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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2011, 8:16 PM EDT for Franklin County, Indiana. It was in force for 44 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 9, 2011, 8:16 PM EDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
County Franklin County, IN
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:19 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 494 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1492 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 9, 8:12 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 8:12 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 812 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE LOCAL AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... LINE OF STORMS HAS MOVED INTO THE FORECAST AREA. THIS MAY STILL FILL IN FURTHER AS IT CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING. THERE IS SOME QUESTION HOW FAR SOUTH THIS WILL FORM. BUT SOUTHERN BORDER COUNTIES WARRANT AT LEAST A CHANCE. ONCE THIS MOVES THROUGH EXPECT SKIES TO BECOME MAINLY CLEAR. HAVE USED A BLEND OF GUIDANCE TEMPS. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE REGION DURING THE PERIOD. MUCH DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE COULD BE SOME MORNING COLD AIR ADVECTION CLOUDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH. BY MIDDAY THERE SHOULD BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE. BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE QUIET. HAVE USED A BLEND OF GUIDANCE BOTH PERIODS. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... MODELS COMING INTO A LITTLE BIT BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. A LONG WAVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN CONUS DURING THE PERIOD. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY OVER THE WEEKEND. A SURFACE OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL CROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. FOR NOW WILL STICK WITH CHANCE WORDING BUT EXPECT LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO RAISE CHANCES CONSIDERABLY. ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER OVER THE OHIO VALLEY FOR THE START OF THE NEW WORKWEEK. HAVE USED A BLEND OF GUIDANCE TEMPS THE ENTIRE PERIOD. && .AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PROGRESS ACROSS THE TERMINALS IN THE FIRST SEVERAL HOURS OF THE FORECAST. EXPECT SKIES TO CLEAR BEHIND THIS WITH JUST A FEW STRATOCUMULUS LEFTOVER THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. COULD BE SOME GROUND FOG AT KLUK LATE TONIGHT. ONLY EXPECT SCATTERED STRATOCUMULUS DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 KT. OUTLOOK...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM... SHORT TERM... LONG TERM... AVIATION...
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 3:50 PM EDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 350 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011 INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051-052-060-102000- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN- UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-PREBLE- 350 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 753 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE AND REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ053>056-061>065-070>074-077>082-088- 102000- FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE- KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS- CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 350 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING. A FEW OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TODAY WILL BE FROM LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 71 CORRIDOR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE AND REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 9, 7:41 PM EDT, 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
741 PM EDT TUE AUG 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM HAIL CRIDERSVILLE 40.65N 84.15W
08/09/2011 E1.00 INCH AUGLAIZE OH EMERGENCY MNGR
0730 PM HAIL CRIDERSVILLE 40.65N 84.15W
08/09/2011 E1.00 INCH AUGLAIZE OH EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
SNIVELYSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 7:45 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
745 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011
OHZ042-043-051-052-100015-
CHAMPAIGN OH-DARKE OH-MIAMI OH-SHELBY OH-
745 PM EDT TUE AUG 9 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN SHELBY...NORTHERN
MIAMI...EASTERN DARKE AND WESTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM
EDT...
AT 741 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RUSSIA...
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...PIQUA...SIDNEY AND ST.
PARIS.
ALSO...HOUSTON...POLO...HARDIN...NEWBERN...LOCKINGTON...FLETCHER...
PLATTSVILLE AND BALLOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 4029 8401 4027 8401 4027 8390 4026 8383
4004 8397 4019 8452 4035 8441Special weather statement, Aug 9, 7:58 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 8:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Delaware, Union | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Logan, Union | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 8:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Delaware, Union | 35 min |
| Aug 9, 8:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 32 min |
| Aug 9, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greene | 23 min |
| Aug 9, 9:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 9:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 37 min |
| Aug 9, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 10:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Madison, Union | 40 min |
| Aug 9, 10:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Union | 36 min |
| Aug 9, 10:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pickaway | 46 min |
| Aug 9, 11:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield | 53 min |
| Aug 9, 11:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 10:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll | 24 min |
| Aug 9, 8:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 29 min |
| Aug 9, 9:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ripley | 43 min |
| Aug 9, 9:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 32 min |
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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.