Severe Thunderstorm Warning 188, NWS Wilmington, OH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
950 AM EDT WED AUG 9 2000

MCS MOVG ACRS NWRN PORTION OF CWFA. LTST SAT VSBL PIX SHWG LWR CLDS
ACRS ABT NRN HALF OF FA WITH MAINLY CLR SKIES TO THE S. MCS LOOKS TO
BE TRACKING PRETTY MUCH ESE ALG THIS BNDRY. THIS AREA ALREADY UNSTBL
WITH DWPTS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AND 12Z ILN RAOB SHWG A CAPE OF
1500 J/KG. THUS...SHUD CONT TO SEE MCS TRACK ACRS FA THRU RMNDR
MRNG. MRNG ACTVTY MAY LIMIT INSTBLTY A BIT FOR THIS AFTN BUT WITH
CRNT TSTMS MOVG E AT ABT 50 MPH...DO XPCT TO SEE SOME CLRG ON BACK
SIDE THRU THIS AFTN. THIS SHUD ALLOW AREA TO DSTBLZ AGN THRU LATE
AFTN. TRYING TO MODIFY MRNG SNDG FOR THIS AFTN GIVES CAPE3S OF ARND
4000 J/KG ASSUMING WE CAN WRM INTO THE UPR 80S. WL NOT MESS TO MUCH
WITH AFTN WORDING IN FCST BUT WL TRY TO DROP SOME OF THE CRNT WATCH
ACRS THE FAR NW WITH ZONE UPDATE.

.ILN...NONE.

LOTT

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051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-091500-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
520 AM EDT WED AUG 9 2000

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS
NORTHERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST-CENTRAL INDIANA...AND
SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL OHIO...

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS MODERATE RISK
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AROUND DAYTON...
BELLEFONTAINE...COLUMBUS...SPRINGFIELD...CINCINNATI AND PORTSMOUTH IN
OHIO. ALSO IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA ARE RICHMOND AND VERSAILLES
INDIANA AND MAYSVILLE AND CARROLLTON KENTUCKY.

A WARM...MOIST AND EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT IS EXPECTED TO
BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY.  A COLD FRONT WILL DROP
SOUTHWARD INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY THIS AFTERNOON.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF THuE FRONT.
SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL AND WINDS WELL IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

WILKINSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1038 AM EDT WED AUG 09 2000

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1011 AM    PIQUA                     OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   MIAMI                          ONE FOOT DIAMETER TREES
                                          BROKEN OFF. REPORTED BY
                                          HAM RADIO OPEnRATOR.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1043 AM EDT WED AUG 9 2000

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...

A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS
CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND PARTS OF NORTHEAST KENTUCKY
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING
WIND DAMAGE WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR POINTS ALONG AND TO
THE EAST OF A BELLEFONTAINE THROUGH WILMINGTON TO BROOKSVILLE
KENTUCKY LINE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM EDT FOR AREAS TO THE WEST OF THIS LINE HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE FOR ANY
WARNINGS THAT MAY BE ISSUED.

LOTT;

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1051 AM EDT WED AUG 09 2000

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1016 AM    ARCANUM                   OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   DARKE                          THREE FOOT DIAMTER TREE
                                          BLOWN ONTO ROOF OF
                                          HOUSE.

1020 AM    VANDALIA                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   MONTGOMERY                     LARGE TREE DOWN ON
                                          ROAD. NEAR DOG LEG AND
                                          NATIONAL ROADS.

1022 AM    SIDNEY                    OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   SHELBY                         ONE FOOT DIAMETER  TREE
                                          DOWN.

1022 AM    FT LORAMIE                OH   WIND DAMAGE
08/09/00   SHELBY     r                    THREE FOOT DIAMETER
                                          TREE DOWN.