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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 14, 2006Preble County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 14, 2006, 7:12 PM EDT for Preble County, Ohio. It was in force for 33 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
Apr 14, 2006, 7:12 PM EDT (23:12 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2006, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Preble County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 14, 3:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 81 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2006-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2006-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 485 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-261 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1272 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
485 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
608 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 Apr 14, 3:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 3:00 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 6:03 AM EDT, 13 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
603 AM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-151015-
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-
603 AM EDT FRI APR 14 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS WILL GIVE WAY TO CLEARING
SKIES...WHICH WILL ALLOW THE ATMOSPHERE TO BECOME UNSTABLE
QUICKLY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY FIRE IN THIS UNSTABLE AIR MASS
ALONG A QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THIS REASON
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED AN SLIGHT RISK FOR THE
WHOLE DAY.

THE MAIN THREAT WITH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

 TIPTON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 14, 4:03 PM EDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
403 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

OHZ034-035-043-142030-
SHELBY OH-AUGLAIZE OH-MERCER OH-
403 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MERCER...AUGLAIZE AND NORTHERN
SHELBY COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 402 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR CELINA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS STORM PRODUCED PEA SIZED HAIL NEAR ROCKFORD.

THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...
CELINA...CARTHAGENA...MONTEZUMA...MENDON...NEPTUNE...CHICKASAW...
MARIA STEIN...EGYPT...BULKHEAD...ST. MARYS...NEW BREMEN AND MINSTER.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOME
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 4:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
429 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

OHZ026-035-043-044-142115-
SHELBY OH-LOGAN OH-AUGLAIZE OH-HARDIN OH-
429 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN HARDIN...EASTERN
AUGLAIZE...LOGAN AND NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM
EDT...

AT 427 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR JACKSON CENTER...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING HALF INCH HAIL AND
VERY HEAVY RAIN.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...BLOOM
CENTER...LAKEVIEW...LOGANSVILLE...RUSSELLS POINT...LEWISTOWN...
MCGUFFEY...WALTON...HUNTSVILLE AND BELLE CENTER.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH
MAY FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD AND AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOME
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 5:10 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
510 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

OHZ045-046-142145-
DELAWARE OH-UNION OH-
510 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT UNION AND DELAWARE COUNTIES
THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

AT 506 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR BROADWAY...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...
PHARISBURG...MAGNETIC SPRINGS...WATKINS...OSTRANDER...
BELLEPOINT...DELAWARE STATE PARK...SHAWNEE HILLS...DELAWARE AND
STRATFORD.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH
MAY FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD AND AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOME
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 5:20 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
520 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

OHZ055-056-065-142145-
FAIRFIELD OH-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING OH-
520 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LICKING...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN
AND NORTHWESTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM EDT...

AT 518 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR REYNOLDSBURG...MOVING EAST AT 45
MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SUMMIT
STATION...ETNA...PATASKALA...BALTIMORE......JOHNSTOWN...KIRKERSVILLE
...ALEXANDRIA...MILLERSPORT AND FAIRFIELD BEACH.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH
MAY FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD AND AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOME
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
Special weather statement, Apr 14, 6:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
601 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

OHZ056-065-142230-
FAIRFIELD OH-LICKING OH-
601 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LICKING AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES
THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 557 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR KIRKERSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM
INCLUDE...HEBRON...BUCKEYE LAKE...GRANVILLE...HEATH...NEWARK...ST.
LOUISVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...FALLSBURG AND HANOVER.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH
MAY FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO
PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD AND AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOME
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
Local storm report, Apr 14, 6:34 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
634 PM EDT FRI APR 14 2006

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

0535 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N DELAWARE            40.34N 83.08W
04/14/2006                   DELAWARE           OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWRE LINES DOWN

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware33 min
Apr 14, 7:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMontgomery37 min
Apr 14, 7:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPreble52 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

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.