Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Wilmington, OH

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
126 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

HEAT INDICIES OVER TRI-STATE REGION ARE APPROACHING THE 100S AND
ZONES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THESE IN THE BODY OF TODAYS
FORECAST. DAY AND CVG GROUPINGS OF ZONES HAVE ALSO BUMPED UP
EXPECTED HIGHS TO AROUND 90. CU DEVELOPING SHOULD HAMPER ANY
SKYROCKETING TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON SO THEY DONT REACH THE MIDDLE 90S
RANGE.

FOR HAMILTON COUNTY (CINCINNATI)...AN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED TODAY
INTO TONIGHT AS MIN TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 71 HERE AND
AFTERNOON INDICIES ARE ALREADY OVER 100.

OTHERWISE...NO CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS PACKAGE.

.ILN...NONE.
OH...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 8 AM WED FOR WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND PARTS OF
THE MIAMI VALLEY.
HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH 8 AM WED FOR CINCINNATI
IN...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH 8 AM WED FOR PORTIONS OF WHITEWATER VALLEY.
KY...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
554 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN INDIANA...NORTHERN
KENTUCKY AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.  DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE
THREATS.  FLOODING RAINS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE
70.  THE FLOOD WATCH FOR WEST CENTRAL OHIO WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE MOST AFTERNOONS AND
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.  ANY OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTAIN HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

RYAN

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH
1244 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

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

0330 AM    COUNTYWIDE                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   HARDIN                         SEVERAL TREES AND POWER
                                          POLES DOWN.

0537 AM    COUNTYWIDE                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   HOCKING                        NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
                                          LINES WERE DOWNED.

0340 AM    ANNA                      OH    MPH TSTM WIND GUST
07/08/03   SHELBY                         63 MPH

0250 AM    COUNTYWIDE                OH   FLASH FLOODS
07/08/03   MERCER                         SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ROADS
                                          WERE CLOSED ALONG THE ST.
                                          MARYS RIVER AND BEAVER
                                          CREEK.

0306 AM    COUNTYWIDE                OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   AUGLAIZE                       A POWER POLE AND LARGE
                                          TREE LIMBS WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0330 AM    TROTWOOD                  OH   WIND DAMAGE
07/08/03   MONTGOMERY                     POWER LINES WERE BLOWN
                                          DOWN.

JF

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
105 PM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...

THE UNUSUALLY LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE...COMBINED WITH SUNNY SKIES AND DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES
REACHING TO AROUND 90...WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS OVER 100
DEGREES. NIGHTTIME LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BARELY BE ABLE TO DIP BELOW
70...AND THE MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT.

PERSONS IN THIS AREA ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN SUN, OR
IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO, KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND
TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.

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