StormTrack Blog

The recent heavy rainfall has allowed the Tiffin River to rise.  Check the main weather page for the latest advisories and river stages.

Clearing skies and light winds will allow temperatures to drop into the upper 20s and lower 30s tonight into Saturday morning.

Many areas could see a decent frost if the winds drop enough.  Far western and NW sections will be the coldest for a longer period, so a full freeze is possible.

Temps will warm quickly by mid-morning Saturday.

It will be quite the transition between today and tomorrow.  A storm will pass through the area today into tonight, bringing with it occasional showers and storms.  Some of the storms could be strong or severe.  Storms will also have heavy downpours, so the potential exists for over an inch of rain.  In areas that see repeated storms, higher amounts will occur.

After highs yesterday in the 80s (we tied a record at Express Airport), and 70s today, temps will struggle to stay in the lower 50s Thursday & Friday afternoon.  This cool-down will be short-lived….highs of 60°+ will return this weekend, with some 70s early next week.

Please continue to check the main weather page for the up-to-the-minute forecasts, watches/warnings and Storm Track 11 Doppler radar.

Record Highs For April 6:

• 77°  Morenci
• 78°  Findlay
• 80°  Harbor Beach, Wauseon
• 82°  Defiance, Benton Harbor, Napoleon
• 83°  Toledo, Tiffin, Kenton, Montpelier
• 84°  Lima
• 85°  Norwalk, Upper Sandusky

Normal high is 55°

April 3 and 4 marks the 36th anniversary of the big tornado outbreak of 1974, which produced 148 tornadoes in 24 hours.

This outbreak included the F-5 tornado that leveled much of Xenia, Ohio.

Other tornadoes that affected our viewing area included:

F2 – Melrose, OH
F3 – Continental, OH
F2 – Hillsdale, MI
F2 – Hudson, MI
F2 – Erie, MI
F2 – Estral Beach, MI
F2 – Windsor, Ontario

Here are some websites which explain the events in great detail:

From the National Weather Service

A collection of data combined into one website

The very warm temperatures, combined with low humidity, dry grass/brush and gusty winds will create good ingredients for fire danger.

Any fires that are started outside may spread quickly the next few days.