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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 223, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 26, 20126 counties in Kentucky

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.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 26, 1:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2012-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1701 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Nashville Metro, TN at 00:00Z on 2012-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
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

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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, 8:13 PM EDT, 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 26, 8:13 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 26, 8:16 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
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In the hours before

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 8545
Local 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

&&

JDR
Special 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 8278
Local 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

&&

MYRONP
Special 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 8496
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 7:57 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 8:18 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Clermont, Highland3 hr
Jul 26, 8:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown35 min
Jul 26, 8:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown39 min
Jul 26, 9:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClermont112 min
Jul 26, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams41 min
Jul 26, 9:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown, Scioto2 hr
Jul 26, 9:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNAdams, Brown, Scioto6 hr
Jul 27, 11:25 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchILNAdams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Scioto13 hr
Jul 27, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton28 min
Jul 27, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMontgomery26 min
Jul 27, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton35 min
Jul 27, 5:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont29 min
Jul 27, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Highland49 min
Jul 27, 5:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler33 min
Jul 27, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Clermont33 min
Jul 27, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton40 min
Jul 27, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland36 min
Jul 27, 6:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams25 min
Jul 27, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont60 min
Jul 27, 7:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Scioto28 min
Jul 27, 7:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown, Scioto52 min
Jul 26, 9:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMason36 min
Jul 27, 12:13 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNLewis8 hr
Jul 27, 12:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis, Mason, Robertson38 min
Jul 27, 12:46 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBracken, Mason, Robertson4 hr
Jul 27, 12:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis47 min
Jul 27, 5:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone, Carroll, Gallatin50 min
Jul 27, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton and 2 more42 min
Jul 27, 7:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen24 min
Jul 27, 7:54 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLewis3 hr
Jul 27, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette, Franklin, Union37 min
Jul 27, 3:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRipley34 min
Jul 27, 4:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion31 min
Jul 27, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn25 min
Jul 27, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin30 min
Jul 27, 5:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn, Ripley35 min
Jul 27, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDearborn, Ripley39 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.