This morning, as a warm front approaches… we have some steadier rain in the area:

The rain becomes more widely scattered beyond this… and I think there will be a lot of dry weather here during the afternoon, as we get into the “warm sector” of the storm.  BUT we can’t completely rule out a spotty shower or thunderstorm.  It will be breezy and mild:

Then the cold front approaches tonight.  This will increase the chance of rain again… with a line of thunderstorms likely as the front comes through late tonight:

We could see some gusty winds with the front… and the SPC has now placed us in a SLIGHT RISK for severe weather:

The time of day (late night/early morning) that the front will move through is not the most favorable for severe weather.  So we will have that on our side… but I still expect some stronger winds.

This is our last “mild” day for awhile.  We’ll be in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees (depending on how much sun we see)… but behind the cold front, temps drop for the 2nd half of the week!

The National Weather Service has completed it’s survey of storm damage from Sunday, and has determined that tornadoes hit a couple of Indiana counties.  The closest county to us is Ripley, IN which is about 30-40 minutes west of Cincinnati.  Here are the reports:

NWS WILMINGTON… RIPLEY COUNTY, IN TORNADO
NWS INDIANAPOLIS… LAWRENCE COUNTY, IN TORNADOES
NWS FORT WAYNE… WHITLEY COUNTY, IN AND DEFIANCE CO, OH TORNADOES

Jamie