SOUTH INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AND FARTHER
EAST INTO CENTRAL IOWA. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS OF
WESTERN NEBRASKA. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AND
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THESE REGIONS INTO SATURDAY. BEYOND
SATURDAY...THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN...BUT A SWATH OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED INTO PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/04/12 - 10:38 AM

STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
300 AM CST SAT FEB 04 2012

...MID-WINTER BLIZZARD CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL U.S...

BLIZZARD AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS EXTEND FROM NORTHEAST COLORADO
INTO PORTIONS OF NEBRASKA...KANSAS...AND IOWA...WITH WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES SURROUNDING THE WARNINGS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 200 AM CST...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1015 MB...29.97 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA...WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND A WARM FRONT TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING ALONG THE COLD
FRONT AND IN THE WARMER AIR AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...FROM TEXAS AND
LOUISIANA NORTHWARD TO MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS. FARTHER WEST...AS
COLD AIR IS PULLED SOUTHWARD BEHIND THE SYSTEM...SNOW WAS FALLING
ACROSS AREAS FROM EXTREME EASTERN COLORADO AND EASTWARD TO
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS...AND SOUTHWESTERN IOWA. THE SNOW WAS
GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE...WITH OCCASIONAL AREAS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW. GUSTY WINDS WERE ALSO OCCURRING ACROSS THE SAME
AREAS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH COMMON...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 300 AM CST SAT FEB 04...

...COLORADO...
BLACK HAWK 3 N 48.0
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 46.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 45.2
EVERGREEN 3 S 36.0
CONIFER 3 W 31.0
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 30.8
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E 27.0
LIVERMORE 8 W 27.0
ROLLINSVILLE 27.0
WARD 4.6 NE 26.5
GENESEE 25.0
BELLVUE 4.7 W 24.1
CONIFER 3 WSW 24.0
CALHAN 5 NE 23.5
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 22.0
MONUMENT 1 ENE 21.5
NEDERLAND 4.2 E 21.2
BOULDER 20.4
EVERGREEN 4 S 20.4
BOULDER 2 SSE 19.0
DENVER 14.0
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 5 NE 13.0
ESTES PARK 3 S 11.1

...KANSAS...
NORTON 4.5

...NEBRASKA...
TRYON 9 ESE 17.0
RINGGOLD 2 E 13.0
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 12.0
STAPLETON 14 NNW 12.0
HERSHEY 8.0
BRANDON 6.0
HASTINGS 4 N 6.0
THEDFORD 5.5
MCCOOL JUNCTION 5.0
SUTHERLAND 0.7 N 5.0
SUTHERLAND 1 W 5.0
MADRID 6.6 NW 4.3
ELSMERE 9 ENE 4.0
GRANT 0.5 NE 4.0

...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 27.3 WSW 26.0
CASPER 7 S 24.0
SAND CREEK RESERVOIR 18.0
LANDER 9.5 SW 13.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 12.0
N SAND LAKE 12.0
NORTH SAND LAKE 12.0
ROB ROY RESERVOIR 2 NE 12.0
ARLINGTON 11.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S 9.4
CROW CREEK 7.5
LANDER 5.7 SW 7.2
WHEATLAND 20 SW 7.2
CHEYENNE 2.3 ESE 5.0

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 300 AM CST SAT FEB 04...

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE 4.24
COLWICH 2.1 WNW 2.95
WICHITA 2.75
PRETTY PRAIRIE 7.4 ESE 2.73
PRATT 2.6 S 2.72
MURDOCK 4.6 N 2.68
PARK CITY 3 WSW 2.59
WILMORE 12.1 SE 2.41
WICHITA 7.4 NNW 2.24
PENALOSA 0.4 N 2.16
VALLEY CENTER 0.1 NE 2.15
HESSTON 7 SW 2.10
WICHITA 9.1 WNW 2.04
PARK CITY 0.5 ENE 2.00
SALINA 1.47

...LOUISIANA...
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE 3.89
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER 3.65
FORT POLK 2.48
RUSTON 5.5 NNW 2.25
CALHOUN 4.3 SSE 1.76
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW 1.65
ROCKY BRANCH 1.3 W 1.48
SWARTZ 2.0 SSW 1.25
BUNKIE 0.3 WSW 1.21
BASTROP 1.0 SSE 1.07
MONROE 3.2 SSE 1.06
MONROE 3.2 NW 1.04
WELSH 0.7 W 1.00

...MISSISSIPPI...
JACKSON 2.73
VICKSBURG 2.2 NE 1.32
MADISON 5.7 WNW 1.07

...NEBRASKA...
BYRON 0.2 ESE 1.21
HUMBOLDT 2.2 SW 1.07
DAVENPORT 0.5 E 1.04
DILLER 5.6 S 1.01
RUSKIN 3.4 W 1.01
HARDY 4.3 E 1.00

...OKLAHOMA...
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW 4.28
FORT SUPPLY 4.2 SE 4.17
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 3.39
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW 2.55
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT 2.19
QUINLAN 0.3 SW 1.64

...TEXAS...
ROMAYOR 6 N 9.30
OAKWOOD 4.2 NE 4.40
CLEVELAND 0.9 SW 3.33
KINGWOOD 3.9 S 2.49
CASTLE HILLS 2.25
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE 1.61
LIVINGSTON 0.7 WNW 1.35
BULLARD 3.7 E 1.28
ONALASKA 0.6 WSW 1.09
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 0.64

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...KANSAS...
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT 42


THE SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND
SOUTHERN MISSOURI BY SATURDAY MORNING. TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM...COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE FILTERING INTO THE PLAINS
WITH A SWATH OF VERY HEAVY SNOW FROM COLORADO INTO
NEBRASKA...KANSAS AND WESTERN IOWA BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN COLORADO INTO
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND NORTHERN KANSAS. RELATIVELY LIGHTER SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL FALL FARTHER SOUTH INTO CENTRAL KANSAS AND FARTHER
EAST INTO CENTRAL IOWA. NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER EXTREME PORTIONS
OF WESTERN NEBRASKA. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH THESE REGIONS INTO SATURDAY.
BEYOND SATURDAY...THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN...BUT A SWATH OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED INTO PORTIONS OF THE
MIDWEST STATES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 900 AM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/04/12 - 10:39 AM

STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
900 AM CST SAT FEB 04 2012

...MODERATE SNOW ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA IS
EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF TODAY...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS NORTHEASTERN COLORADO ...SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
NEBRASKA...NORTHERN KANSAS...AS WELL AS SOUTHWESTERN IOWA. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN PARTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA.

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
LOUISIANA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 800 AM CST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
1014 MB...29.95 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL MISSOURI. SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A SWATH OF SNOW EXTENDED ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN IOWA
WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 35 MPH WERE
REPORTED. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS STILL LINGERING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
COLORADO AND NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. MOSTLY RAIN WAS FOUND FARTHER
TO THE EAST OVER THE MIDWEST WHILE A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW WAS
FORMING ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO INTO SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
FARTHER SOUTH IN THE WARM AIR...A CONVECTIVE BAND OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY...LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO LOUISIANA AND
NEAR THE TEXAS GULF COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT FEB 04...

...COLORADO...
PINECLIFFE 4 SSE 50.5
BLACK HAWK 3 N 48.0
JAMESTOWN 3 W 45.2
EVERGREEN 3 S 36.0
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 34.5
CONIFER 3 W 31.0
NEDERLAND 4 ENE 30.8
BUCKHORN MOUNTAIN 1 E 27.0
LIVERMORE 8 W 27.0
ROLLINSVILLE 27.0
WARD 4.6 NE 26.5
GENESEE 25.0
BELLVUE 4.7 W 24.1
CONIFER 3 WSW 24.0
CALHAN 5 NE 23.5
HORSETOOTH MOUNTAIN 3.2 NNW 22.0
MONUMENT 1 ENE 21.5
NEDERLAND 4.2 E 21.2
BOULDER 21.0
EVERGREEN 4 S 20.4
BOULDER 2 SSE 19.0
DENVER 5.3 SW 17.3
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 5 NE 13.0
ESTES PARK 3 S 11.1

...IOWA...
BLENCOE 0.9 NNW 5.5
LITTLE SIOUX 1.6 NW 5.0
BRITT 0.7 N 4.0
OELWEIN 0.8 WNW 3.0

...KANSAS...
NORTON 0.4 N 8.5
NORTON 4.5
STOCKTON 10.4 WNW 3.0
GOODLAND 0.5 ENE 2.5

...NEBRASKA...
TRYON 9 ESE 17.0
RINGGOLD 2 E 13.0
NORTH PLATTE 15 NNE 12.0
STAPLETON 14 NNW 12.0
STROMSBURG 0.9 E 10.5
DONIPHAN 3.7 ENE 9.0
YORK 3.3 N 9.0
HERSHEY 8.0
RAVENNA 5.3 SW 8.0
BRANDON 6.0
HASTINGS 4 N 6.0
THEDFORD 5.5
MCCOOL JUNCTION 5.0
SUTHERLAND 0.7 N 5.0
SUTHERLAND 1 W 5.0
MADRID 6.6 NW 4.3
ELSMERE 9 ENE 4.0
GRANT 0.5 NE 4.0
OMAHA 4.3 WNW 4.0

...WYOMING...
LARAMIE 27.3 WSW 26.0
CASPER 7 S 24.0
SAND CREEK RESERVOIR 18.0
LANDER 9.5 SW 13.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 12.0
N SAND LAKE 12.0
NORTH SAND LAKE 12.0
ROB ROY RESERVOIR 2 NE 12.0
ARLINGTON 11.0
ELK MOUNTAIN 2.1 S 9.4
CROW CREEK 7.5
LANDER 5.7 SW 7.2
WHEATLAND 20 SW 7.2
CHEYENNE 2.3 ESE 5.0

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM CST THU FEB
02 THROUGH 800 AM CST SAT FEB 04...

...ARKANSAS...
BATESVILLE RGNL ARPT 2.11

...KANSAS...
MEDICINE LODGE AMOS 4.34
MEDICINE LODGE 4.24
COLWICH 2.1 WNW 2.95
WICHITA 2.75
PRETTY PRAIRIE 7.4 ESE 2.73
PRATT 2.6 S 2.72
MURDOCK 4.6 N 2.68
PARK CITY 3 WSW 2.59
WILMORE 12.1 SE 2.41
WICHITA 7.4 NNW 2.24
PENALOSA 0.4 N 2.16
VALLEY CENTER 0.1 NE 2.15
HESSTON 7 SW 2.10
WICHITA 9.1 WNW 2.04
PARK CITY 0.5 ENE 2.00
SALINA 1.47

...LOUISIANA...
ENGLAND AFB/ALEXANDRIA 5.49
NATCHITOCHES 0.9 NE 3.89
ALEXANDRIA/ESLER 3.65
FORT POLK 2.48
RUSTON 5.5 NNW 2.25
CALHOUN 4.3 SSE 1.76
FERRIDAY 1.1 NNW 1.65
ROCKY BRANCH 1.3 W 1.48
SWARTZ 2.0 SSW 1.25
BUNKIE 0.3 WSW 1.21
BASTROP 1.0 SSE 1.07
MONROE 3.2 SSE 1.06
MONROE 3.2 NW 1.04
WELSH 0.7 W 1.00

...MISSISSIPPI...
JACKSON 2.73
VICKSBURG 2.2 NE 1.32
MADISON 5.7 WNW 1.07

...NEBRASKA...
BYRON 0.2 ESE 1.21
HUMBOLDT 2.2 SW 1.07
DAVENPORT 0.5 E 1.04
DILLER 5.6 S 1.01
RUSKIN 3.4 W 1.01
HARDY 4.3 E 1.00

...OKLAHOMA...
SHATTUCK 0.7 SSW 4.28
FORT SUPPLY 4.2 SE 4.17
GUTHRIE MUNI ARPT 3.39
CHEYENNE 18.1 SW 2.55
STILLWATER MUNI ARPT 2.19
QUINLAN 0.3 SW 1.64

...TEXAS...
ROMAYOR 6 N 9.30
COLLEGE STATION/EASTERWOOD FLD 6.41
OAKWOOD 4.2 NE 4.40
CLEVELAND 0.9 SW 3.33
KINGWOOD 3.9 S 2.49
CASTLE HILLS 2.25
KIRBYVILLE 1.5 SE 1.61
LIVINGSTON 0.7 WNW 1.35
BULLARD 3.7 E 1.28
ONALASKA 0.6 WSW 1.09
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR 0.64

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...KANSAS...
CHANUTE MARTIN JOHNSON ARPT 42


THE SURFACE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY BY SATURDAY EVENING AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. SNOW TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TAPER OFF AS IT
CONTINUES TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE...A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW OR MIXED PRECIPITATION CAN BE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM THE OHIO VALLEY INTO THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT WHERE UP TO A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
IS POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 300 PM CST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/04/12 - 11:51 AM

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1026 AM EST SAT FEB 04 2012

THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 4 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/CLEVELAND

**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************

LOCATION 12 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

OHIO

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
NEW WASHINGTON 5S 2.6 827 AM 2/04
BUCYRUS 1.5 951 AM 2/04
GALION 1.0 836 AM 2/04

...HANCOCK COUNTY...
FINDLAY 2.0 1019 AM 2/04
HANCOCK COUNTY/FINDL 1.5 700 AM 2/04

...HURON COUNTY...
NEW LONDON 3NW 0.8 748 AM 2/04

...LORAIN COUNTY...
OBERLIN 0.4 1020 AM 2/04

...LUCAS COUNTY...
TOLEDO AIRPORT 0.1 651 AM 2/04

...MEDINA COUNTY...
WADSWORTH 1.0 927 AM 2/04
BRUNSWICK 0.1 831 AM 2/04

...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 2.0 807 AM 2/04
MANSFLD ARPT 0.8 651 AM 2/04

...SANDUSKY COUNTY...
CLYDE 0.5 812 AM 2/04

...SUMMIT COUNTY...
TALLMADGE 0.8 834 AM 2/04

...WAYNE COUNTY...
KIDRON 1N 1.6 920 AM 2/04

...WYANDOT COUNTY...
UPPER SANDUSKY 4SW 1.3 816 AM 2/04


**********************24 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************

LOCATION 24 HOUR TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SNOWFALL OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

OHIO

...HURON COUNTY...
1 N BELLEVUE 0.3 700 AM 2/04

...MEDINA COUNTY...
8 ENE MEDINA 0.8 700 AM 2/04
1 NE BRUNSWICK 0.1 700 AM 2/04

...PORTAGE COUNTY...
4 NE KENT 0.1 800 AM 2/04

...RICHLAND COUNTY...
1 NW LEXINGTON 0.6 800 AM 2/04

...WAYNE COUNTY...
1 N KIDRON 0.1 700 AM 2/04

...WOOD COUNTY...
3 NW BOWLING GREEN 0.4 800 AM 2/04


*********************** SNOW ON GROUND ***********************

LOCATION SNOW TIME/DATE COMMENTS
ON GROUND OF
/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

OHIO

...CRAWFORD COUNTY...
NEW WASHINGTON 5S 3.0 827 AM 2/04
BUCYRUS 2.0 951 AM 2/04
GALION 1.0 836 AM 2/04

...HANCOCK COUNTY...
HANCOCK COUNTY/FINDL 2.0 700 AM 2/04
FINDLAY 2.0 1019 AM 2/04

...HURON COUNTY...
NEW LONDON 3NW 1.0 748 AM 2/04

...LORAIN COUNTY...
OBERLIN T 1020 AM 2/04
3 SE ELYRIA T 930 AM 2/04

...LUCAS COUNTY...
TOLEDO AIRPORT T 651 AM 2/04

...MEDINA COUNTY...
WADSWORTH 1.0 927 AM 2/04
1 NE BRUNSWICK T 700 AM 2/04
BRUNSWICK T 831 AM 2/04

...PORTAGE COUNTY...
4 NNE RAVENNA T 700 AM 2/04

...RICHLAND COUNTY...
MANSFIELD/ONTARIO 2.0 807 AM 2/04
MANSFLD ARPT 1.0 651 AM 2/04

...SANDUSKY COUNTY...
CLYDE 1.0 812 AM 2/04

...SUMMIT COUNTY...
TALLMADGE 1.0 834 AM 2/04

...WAYNE COUNTY...
KIDRON 1N 2.0 920 AM 2/04
1 N KIDRON T 700 AM 2/04

...WYANDOT COUNTY...
UPPER SANDUSKY 4SW 1.0 816 AM 2/04
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch
MODERATOR
2/04/12 - 1:27 PM

Cloudy and 34 degrees in downtown Findlay, OH, wind E at 6 mph. Visibility is 5 miles in light fog. There is 1 inch of snow on the ground.

Weather conditions from across nw.OH, as of 2:00 pm EST...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
OHIO REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND, OH
200 PM EST SAT FEB 04 2012

NORTHWEST OHIO

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DEFIANCE MOSUNNY 36 30 79 E6 30.22F
FINDLAY CLOUDY 34 33 96 E6 30.18F FOG
TOLEDO EXPRESS PTSUNNY 40 30 67 E9 30.21F
TOLEDO METCALF PTSUNNY 39 31 72 NE5 30.23F
LIMA CLOUDY 35 31 85 E6 30.17F FOG
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Skies across nw.OH since late evening yesterday have been cloudy with at least light fog. Light-to-moderate wet snow fell from around 4:00 am EST until around 8:30 am EST, with generally light snow continuing from then until around 10:30 am EST. A total of 0.33 inch of precip fell at FAA-Findlay (OH) between 4:00 am and 11:00 am EST today; total snowfall in Fostoria and here in Findlay was around 2 inches. Fog was present late overnight and early morning, combining with the snow to reduce visibilities to as low as 0.75 mile. Temps since late evening yesterday have ranged between 33 and 35. Dew points since mid evening yesterday have ranged between 31 and 32. Winds since mid evening yesterday have been NE-E at 5-12 mph.

Here are photos that I took this morning, with light snow and fog in the first 6 photos, moderate snow in the 7th photo, and light snow in the 8th and 9th photos...

S side of Fostoria, at 7:34 am and 7:36 am EST, respectively...





SW side of Fostoria, at 7:38 am EST...



1.3 mile SW of Fostoria, at 7:42 am EST...



1 mile NE of Findlay, at 7:53 am EST...



NE outskirts of Findlay, at 7:55 am EST...



And, N side of Findlay, at 8:18 am, 10:05 am, and 10:06 am EST, respectively...







A LOW (1014 mb) over cen.MO, on a track further N than earlier projected, will move E across the OH valley this afternoon and early this evening, then reach the e.USA coast overnight. A HIGH will ridge across n.OH tomorrow and Monday. A weak Cold Front will move across nw.OH on Tuesday, followed by a HIGH on Wednesday and Thursday. Another weak Cold Front will move through around next Friday.

The latest zone forecast for Findlay, OH...
_________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1122 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2012

HANCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FINDLAY
1122 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN AND SNOW EARLY. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND AN
INCH. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

The latest zone forecast for Fostoria, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1122 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2012

SENECA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TIFFIN
1122 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN AND SNOW EARLY. SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN
AN INCH. COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR 100 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN CLEARING. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

And, the latest zone forecast for Fremont, OH...
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
ZONE FORECAST FOR NORTHERN OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO
1122 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2012

SANDUSKY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREMONT
1122 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY.
LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 30S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID
20S.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________

---
Bob "The Lone Chicken" Welch

Still corny after all these years!

"To risk letting people see your real self and to discover that they love you...this is one of the greatest joys in life."
-Nancy "Honeytree" Henigbaum

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