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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 26, 2013Clark County, Greene County, Madison County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2013, 4:31 PM EDT for Clark County, Greene County, Madison County, Ohio. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 26, 2013, 4:31 PM EDT (20:31 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2013, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Clark County, OH, Greene County, OH, Madison County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 26, 3:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 46 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -204 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 26, 4:18 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 4:18 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 3:41 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
341 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ042-051>056-060>065-
070>074-077>082-088-271945-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-
SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-
PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-DARKE-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-
341 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 374 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL
INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN
KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO
AND SOUTHWEST OHIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NEEDED TONIGHT.

OHZ026-034-035-043>046-271945-
HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-
341 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY
OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE
IS SOME QUESTION HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP. BUT IT APPEARS
THAT IT WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREAT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
OVERNIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
INTO THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
327 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

INZ073>075-262000-
OHIO IN-DEARBORN IN-RIPLEY IN-
327 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL RIPLEY...SOUTHWESTERN
DEARBORN AND OHIO COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT...

AT 323 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BENHAM...
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...DILLSBORO...MOORES HILL
AND AURORA.

ALSO...OLEAN...FRIENDSHIP...FARMERS RETREAT...COLD SPRINGS...
MILTON...HARTFORD...MOUNT SINAI...WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER ARE NEAR
THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.

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

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 3919 8496 3897 8487 3893 8529 3903 8532

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:39 PM EDT, 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
339 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

OHZ061-062-262015-
GREENE OH-MONTGOMERY OH-
339 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY AND WESTERN
GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 335 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GERMANTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 50 MPH...
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...MIAMISBURG...WEST
CARROLLTON...MORAINE...OAKWOOD...KETTERING...DOWNTOWN DAYTON AND
BELLBROOK.

ALSO...WOODBOURNE-HYDE PARK...RIVERSIDE...OVERLOOK-PAGE MANOR AND
CENTERVILLE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 3968 8447 3979 8411 3958 8406 3958 8417
      3959 8429 3959 8446

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 3:42 PM EDT, 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
342 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

OHZ051-053-061-262030-
CLARK OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-
342 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...MIAMI AND
NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 340 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAYTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...WEST MILTON...
VANDALIA...PLEASANT HILL...HUBER HEIGHTS...TIPP CITY...TROY AND NEW
CARLISLE.

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

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 4008 8403 4004 8404 4004 8399 3993 8389
      3974 8438 3980 8442 4006 8442 4016 8410

Local storm report, Jun 26, 3:48 PM EDT, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
348 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0347 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GERMANTOWN              39.63N 84.36W
06/26/2013                   MONTGOMERY         OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE LIMBS DOWNED

&&

MYRONP

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 4:23 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 26, 4:27 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 25, 11:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign	37 min
Jun 25, 11:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke, Mercer	62 min
Jun 26, 12:09 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	36 min
Jun 26, 12:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Preble	46 min
Jun 26, 12:25 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby	50 min
Jun 26, 12:28 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware, Union	32 min
Jun 26, 12:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Logan	35 min
Jun 26, 12:48 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hardin, Logan, Union	27 min
Jun 26, 12:55 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Union	50 min
Jun 26, 12:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	47 min
Jun 26, 1:14 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Logan	46 min
Jun 26, 1:15 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Champaign, Hardin, Logan, Union	3 hr
Jun 26, 1:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	39 min
Jun 26, 1:28 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Greene, Montgomery, Warren	47 min
Jun 26, 1:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	40 min
Jun 26, 1:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Warren	46 min
Jun 26, 1:53 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Warren	52 min
Jun 26, 2:10 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark	35 min
Jun 26, 2:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Fayette	37 min
Jun 26, 2:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	31 min
Jun 26, 11:29 AM EDT	Flash Flood Watch	ILN	Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more	16 hr
Jun 26, 2:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke, Preble	46 min
Jun 26, 3:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	36 min
Jun 26, 3:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami	48 min
Jun 26, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greene	37 min
Jun 26, 4:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	33 min
Jun 26, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark	23 min
Jun 26, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	45 min
Jun 26, 5:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Highland	51 min
Jun 26, 5:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Madison	33 min
Jun 26, 5:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	31 min
Jun 26, 5:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	26 min
Jun 26, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Madison	35 min
Jun 26, 5:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	28 min
Jun 26, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton	33 min
Jun 26, 6:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clermont	2 hr
Jun 26, 6:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	34 min
Jun 26, 6:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pickaway	31 min
Jun 26, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	35 min
Jun 26, 6:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette, Greene	31 min
Jun 26, 6:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	30 min
Jun 26, 6:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike	29 min
Jun 26, 7:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike, Scioto	35 min
Jun 26, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	32 min
Jun 26, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	24 min
Jun 26, 7:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	30 min
Jun 26, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike, Ross, Scioto	28 min
Jun 26, 1:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Kenton	38 min
Jun 26, 2:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Kenton	32 min
Jun 26, 3:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton	39 min
Jun 26, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	49 min
Jun 26, 4:42 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone, Gallatin	2 hr
Jun 26, 4:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Kenton	30 min
Jun 26, 5:20 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Kenton	115 min
Jun 26, 12:31 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn, Ripley	44 min
Jun 26, 2:37 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ripley	38 min
Jun 26, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn	33 min
Jun 26, 6:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Ripley	115 min

Nearby

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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.