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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Mar 15, 2012, 8:49 AM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 56 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
- Mar 15, 2012, 8:49 AM EDT (12:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 9:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 56 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
Counties Fairfield County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Ross County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -110 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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NWS Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 15, 5:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 5:16 AM EDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 516 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS TIME AS THESE FEATURES COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST AND OUT OF THE FA OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. SOME SUB SEVERE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS ACROSS THE FA. THERE WILL THEN BE A BRIEF LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION HOWEVER SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LOCATED OVER WESTERN INDIANA AND EXPECT THIS AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY TODAY. MODELS ARE HAVING A HARD TIME RESOLVING WHERE CONVECTION WILL OCCUR TODAY. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE SCATTERED IN NATURE TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. WENT ON THE WARM SIDE OF GUIDANCE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY/... NEBULOUS PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM TIME FRAME. WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S EXPECTED EACH DAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL ESTABLISH ITSELF ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE LONG TERM. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE CONTINUATION OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND FOR GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FA. HIGH TEMPERATURES EACH DAY WILL BE AT LEAST IN THE 70S WITH A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FA NEARING THE 80 DEGREE MARK. NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS TIME OF YEAR ARE IN THE UPPER 40S TO THE LOWER 50S. && .AVIATION /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... LINE OF SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA WILL PASS BY THE COLUMBUS TERMINALS WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. GIVEN THE COVERAGE AND THUS PROBABILITY OF ANY OF THIS IMPACTING THE TERMINALS HAVE OPTED TO USE VCSH IN INITIAL ISSUANCE. SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH BASED CUMULUS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH MUCH OF THE TAF PERIOD. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. BUT WEAK FORCING MEANS THAT CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN COVERAGE/TIMING/LOCATION. THUS HAVE KEPT THE REST OF THE TERMINALS DRY FOR NOW. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 20 KT POSSIBLE. OUTLOOK...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND THEN AGAIN ON SUNDAY. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...NOVAK NEAR TERM...NOVAK SHORT TERM...NOVAK LONG TERM...NOVAK AVIATION...
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 6:15 AM EDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 615 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-161015- 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- 615 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 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. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. ISOLATED LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 31 min |
| Mar 15, 3:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 4:10 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 4:49 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 26 min |
| Mar 15, 4:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 5:56 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Fairfield, Licking | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield, Hocking, Licking | 59 min |
| Mar 15, 7:30 AM EDT | River Flood Advisory | ILN | Licking | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 7:34 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Fairfield, Hocking | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:07 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Licking | 6 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler, Warren | 64 min |
| Mar 15, 9:23 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 10:11 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hamilton | 49 min |
| Mar 15, 10:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler | 28 min |
| Mar 15, 10:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Warren | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 10:27 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland and 3 more | 54 min |
| Mar 15, 11:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:18 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Warren | 30 min |
| Mar 15, 11:30 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clinton, Highland, Pike, Ross and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Highland and 4 more | 60 min |
| Mar 15, 11:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Greene, Pickaway | 65 min |
| Mar 15, 11:59 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Ross | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:17 PM EDT | River Flood Advisory | ILN | Licking | 5 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Licking | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield, Pickaway | 58 min |
| Mar 15, 3:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 3:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking and 3 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Hardin | 34 min |
| Mar 15, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Shelby | 42 min |
| Mar 15, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hamilton | 69 min |
| Mar 15, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Hardin, Logan | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 5:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Logan, Shelby | 38 min |
| Mar 15, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 5:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Logan, Shelby | 48 min |
| Mar 15, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown | 36 min |
| Mar 15, 6:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Shelby | 115 min |
| Mar 15, 6:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler, Hamilton, Preble | 51 min |
| Mar 15, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Logan, Shelby | 33 min |
| Mar 15, 6:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont | 46 min |
| Mar 15, 6:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Montgomery, Preble, Warren | 32 min |
| Mar 15, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown | 52 min |
| Mar 15, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Darke, Miami, Montgomery and 1 more | 60 min |
| Mar 15, 4:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greenup | 37 min |
| Mar 15, 6:03 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 27 min |
| Mar 15, 8:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin, Grant | 65 min |
| Mar 15, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant | 39 min |
| Mar 15, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Grant, Owen | 45 min |
| Mar 15, 5:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen | 35 min |
| Mar 15, 6:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Carroll, Gallatin, Owen | 2 hr |
| Mar 15, 9:34 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Union | 41 min |
| Mar 15, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ohio | 61 min |
| Mar 15, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Union, Wayne | 44 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.