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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2012, 9:01 PM EDT for Wayne County, Indiana. It was in force for 29 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 19, 2012, 9:01 PM EDT (01:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 19, 2012, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
County Wayne County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 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, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 116 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1246 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
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 19, 8:01 PM EDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 8:01 PM EDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 801 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND AN ASSOCIATED WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... UPDATED THE FORECAST TO CANCEL THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND HEAT ADVISORY. CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW CRITERIA THIS EVENING. MADE ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO TEMPERATURES FOR THE OVERNIGHT TIME FRAME TO ADJUST FOR CURRENT TRENDS. THUNDERSTORMS OVER INDIANA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD THE FA THIS EVENING. WITH CLOUD COVER AND THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...THERE IS SOME QUESTION ON HOW FAR THE SEVERE THREAT WILL EXTEND INTO THE FA. WESTERN PORTIONS WILL HAVE THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEEING SOME SEVERE WEATHER THIS EVENING WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING WIND AND HAIL. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS. CONTINUED THE SEVERE AND HEAVY RAIN WORDING IN THE GRIDS AND THE HWO. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE FA ON FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE FA FROM NW TO SE DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER FOR FRIDAY WITH PRECIPITATION AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 80S FOR FRIDAY. CLOUD COVER WILL DECREASE FRIDAY NIGHT AND WITH COOLER AIR WORKING INTO THE AREA TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE LOW TO MIDDLE 60S. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... MODEL AGREEMENT FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD REMAINS IN FAIR SHAPE...IN TERMS OF THE LARGE SCALE FEATURES. GFS ENSEMBLE MEANS CONTINUE TO SHOW A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT OF SPREAD THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL BEGIN WITH THE CONTINUED DOMINANCE OF A CENTRAL US RIDGE...WHICH LOSES SOME OF ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE EASTERN US AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST LATE IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. HEIGHTS WILL BE RISING BY SATURDAY...AS THE RIDGE BUILDS ITS INFLUENCE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY AND SHUNTS A TROUGH OFF TO THE EAST AS IT DE-AMPLIFIES. WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO DEVELOP AT THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH THE RECENT RAINFALL MAY HAVE TEMPERED THE EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS TO SOME SMALL DEGREE...IT IS STILL EXPECTED THAT THE MODEL TEMPERATURES COULD BE TOO CONSERVATIVE ON TEMPERATURES. TEMPS ON SATURDAY ARE CLOSE TO MET/NAM NUMBERS AND THEN ABOVE MAV NUMBERS THROUGH EARLY IN THE WEEK. THIS WILL BRING A RETURN OF 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY (AND PERHAPS ALSO IN THE CINCINNATI METRO ON SUNDAY). BEYOND MONDAY...THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN SLIGHTLY...ALLOWING THE CWA TO ENTER A NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME WITH OCCASIONAL DISTURBANCES MOVING FROM THE NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. WHILE THESE FEATURES WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BRING SOME PERIODS OF CONVECTION TO THE REGION...THESE INDIVIDUAL DETAILS ARE DIFFICULT TO PICK OUT CORRECTLY THIS FAR IN ADVANCE. SO...SLIGHT CHANCE POPS WILL BE USED FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH JUST A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN TEMPERATURES EACH DAY. && .AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... A LINE OF STORMS IS PROGGED TO GET TO THE TAF SITES TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4Z THIS EVENING. BEHIND THE CONVECTION THERE SHOULD BE SOME LOWERING CIGS WITH THE INCREASED MOISTURE IN THE LOW LEVELS AND COLD AIR BEING PULLED IN THE POST-FRONTAL ATMOSPHERE LATER OVERNIGHT. HAVE SOME MVFR VSBYS AND TEMPO CIGS AOA 1KFT DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. ANY LOW CIGS WILL LIFT INTO A STRATUS OR BKN STRATOCU DECK EARLY IN THE DAY AND MIX OUT BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. ANY PRECIPITATION AFTER 6Z TONIGHT WILL LIKELY BE STRATIFORM SHOWERS IN THE WAKE AND COLD POOL THAT IS LAID DOWN BY EARLIER CONVECTION. AM STILL UNSURE THAT THIS IS THE WAY IT IS GOING TO DEVELOP SO I AM JUST KEEPING THE VSBY RESTRICTIONS WITH LOWER CIGS. OUTLOOK...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TUESDAY. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...NOVAK NEAR TERM...NOVAK SHORT TERM...NOVAK LONG TERM...HATZOS AVIATION...FRANKS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 7:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 721 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 KYZ097>100-OHZ026-034-035-043>046-051>056-061>065-071>074-078>082- 088-202330- BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-SHELBY-LOGAN- UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING- MONTGOMERY-GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS- HOCKING-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 721 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT. INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>096-OHZ042-060-070-077-202330- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-DARKE-PREBLE-BUTLER-HAMILTON- 721 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. IN ADDITION HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 6:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jul 19, 6:46 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
646 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM HAIL 5 SSE CARROLLTON 38.61N 85.14W
07/19/2012 E1.00 INCH CARROLL KY PUBLIC
TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
HATZOSSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 8:17 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
817 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
INZ050-058-059-066-200115-
UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-FAYETTE IN-WAYNE IN-
817 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WAYNE...FAYETTE...
WESTERN FRANKLIN AND WESTERN UNION COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM EDT...
AT 815 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEW CASTLE TO SHELBYVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40
MPH.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER WAYNE AND FAYETTE COUNTIES AFTER 830
PM. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH THESE STORMS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...HAGERSTOWN...DUBLIN...
CAMBRIDGE CITY...CONNERSVILLE...FOUNTAIN CITY...CENTERVILLE...
RICHMOND...OLDENBURG AND LIBERTY.
ALSO...FRANKLIN...ECONOMY...MOUNT AUBURN...BENTONVILLE...GLENWOOD...
JACKSONBURG...EAST GERMANTOWN AND GREENS FORK ARE NEAR THE PATH OF
THIS LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 3979 8531 3980 8523 3987 8522 3988 8521
4000 8521 4001 8481 3985 8481 3931 8509
3931 8522 3927 8530
HATZOSSpecial weather statement, Jul 19, 9:01 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
901 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
INZ050-200130-
WAYNE IN-
901 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH 930 PM
EDT...
AT 900 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HAGERSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
RICHMOND...CAMBRIDGE CITY...CENTERVILLE...FOUNTAIN CITY...
MOUNT AUBURN...ECONOMY...EAST GERMANTOWN...JACKSONBURG...
GREENS FORK...WILLIAMSBURG AND MIDDLEBORO.
LAT...LON 3988 8521 4000 8521 4001 8520 4001 8491
4000 8481 3972 8482 3976 8501 3979 8522
3987 8522
HATZOSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hardin | 23 min |
| Jul 19, 9:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Marion | 28 min |
| Jul 19, 9:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 34 min |
| Jul 19, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 45 min |
| Jul 19, 11:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 1:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Brown, Clermont, Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 8:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Franklin, Wayne | 58 min |
| Jul 19, 9:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 26 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.