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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 25, 2006Clermont County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2006, 7:58 PM EDT for Clermont County, Ohio. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 25, 2006, 7:58 PM EDT (23:58 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2006, 8:30 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Clermont County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 25, 3:43 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 52 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -165 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 257 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 262 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 May 25, 4:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 4:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
433 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN NW OHIO AHEAD OF COLD FRONT...AND
SHOULD CONTINUE TO FILL IN. THUNDERSTORMS WILL DROP SE THROUGH THE
FA TONIGHT. UPPER TROF AND COLD FRONT ARE STILL WEST OF THE AREA
AT 12Z FRI...SO EXPECT SOME REDEVELOPMENT ON FRIDAY. BOTH FEATURES
ARE EAST OF THE FA BY 00Z SAT...SO DRIED OUT FRIDAY NIGHT.

H5 RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR SATURDAY.

WENT ABOVE MAV TEMPS FOR LOWS TONIGHT. HIGHS TOMORROW ARE CLOSE TO
MAV IN THE SOUTH AND ABOVE IN THE NORTH.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
H5 RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY. THEN ON
MONDAY RETURN FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF BERMUDA HIGH BRINGS AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. ADDED MENTION OF PCPN
IN THE WEST ON MONDAY.

FA REMAINS ON WARM SIDE OF FRONT FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD.

WENT ABOVE MEX GUIDANCE FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD.

SITES
&&

.AVIATION /18Z-18Z/...
CURRENT SURFACE MAP SHOWS LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER WISCONSIN
WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT TRAILING ACROSS NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS.
UPPER LOW WAS LOCATED ACROSS WISCONSIN. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS
ENHANCED LINE OF CU EXTENDING FROM NORTHWESTERN OHIO SOUTHWEST
THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA. RADAR SHOWS SOME DEVELOPMENT NEAR THIS
ENHANCED LINE OF CU. AM EXPECTING A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE TERMINALS LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE WEST AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE EAST. MVFR AND BRIEF IFR
CONDITIONS WILL BE EXPERIENCED IN THESE STORMS. COLD FRONT WILL
NOT MOVE ACROSS REGION UNTIL AROUND 12Z IN THE WEST AND 15Z IN
THE EAST. HAVE A TEMPO GROUP FOR MVFR SHOWERS WITH FRONTAL
PASSAGE. RLG

&&

.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 2:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
245 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-261845-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-
SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-
PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-
DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-
MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-
PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-
CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
245 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN
KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL
OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL MOVE EAST
TODAY WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SUNSHINE THIS
AFTERNOON WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A HIGHLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS
THE REGION. THE INSTABILITY...COMBINED WITH AN INCREASINGLY WARM
AND HUMID AIRMASS...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED THE ENTIRE REGION UNDER A
MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE. THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AT ANY TIME TODAY...BUT
THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS GREATEST FROM MID AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 25, 6:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
600 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0554 PM     HAIL             HUNTSVILLE              40.44N 83.80W
05/25/2006  E0.75 INCH       LOGAN              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SITES

Local storm report, May 25, 6:13 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
613 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0512 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PIQUA                   40.15N 84.25W
05/25/2006                   MIAMI              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS LIMBS DOWN

0512 PM     HAIL             PIQUA                   40.15N 84.25W
05/25/2006  E0.88 INCH       MIAMI              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E PIQUA               40.15N 84.23W
05/25/2006                   MIAMI              OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            2 TWO FOOT DIAMTER TREES DOWN.

&&

SITES

Local storm report, May 25, 6:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
636 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     HAIL             3 SW MIDDLETOWN         39.47N 84.41W
05/25/2006  E1.75 INCH       BUTLER             OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

SITES

Local storm report, May 25, 6:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
640 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 PM     HAIL             FORT LORAMIE            40.35N 84.37W
05/25/2006  E0.75 INCH       SHELBY             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SITES

Local storm report, May 25, 7:04 PM EDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
704 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0701 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ST. MARYS               40.54N 84.39W
05/25/2006                   AUGLAIZE           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN.

&&

SITES

Local storm report, May 25, 7:22 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
722 PM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0718 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FLORENCE                38.99N 84.64W
05/25/2006                   BOONE              KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

&&

JC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 2:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize	38 min
May 25, 3:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hardin	46 min
May 25, 4:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Mercer	26 min
May 25, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Shelby	50 min
May 25, 4:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Preble	31 min
May 25, 4:39 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize	43 min
May 25, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Miami	51 min
May 25, 5:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hardin, Logan	65 min
May 25, 5:14 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Hardin, Logan	46 min
May 25, 5:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler	51 min
May 25, 6:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Montgomery	30 min
May 25, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Mercer	61 min
May 25, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Warren	50 min
May 25, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Shelby	65 min
May 25, 6:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler	47 min
May 25, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke	26 min
May 25, 6:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize	29 min
May 25, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Greene	46 min
May 25, 7:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clark	45 min
May 25, 7:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Logan	54 min
May 25, 7:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	38 min
May 25, 7:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Greene	50 min
May 25, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Greene, Montgomery	42 min
May 25, 7:21 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Madison, Union	26 min
May 25, 7:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Warren	11 min
May 25, 7:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton	27 min
May 25, 7:48 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Greene	27 min
May 25, 7:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Kenton	28 min
May 25, 7:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Owen	36 min
May 25, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Wayne	52 min
May 25, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette	42 min
May 25, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Franklin	43 min
May 25, 4:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Union	22 min
May 25, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Franklin	50 min
May 25, 5:35 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Franklin	25 min
May 25, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette	43 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.