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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 161, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2009, 3:48 PM EDT for Ripley County, Indiana. It was in force for 42 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 10, 2009, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2009, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Ripley County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 10, 1:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 1:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 4:50 AM EDT, 10 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 450 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-110900- 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- 450 AM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:09 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 309 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 KYZ095>097-102015- GRANT KY-PENDLETON KY-BRACKEN KY- 309 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EXTREME WESTERN BRACKEN... PENDLETON AND EASTERN GRANT COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT... AT 307 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR GOFORTH...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... FALMOUTH. IN ADDITION...GOFORTH...MARCUS...GREENWOOD...GENE SNYDER AIRPORT... MORGAN...CATAWBA...MCKINNEYSBURG AND LENOXBURG ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 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 BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. AR
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:11 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 311 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 INZ050-OHZ042-060-061-102000- WAYNE IN-DARKE OH-MONTGOMERY OH-PREBLE OH- 311 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN PREBLE...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHERN DARKE AND SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 310 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR NEW PARIS...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEW PARIS...EATON...WEST ALEXANDRIA AND LEWISBURG. IN ADDITION...WEST FLORENCE...NEW HOPE...ELDORADO...OKLAHOMA... CASTINE...WEST MANCHESTER...VERONA AND ITHACA ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 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 BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. AR
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:31 PM EDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 331 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 INZ073-075-080-KYZ089-102000- RIPLEY IN-OHIO IN-SWITZERLAND IN-CARROLL KY- 331 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 ...A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CARROLL... SWITZERLAND...OHIO AND RIPLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 329 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOLTON TO 9 MILES WEST OF LOCUST...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... VERSAILLES AND OSGOOD. IN ADDITION...HOLTON...NEW MARION...REXVILLE...LOCUST...OTTER VILLAGE...BRAYTOWN...MOOREFIELD AND AVONBURG ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS 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 THESE STORMS BECOME STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. AR
Special weather statement, Jul 10, 3:34 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 334 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 INZ058-059-066-102000- FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN- 334 PM EDT FRI JUL 10 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...WESTERN UNION AND FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 332 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF GLENWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CONNERSVILLE. IN ADDITION...FALMOUTH...GLENWOOD...BENTONVILLE...DUNLAPSVILLE... CLIFTON...BROWNSVILLE...BLOOMING GROVE AND ANDERSONVILLE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. 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 BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. AR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 4:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Grant, Pendleton | 25 min |
| Jul 10, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin, Owen | 41 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.