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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2012, 6:02 PM EDT for 5 counties in Kentucky. It was in force for 28 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
- Jul 8, 2012, 6:02 PM EDT (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2012, 6:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
Counties Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Grant County, KY, Kenton County, KY, Pendleton County, KY
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 2132 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1196 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
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 Jul 8, 3:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 3:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
314 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY SAG SOUTH OF OUR AREA TONIGHT
AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FURTHER SOUTH OF THE AREA TOMORROW.
BEHIND THE FRONT...MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND DRIER AIR
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE
THE FOCUS OF THE BULK OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS
EVENING. DCAPE VALUES NEAR 1500 J/KG COMBINED WITH MU CAPES OF
OVER 3000 J/KG WILL ALLOW FOR COME OF THESE STORMS TO REACH
SEVERE LIMITS. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL. SINCE PWAT VALUES ARE NEAR 2 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTH AND
STEERING FLOW IS WEAK...CANNOT RULE OUT FLOODING ISSUE IF STORMS
BEGIN TO TRAIN. ACROSS THE NORTH...WEAK ELEVATED CONVECTION WILL
CONTINUE TO TRY TO PUSH SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA. HOWEVER...THIS
ACTIVITY HAS BEEN SLOWLY WEAKENING.
MOST ACTIVITY WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AROUND SUNSET. GIVEN THE
ELEVATED INSTABILITY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...
ONGOING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AM MORE CONFIDENT IN KEEPING OVERNIGHT CHANCE
POPS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ZONES DUE TO LAST NIGHTS
POST FRONTAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA.
BLENDED THE NAM/WRF AND SREF FOR TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT...WITH
MORE SEASONABLE VALUES BEING EXPERIENCED DUE TO COOLER AND DRIER
AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS SLOW PROGRESS SOUTHWARD
INTO THE DAY MONDAY. SURFACE BASED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL
BEGIN TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN ZONES...BEFORE THE SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT OF THE BEST
INSTABILITY FINALLY PUSHES ALL CONVECTION SOUTH OF THE FORECAST
AREA BY THE LATE AFTERNOON. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE INTO THE REGION UNDER NORTHERLY FLOW MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 80S...AND LOW TO
MIDDLE 60S ACROSS MONDAY NIGHT UNDER CLEARING SKIES.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE UPPER OHIO
VALLEY AS IT ELONGATES ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES THROUGH MID
WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP OUR AREA DRY WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID 80S THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.
THE OHIO VALLEY REGION WILL REMAIN BETWEEN A BROAD UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OVER EASTERN CANADA AND A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE
ROCKIES THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. WEAK SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL
EVENTUALLY ALLOW SOME MOISTURE TO WORK ITS WAY UP FROM THE SOUTH
LATE IN THE WEEK. THE MODELS ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME RESOLVING
THIS THOUGH ALONG WITH SOME WEAK EMBEDDED SHORT WAVE ENERGY THAT
TRIES TO PUSH TOWARD OUR AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. AS A
RESULT...WILL JUST ALLOW FOR SOME LOW CHANCE POPS TO SLOWLY
OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE TAF SITES
AT THIS TIME...LEADING TO A WIND SHIFT TO THE NNE. THIS WILL OCCUR
AT THE SOUTHERN TAF SITES LATER IN THE MORNING. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 10 KNOTS TODAY.
A VERY LOW CHANCE OF A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT JUST ABOUT ANY TIME. HOWEVER...SLIGHTLY HIGHER
CHANCES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN TAF
SITES...AND THEN ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS FOR THE
CINCINNATI TAF SITES. ALTHOUGH THE FRONT WILL CLEAR FAR ENOUGH
SOUTH TO REMOVE THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTHERN TAF
SITES BY THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD...SOME PRECIPITATION AND ADDITIONAL
CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR CINCINNATI THROUGH MONDAY. IN
FACT...RECENT MODEL RUNS ARE SHOWING THIS BEING MORE LIKELY FOR A
FEW HOURS NEAR SUNRISE ON MONDAY MORNING.
ASIDE FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS...VFR CONDITIONS SEEM
LIKELY FOR THE MOST (IF NOT ALL) OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY FOR THE
CINCINNATI TAF SITES.
&&
.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ046-055-056-
064-065-073-074-078>082-088.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR OHZ077.
KY...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR KYZ089>100.
IN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR INZ073>075-080.
&&
SYNOPSIS...LATTO
NEAR TERM...LATTO
SHORT TERM...LATTO
LONG TERM...JGL
AVIATION...CONIGLIOHazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 5:55 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
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</html>In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 4:29 PM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 429 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 KYZ090-094>096-082100- OWEN KY-PENDLETON KY-GALLATIN KY-GRANT KY- 429 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GRANT...SOUTHERN GALLATIN... WESTERN PENDLETON AND NORTHERN OWEN COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... AT 425 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STEWARTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...DRY RIDGE AND PORTIONS IF INTERSTATE 75. ALSO...SHERMAN...CHERRY GROVE...NORTHCUTT...WILLIAMSTOWN LAKE...KNOXVILLE...GARDNERSVILLE...GOFORTH AND GENE SNYDER AIRPORT ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. LAT...LON 3879 8440 3857 8436 3855 8482 3873 8486 ASL
Local storm report, Jul 8, 5:10 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
510 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE NEW COLUMBUS 38.48N 84.61W
07/08/2012 GRANT KY TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN. ALSO PEA SIZE HAIL.
&&
SNYDERLocal storm report, Jul 8, 5:22 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
522 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG WILLIAMSTOWN 38.64N 84.56W
07/08/2012 GRANT KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
&&Local storm report, Jul 8, 5:52 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
552 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG FALMOUTH 39.70N 85.30W
07/08/2012 FAYETTE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
&&
JLocal storm report, Jul 8, 5:54 PM EDT, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
554 PM EDT SUN JUL 08 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG FALMOUTH 38.67N 84.33W
07/08/2012 PENDLETON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
&&Special weather statement, Jul 8, 6:02 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 602 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 INZ080-KYZ090>097-099-OHZ078-079-082230- SWITZERLAND IN-KENTON KY-MASON KY-OWEN KY-PENDLETON KY-BOONE KY- BRACKEN KY-CAMPBELL KY-GALLATIN KY-GRANT KY-BROWN OH-CLERMONT OH- 602 PM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 ...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CLERMONT...WESTERN BROWN...GRANT...EASTERN GALLATIN...CAMPBELL...BRACKEN...BOONE...PENDLETON...NORTHERN OWEN...NORTHWESTERN MASON...KENTON AND EXTREME EASTERN SWITZERLAND COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... AT 559 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ACROSS THE AREA...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS. LAT...LON 3908 8388 3862 8385 3857 8481 3891 8482 ASL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 30 min |
| Jul 8, 2:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Scioto | 39 min |
| Jul 8, 3:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Adams, Scioto | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 3:56 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Adams | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clermont | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Bracken, Mason, Robertson | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 3:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Bracken, Campbell, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton, Robertson | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 3:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Bracken | 29 min |
| Jul 8, 4:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Bracken, Pendleton | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Grant | 31 min |
| Jul 8, 4:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen, Pendleton | 119 min |
| Jul 8, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Grant, Owen, Pendleton | 37 min |
| Jul 8, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Boone, Gallatin, Grant, Owen | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 7:15 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Bracken, Lewis, Mason, Robertson | 2 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Lewis | 63 min |
| Jul 8, 4:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 27 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.