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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 157, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 25, 2008Hardin County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2008, 8:30 PM EDT for Hardin County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 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: Jun 25, 2008, 8:30 PM EDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2008, 9:17 PM EDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Hardin County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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 nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 138 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: 1654 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1065 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 265 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 420 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.1
Supercell composite: 12.4

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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 25, 7:58 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 7:58 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 5:17 AM EDT, 15 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
517 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-260930-
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-
517 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATE SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF IT AND ALONG IT MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND
OR LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 3:47 PM EDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
347 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

0346 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VANDALIA                39.88N 84.19W
06/25/2008                   MONTGOMERY         OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN

&&

HAWBLITZEL

Local storm report, Jun 25, 4:18 PM EDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
418 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

0338 PM     HAIL             ENGLEWOOD               39.86N 84.31W
06/25/2008  U1.00 INCH       MONTGOMERY         OH   PUBLIC

&&

HUGHES

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 4:52 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
452 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

OHZ056-252130-
LICKING OH-
452 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT LICKING COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM
EDT...

AT 450 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR BEECHWOOD TRAILS...MOVING EAST AT 29
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...
KIRKERSVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...GRANVILLE SOUTH...HEBRON...GRANVILLE...
HEATH...NEWARK 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.

Local storm report, Jun 25, 6:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
602 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

0500 PM     HAIL             6 SE XENIA              39.62N 83.86W
06/25/2008  U1.25 INCH       GREENE             OH   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREES DOWN

&&

HUGHES

Local storm report, Jun 25, 6:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
615 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2008

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

0355 PM     TSTM WND GST     TROTWOOD                39.80N 84.30W
06/25/2008  M55.00 MPH       MONTGOMERY         OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEAK GUST BEFORE SOMETHING GOT STUCK IN ANEMOMETER

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OXFORD                  39.51N 84.75W
06/25/2008                   BUTLER             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            3 TO 4 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ENON                    39.87N 83.94W
06/25/2008                   CLARK              OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            8 TO 10 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN. THREE HOUSES WITH
            DAMAGE DUE TO DOWNED LIMBS.

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E SNYDERVILLE         39.90N 83.88W
06/25/2008                   CLARK              OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            POWER POLES DOWN AT OLD MILL AND DAYTON RD. 8 FT X 12 FT
            INDUSTRIAL TRAILER BLOWN OVER.

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SSW SPRINGFIELD       39.87N 83.83W
06/25/2008                   CLARK              OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            18 TO 24 INCH DIAMETER TREE DOWN

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW JASPER              39.65N 83.82W
06/25/2008                   GREENE             OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            8 INCH TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER TREES DOWN NEAR PICKET AND HOOK
            RDS

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N NEW BURLINGTON      39.59N 83.97W
06/25/2008                   GREENE             OH   AMATEUR RADIO

            10 INCH DIAMETER TREES DOWN ON SPRING
            VALLEY-PAINTERSVILLE RD MEAR HIGHWAY 380

0517 PM     HAIL             7 S XENIA               39.58N 83.94W
06/25/2008  E1.00 INCH       GREENE             OH   PUBLIC

&&

Special weather statement, Jun 25, 8:11 PM EDT, 19 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 8:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer, Shelby	67 min
Jun 25, 8:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	2 hr
Jun 25, 9:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Shelby	47 min
Jun 25, 10:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby	113 min
Jun 25, 10:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Logan, Shelby	43 min
Jun 25, 10:56 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	6 hr
Jun 25, 10:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Clark	47 min
Jun 25, 11:38 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Franklin, Madison	40 min
Jun 25, 11:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Madison	45 min
Jun 26, 12:26 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Franklin, Madison	49 min
Jun 26, 12:41 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Franklin	3 hr
Jun 26, 2:22 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	5 hr
Jun 26, 3:45 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Franklin	4 hr
Jun 26, 4:24 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin, Licking	12 hr
Jun 26, 1:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	38 min
Jun 26, 2:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Highland	43 min
Jun 26, 4:07 PM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ILN	Auglaize, Champaign, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hardin and 8 more	8 hr
Jun 26, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Scioto	62 min
Jun 26, 4:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Mercer	64 min
Jun 26, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize	48 min
Jun 26, 5:41 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield, Franklin	3 hr
Jun 26, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Shelby	38 min
Jun 26, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Miami	43 min
Jun 26, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Preble	52 min
Jun 26, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Union, Wayne	64 min
Jun 26, 5:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union	48 min
Jun 26, 6:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley	60 min
Jun 26, 6:26 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Ripley	2 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.