Dan Robinson
EF5
Posting this just as a note for anyone interested in seeing a high-impact weather event unfold in Ohio and West Virginia in real time. Temperatures have cooled into the upper 20s across the region with a rain shield rapidly approaching. This is a classic setup for a high-impact icing event that could shut down the region. I want to bring attention to the fact that currently there are no warnings, advisories or statements in effect to alert the public to the hazard. People will be waking up with no indication of what awaits them.
There is a chance that temperatures may warm rapidly once the rain arrives, but typically what occurs with these setups is that the ground is slow to respond to the air warmup, resulting in a brief 1 or 2 hour window of serious icing. Road icing likelihood is high with this, particularly with variations in elevation.
I sincerely hope I'm wrong and that this turns out to be a non-event due to rapid pre-precip warming, but this type of situation is a classic example of a weather event that can harm the public going by unnoticed and unwarned. The potential at least should warrant a mention somewhere, just as a tornado watch would.
There is a chance that temperatures may warm rapidly once the rain arrives, but typically what occurs with these setups is that the ground is slow to respond to the air warmup, resulting in a brief 1 or 2 hour window of serious icing. Road icing likelihood is high with this, particularly with variations in elevation.
I sincerely hope I'm wrong and that this turns out to be a non-event due to rapid pre-precip warming, but this type of situation is a classic example of a weather event that can harm the public going by unnoticed and unwarned. The potential at least should warrant a mention somewhere, just as a tornado watch would.
