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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 21, 1995Franklin County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 1995, 12:09 AM EDT for Franklin County, Ohio. It was in force for 51 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 1995, 12:09 AM EDT (04:09 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 1995, 1:00 AM EDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Whole counties

County Franklin County, OH

The nearest sounding before it

Dayton/James M C, OH (KDAY), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 102 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dayton/James M C, OH at 00:00Z on 1995-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3262 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dayton/James M C, OH at 00:00Z on 1995-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3262 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
933 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
7.4

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 20, 7:46 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 7:46 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 21, 12:05 AM EDT, 4 minutes before
OHZ053>055-061>065-071>074-077-080-211000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1205 AM EDT WED JUN 21 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL OHIO
   AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 6 AM...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST OHIO WILL TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS
PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  AS
A RESULT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO.

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH:

CLARK         CLINTON        FAIRFIELD      FAYETTE        FRANKLIN
HAMILTON      HIGHLAND       HOCKING        MADISON        MONTGOMERY
PICKAWAY      ROSS           WARREN

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...HAIL 3/4 INCH OR GREATER...HEAVY RAIN
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES.

LOTT
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 12:06 AM EDT, 3 minutes before
OHZ053>055-061>065-071>074-077-080-211000-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1205 AM EDT WED JUN 21 1995

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL OHIO
   AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST OHIO UNTIL 6 AM...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST OHIO WILL TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS
PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  AS
A RESULT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO.

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THE WATCH:

CLARK         CLINTON        FAIRFIELD      FAYETTE        FRANKLIN
HAMILTON      HIGHLAND       HOCKING        MADISON        MONTGOMERY
PICKAWAY      ROSS           WARREN

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA.  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...HAIL 3/4 INCH OR GREATER...HEAVY RAIN
AND DANGEROUS @LIGHTNING. BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING
WEATHER APPROACHES.

LOTT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 11:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking40 min
Jun 20, 11:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield45 min
Jun 20, 11:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHocking35 min
Jun 20, 11:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPickaway51 min
Jun 21, 12:49 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMadison41 min
Jun 21, 1:17 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNScioto28 min
Jun 21, 2:41 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike34 min
Jun 21, 4:55 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont50 min
Jun 21, 5:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNHamilton45 min
Jun 21, 5:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton45 min
Jun 21, 1:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLogan, Union62 min
Jun 21, 1:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMiami, Shelby59 min
Jun 21, 1:55 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNLogan, Union4 hr
Jun 21, 2:00 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNButler, Preble2 hr
Jun 21, 2:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Preble2 hr
Jun 21, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLogan, Union2 hr
Jun 21, 2:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHardin63 min
Jun 21, 2:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMadison59 min
Jun 21, 2:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware69 min
Jun 21, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Mercer, Shelby56 min
Jun 21, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHardin60 min
Jun 21, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMontgomery, Preble58 min
Jun 21, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler67 min
Jun 21, 3:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDelaware63 min
Jun 21, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware63 min
Jun 21, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNUnion58 min
Jun 21, 4:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Madison52 min
Jun 21, 4:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMontgomery, Preble57 min
Jun 21, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton65 min
Jun 21, 4:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware61 min
Jun 21, 5:01 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDelaware4 hr
Jun 21, 5:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler67 min
Jun 21, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Mercer, Shelby58 min
Jun 21, 5:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNAuglaize, Mercer, Shelby4 hr
Jun 21, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClark, Madison63 min
Jun 21, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNWarren62 min
Jun 21, 5:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Union65 min
Jun 21, 6:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware60 min
Jun 21, 6:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMontgomery, Preble60 min
Jun 21, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Union2 hr
Jun 21, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin57 min
Jun 21, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Union118 min
Jun 21, 5:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNCampbell26 min
Jun 21, 5:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNCampbell26 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.