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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 26, 2008Pickaway County, Ross County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2008, 8:07 PM EDT for Pickaway County, Ross County, Ohio. It was in force for 23 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
Jul 26, 2008, 8:07 PM EDT (00:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2008, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Pickaway County, OH, Ross County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 66 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 00:00Z on 2008-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 851 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 00:00Z on 2008-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 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
851 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-26 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1132 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.2

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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 Jul 26, 7:52 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 7:52 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 5:25 AM EDT, 14 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
525 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-270930-
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-
525 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER..THE
PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 26, 5:50 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
550 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008

INZ066-074-OHZ070-077-262230-
FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN-HAMILTON OH-BUTLER OH-
550 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN BUTLER...
NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON...NORTHEASTERN DEARBORN AND EASTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT...

AT 548 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR CEDAR GROVE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
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...CEDAR
GROVE...MOUNT CARMEL...ST. LEON...NEW ALSACE...SCIPIO...NEW
TRENTON...DOVER...ROCKDALE...LOGAN...OKEANA...ALERT...CLEVES...AND
WEST HARRISON.

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.

HATZOS
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 6:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
635 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008

OHZ055-056-065-262315-
FAIRFIELD OH-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING OH-
635 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN LICKING...FRANKLIN
AND NORTHWESTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM EDT...

AT 631 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR NEW ROME...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH. A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL IN WESTERN FRANKLIN
COUNTY WITH THIS STORM.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...UPPER
ARLINGTON...VALLEYVIEW...MARBLE CLIFF...URBANCREST...GRANDVIEW
HEIGHTS...GROVE CITY...COLUMBUS...BEXLEY...GAHANNA...OBETZ...
WHITEHALL AND ETNA.

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.

HATZOS
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 6:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
638 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008

OHZ063-064-073-262330-
ROSS OH-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY OH-
638 PM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL PICKAWAY...NORTHEASTERN
FAYETTE AND NORTHERN ROSS COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

AT 635 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR BLOOMINGBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 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...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...MADISON
MILLS...PANCOASTBURG...DEER CREEK LAKE...NEW HOLLAND...WILLIAMSPORT
AND CLARKSBURG.

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.

HATZOS
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 7:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:26 PM EDT, 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 7:45 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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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.