Alert archive / Ohio / Special Weather Statements in 2012

Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 19, 2012Champaign County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2012, 11:34 PM EDT for Champaign County, Ohio. It was in force for 26 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, 11:34 PM EDT (03:34 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH

County Champaign County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 79 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2012-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 116 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2012-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</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, 10:45 PM EDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 10:45 PM EDT, 49 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 10:42 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 9:07 PM EDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
907 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

OHZ026-200130-
HARDIN OH-
907 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN HARDIN COUNTY THROUGH
930 PM EDT...

AT 906 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GRANT...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
KENTON...MENTZER...PFEIFFER...HEPBURN AND MOUNT VICTORY.

LAT...LON 4071 8349 4071 8344 4068 8341 4051 8341
      4050 8342 4050 8350 4060 8367 4066 8374
      4078 8365 4078 8349

HATZOS
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 9:32 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
932 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

OHZ026-045-046-200200-
DELAWARE OH-HARDIN OH-UNION OH-
932 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN UNION...SOUTHEASTERN
HARDIN AND NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...

AT 927 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HEPBURN...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

IN ADDITION...HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...RICHWOOD.

ALSO...BYHALIA...ESSEX...PHARISBURG AND MAGNETIC SPRINGS ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.

WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.

LAT...LON 4068 8341 4051 8341 4051 8325 4045 8324
      4044 8314 4033 8329 4050 8352 4051 8353
      4051 8355 4056 8362 4071 8345
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 9:34 PM EDT, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
934 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

INZ066-074-200200-
FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN-
934 PM EDT THU JUL 19 2012

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN DEARBORN AND
FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT...

AT 931 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
METAMORA...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BROOKVILLE.

ALSO...CEDAR GROVE...ST. LEON...MOUNT CARMEL...NEW TRENTON...
ROCKDALE...LOGAN AND WEST HARRISON ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3953 8519 3944 8481 3923 8482 3921 8483
      3929 8507 3931 8507 3931 8512 3936 8527
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 10:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Local storm report, Jul 19, 10:44 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Special weather statement, Jul 19, 11:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 9:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin23 min
Jul 19, 9:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMarion28 min
Jul 19, 9:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Hamilton34 min
Jul 19, 10:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion45 min
Jul 20, 1:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBrown, Clermont, Hamilton3 hr
Jul 19, 8:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette, Franklin, Wayne58 min
Jul 19, 9:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWayne29 min
Jul 19, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin26 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Ohio, 2012Every special weather statement in 2012

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.