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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Wilmington, OH

January 29, 201223 counties in Ohio; 6 counties in Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2012, 3:56 AM EST for 23 counties in Ohio; 6 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Jan 29, 2012, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 29, 2012, 3:56 AM EST (08:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 29, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 29, 2012, 3:43 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
All 29 counties

Bracken County, KY, Campbell County, KY, Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Pendleton County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH, Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Clinton County, OH, Delaware County, OH, Fairfield County, OH, Fayette County, OH, Franklin County, OH, Greene County, OH, Hardin County, OH, Highland County, OH, Hocking County, OH, Licking County, OH, Logan County, OH, Madison County, OH, Pickaway County, OH, Pike County, OH, Ross County, OH, Scioto County, OH, Union County, OH, Warren County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:57 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 24 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 2012-01-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2012-01-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1704 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
109 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

986 
WWUS71 KILN 290856
NPWILN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
356 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012

KYZ093-096>100-OHZ026-044>046-052>056-062>065-071>074-078>082-088-
291700-
/O.NEW.KILN.WI.Y.0002.120129T1500Z-120129T2300Z/
CAMPBELL-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-LOGAN-
UNION OH-DELAWARE-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-
GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...
MOUNT OLIVET...MAYSVILLE...VANCEBURG...KENTON...BELLEFONTAINE...
MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...
COLUMBUS...NEWARK...XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...
CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...
LOGAN...MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...WEST UNION...PIKETON...
PORTSMOUTH
356 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO AS WELL AS NORTHEAST
  KENTUCKY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE 
  ALONG WITH SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. 
  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
399 
WWUS71 KILN 291500
NPWILN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1000 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012

KYZ093-096>100-OHZ026-044>046-052>056-062>065-071>074-078>082-088-
292300-
/O.CON.KILN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T2300Z/
CAMPBELL-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-LOGAN-
UNION OH-DELAWARE-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-
GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...
MOUNT OLIVET...MAYSVILLE...VANCEBURG...KENTON...BELLEFONTAINE...
MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...
COLUMBUS...NEWARK...XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...
CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...
LOGAN...MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...WEST UNION...PIKETON...
PORTSMOUTH
1000 AM EST SUN JAN 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OHIO AS WELL AS NORTHEAST 
  KENTUCKY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE 
  ALONG WITH SOME MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE HIGHEST GUSTS. 
  WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
576 
WWUS71 KILN 292043
NPWILN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
343 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012

KYZ093-096>100-OHZ026-044>046-052>056-062>065-071>074-078>082-088-
292145-
/O.CAN.KILN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120129T2300Z/
CAMPBELL-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-LOGAN-
UNION OH-DELAWARE-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-
GREENE-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...
MOUNT OLIVET...MAYSVILLE...VANCEBURG...KENTON...BELLEFONTAINE...
MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...
COLUMBUS...NEWARK...XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...
CIRCLEVILLE...LANCASTER...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE...
LOGAN...MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...WEST UNION...PIKETON...
PORTSMOUTH
343 PM EST SUN JAN 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THEY
ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH BUT NOT REACH OR EXCEED THE ADVISORY
CRITERIA OF A SUSTAINED 31 MPH OR GUST TO 46 MPH. THEREFORE...THE
ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 3:51 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison69 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.