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No chance for hurricane winds to reach Southwest Ohio

Cooler weather, wind today with chance of rain.

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By Jessica Heffner, Staff Writer Updated 8:37 PM Friday, September 3, 2010

HAMILTON — A cold front moving into the Butler and Warren County region will bring a drop in temperature, but no hurricane-like winds this weekend.

John Franks, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, said rain and a cold front from the west will bring cooler weather through the weekend.

While other states are expected to be battered by Hurricane Earl as it makes its way up the East Coast, Franks said Ohio should not see any remnants of the storm.

“It’s going to turn to the northeast and stay in the Atlantic. It’s not going to effect Ohio in any way, shape or form other than right now helping to keep the dry air over top of us,” Franks said.

While many residents still can remember the ferocity by which Hurricane Ike’s winds roared through the state in September 2008, Franks said the windstorm was an anomaly unlikely to be seen again in Ohio.

“Hurricane Ike, it was an oddity. I can’t say something like that would never happen again but that was almost the definition of a freak windstorm,” Franks said.

“I doubt any of us had ever seen anything like that and I doubt any of us will ever see that again,” he added.

On Saturday, Sept. 4, the cold front will make conditions a bit windy, with gusts up to 18 mph. Otherwise, expect mostly sunny conditions with a high of 69 and a low around 46 degrees, the NWS said.

Things warm up on Sunday as winds calm down and the weather stays sunny with a high near 77. Temperatures will drop down into the 50s in the evening.

Labor Day should be sunny and warm, with a high near 86.

Contact this reporter at (513) 705-2843 or jheffner@coxohio.com.

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