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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 223, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2012, 8:24 PM EDT for 6 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 19 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, 2012, 8:24 PM EDT (00:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 2012, 8:43 PM EDT
- In force
- 19 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Boone County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Gallatin County, KY, Grant County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Pendleton County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 349 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
- 1701 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1693 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 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 26, 8:13 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 8:13 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 26, 7:35 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
735 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
INZ073>075-080-KYZ089-270000-
SWITZERLAND IN-OHIO IN-DEARBORN IN-RIPLEY IN-CARROLL KY-
735 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CARROLL...SOUTHERN RIPLEY...
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN DEARBORN...OHIO AND SWITZERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH
800 PM EDT...
AT 728 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LOCUST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...VEVAY.
ALSO...BRAYTOWN...MOOREFIELD...REXVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...
AVONBURG...JACKSONVILLE...CROSS PLAINS AND BENHAM ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
LAT...LON 3900 8544 3897 8488 3860 8520 3863 8524
3873 8534 3874 8534 3875 8530 3874 8526
3870 8521 3891 8521 3891 8544 3893 8545Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:45 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
745 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW ELM GROVE 39.01N 83.18W
07/26/2012 PIKE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN NEAR ROUTE 772
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N WAVERLY 39.14N 82.98W
07/26/2012 PIKE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ALONG PRUSSIA ROAD
&&
JDRSpecial weather statement, Jul 26, 7:45 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
745 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
OHZ082-270015-
PIKE OH-
745 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PIKE COUNTY THROUGH 815 PM
EDT...
AT 741 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BUCHANAN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...WAVERLY AND PIKETON.
ALSO...PIKE COUNTY AIRPORT...OMEGA...GIVENS...LINN...STOCKDALE AND
BEAVER ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3897 8280 3895 8280 3895 8286 3904 8322
3919 8314 3918 8299 3915 8278Local storm report, Jul 26, 7:47 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
747 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0616 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N SABINA 39.53N 83.63W
07/26/2012 CLINTON OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWNED
&&
MYRONPSpecial weather statement, Jul 26, 7:53 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
753 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
KYZ089-090-094-095-270045-
OWEN KY-CARROLL KY-GALLATIN KY-GRANT KY-
753 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WESTERN GRANT...SOUTHWESTERN
GALLATIN...CARROLL AND NORTHERN OWEN COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT...
AT 750 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WORTHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.
IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...OWENTON.
ALSO...EAGLE STATION...GRATZ...WHEATLEY...SQUIRESVILLE...CARSON...
SANDERS...NEW LIBERTY AND SPARTA ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM.
WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3847 8496 3849 8500 3852 8499 3850 8501
3851 8503 3856 8501 3856 8507 3859 8509
3858 8516 3864 8517 3879 8467 3878 8465
3850 8456 3845 8496Special weather statement, Jul 26, 7:57 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 8:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 8:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown | 35 min |
| Jul 26, 8:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown | 39 min |
| Jul 26, 9:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clermont | 112 min |
| Jul 26, 9:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams | 41 min |
| Jul 26, 9:40 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Scioto | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 9:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Scioto | 6 hr |
| Jul 27, 11:25 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Scioto | 13 hr |
| Jul 27, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Montgomery | 26 min |
| Jul 27, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont | 29 min |
| Jul 27, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Highland | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 5:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton | 40 min |
| Jul 27, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 7:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 28 min |
| Jul 27, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Brown, Scioto | 52 min |
| Jul 26, 9:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mason | 36 min |
| Jul 27, 12:13 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Lewis | 8 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis, Mason, Robertson | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 12:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Bracken, Mason, Robertson | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 47 min |
| Jul 27, 5:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Carroll, Gallatin | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more | 42 min |
| Jul 27, 7:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Owen | 24 min |
| Jul 27, 7:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Lewis | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 3:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Franklin, Union | 37 min |
| Jul 27, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 34 min |
| Jul 27, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 31 min |
| Jul 27, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn | 25 min |
| Jul 27, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 30 min |
| Jul 27, 5:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn, Ripley | 35 min |
| Jul 27, 5:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Ripley | 39 min |
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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.