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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

August 3, 20116 counties in Ohio; Fayette County, Wayne County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2011, 2:35 AM EDT for 6 counties in Ohio; Fayette County, Wayne County, Indiana. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 3, 2011, 2:35 AM EDT (06:35 UTC)
Expired: Aug 3, 2011, 3:30 AM EDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH

Counties Fayette County, IN, Wayne County, IN, Auglaize County, OH, Darke County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Mercer County, OH, Miami County, OH, Shelby County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 117 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: 856 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -65 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1530 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 146 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 5.4

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 1:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 1:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 2, 4:13 PM EDT, 10 hours 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
413 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011

INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-074-032015-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-
UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-
PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-HOCKING-
413 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL
INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE
THE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE ON AN OVERALL WEAKENING TREND AS THEY
MOVE INTO THE AREA...THE THREAT FOR SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
EXIST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREAT...THOUGH SOME LARGE
HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ070>073-077>082-088-032015-
FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-
KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-
BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-
PIKE-SCIOTO-
413 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST
KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
AND SOUTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED...BUT A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY
SEVERE. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

HATZOS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 1:36 AM EDT, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
136 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2011

INZ050-058-OHZ026-034-035-042>044-051>053-060>062-030730-
FAYETTE IN-WAYNE IN-AUGLAIZE OH-CHAMPAIGN OH-CLARK OH-DARKE OH-
GREENE OH-HARDIN OH-LOGAN OH-MERCER OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-
PREBLE OH-SHELBY OH-
136 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2011

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SHELBY...NORTHERN
PREBLE...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...MIAMI...MERCER...LOGAN...HARDIN...
NORTHWESTERN GREENE...DARKE...WESTERN CLARK...WESTERN CHAMPAIGN...
AUGLAIZE...WAYNE AND EXTREME NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM
EDT...

AT 130 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN
INDIANA PUSHING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL OVERSPREAD THE
REGION BETWEEN 230 AM AND 330 AM.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...ROCKFORD...RICHMOND...
HAGERSTOWN...FOUNTAIN CITY...DUBLIN...CENTERVILLE...CAMBRIDGE CITY...
YELLOW SPRINGS...WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB...WEST MILTON...WEST MANSFIELD
AND WEST LIBERTY.

ALSO...CHATTANOOGA...TAMA...MENDON...WABASH...NEPTUNE...KOSSUTH...
LAKE LORAMIE STATE PARK AND PLATTSVILLE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THESE STORMS BECOME
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 4082 8349 4071 8349 4068 8341 4062 8341
      4050 8348 4050 8352 4042 8353 3976 8390
      3976 8522 4000 8521 4001 8482 4073 8481
      4073 8446 4069 8445 4065 8389 4082 8388

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:35 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
235 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2011

INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>044-051-052-060-061-030730-
UNION IN-FAYETTE IN-WAYNE IN-AUGLAIZE OH-CHAMPAIGN OH-DARKE OH-
HARDIN OH-LOGAN OH-MERCER OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-PREBLE OH-
SHELBY OH-
235 AM EDT WED AUG 3 2011

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SHELBY...NORTHERN
PREBLE...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...MIAMI...MERCER...WESTERN LOGAN...
HARDIN...DARKE...NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN...AUGLAIZE...WAYNE...FAYETTE
AND NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM EDT...

AT 236 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 52 MILES NORTH OF ADA TO WABASH TO 52 MILES WEST OF
BENTONVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...ROCKFORD...COLDWATER...
CELINA...FORT RECOVERY...ST. HENRY...ST. MARYS...NEW BREMEN...UNION
CITY...NEW KNOXVILLE...MINSTER...CRIDERSVILLE AND ANSONIA.

ALSO...WABASH...TAMA...MENDON...NEPTUNE...MONTEZUMA...CARTHAGENA...
NORTH DAYTON AND KOSSUTH ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS.

WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.

LAT...LON 4082 8349 4076 8349 4004 8407 3954 8531
      3979 8531 3980 8523 4000 8521 4001 8482
      4073 8478 4073 8446 4069 8445 4065 8389
      4082 8388

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 3, 1:36 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer and 2 more	114 min
Aug 3, 3:48 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Franklin, Greene, Madison and 2 more	57 min
Aug 3, 6:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Preble	64 min
Aug 3, 7:24 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler	51 min
Aug 3, 7:39 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Hamilton	51 min
Aug 3, 8:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Brown	34 min
Aug 3, 8:39 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	36 min
Aug 3, 8:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Scioto	38 min
Aug 3, 6:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mason	61 min
Aug 3, 8:00 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone	60 min
Aug 3, 8:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Pendleton	59 min
Aug 3, 9:12 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	2 hr
Aug 3, 9:22 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Owen	38 min
Aug 3, 9:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	29 min
Aug 3, 9:41 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Owen	89 min
Aug 3, 7:03 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn, Franklin	57 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Ohio, 2011 Special Weather Statements in Indiana, 2011 Every special weather statement in 2011

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.