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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 20, 2013Madison County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 20, 2013, 12:20 PM EDT for Madison County, Ohio. It was in force for 25 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 20, 2013, 12:20 PM EDT (16:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2013, 12:45 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH

County Madison County, OH

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The text

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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 20, 11:46 AM EDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 11:46 AM EDT, 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 11:27 AM EDT, 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1127 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ042>046-051>056-060>065-
070>074-077>082-088-210900-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-
SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-
PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-
DELAWARE-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-
1127 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

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.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS
BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO
OCCUR.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.

OHZ026-034-035-210900-
HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-
1127 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 20, 9:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
934 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

OHZ026-035-044-201415-
AUGLAIZE OH-HARDIN OH-LOGAN OH-
934 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN LOGAN...SOUTHERN HARDIN
AND EASTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 AM EDT...

AT 930 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
WAYNESFIELD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
PEA SIZE HAIL...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...RUSSELLS POINT.

ALSO...LAKEVIEW...ROUNDHEAD...JUMBO...HUNTSVILLE...BELLE CENTER...
NORTHWOOD...SILVER CREEK...RUSHSYLVANIA...BIG SPRINGS AND NEW
JERUSALEM 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 4057 8352 4036 8362 4046 8400 4048 8401
      4048 8407 4050 8415 4065 8406 4065 8389
Local storm report, Jul 20, 10:19 AM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1019 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

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

1009 AM     TSTM WND GST     RUSHSYLVANIA            40.46N 83.67W
07/20/2013  M65 MPH          LOGAN              OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MYRONP
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 10:39 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1039 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

OHZ034-042-201530-
DARKE OH-MERCER OH-
1039 AM EDT SAT JUL 20 2013

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MERCER AND NORTHERN
DARKE COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 AM EDT...

AT 1035 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES WEST
OF NORTH DAYTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
PEA SIZE HAIL...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...FORT RECOVERY...ANSONIA
AND VERSAILLES.

ALSO...NORTH DAYTON...COSMOS...ROSE HILL...BURKETTSVILLE...NEW
WESTON...ROSSBURG...NORTH STAR...BROCK...DARKE COUNTY AIRPORT AND
OSGOOD 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 4039 8446 4036 8446 4035 8444 4016 8444
      4023 8481 4043 8481
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 10:55 AM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 20, 11:59 AM EDT, 21 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 12:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 8:27 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNHardin3 hr
Jul 20, 9:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan41 min
Jul 20, 10:12 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Logan, Union48 min
Jul 20, 10:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke51 min
Jul 20, 10:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware50 min
Jul 20, 11:00 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Miami, Shelby45 min
Jul 20, 11:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Miami, Montgomery, Shelby55 min
Jul 20, 12:00 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Logan, Miami, Shelby2 hr
Jul 20, 12:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway39 min
Jul 20, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin31 min
Jul 20, 1:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Hocking3 hr
Jul 20, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene28 min
Jul 20, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPreble36 min
Jul 20, 3:26 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNMontgomery, Preble2 hr
Jul 20, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMontgomery27 min
Jul 20, 3:45 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Greene, Warren2 hr
Jul 20, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland42 min
Jul 20, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Highland, Pike, Ross52 min
Jul 20, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton48 min
Jul 20, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren27 min
Jul 20, 4:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Fayette, Highland, Pike, Ross2 hr
Jul 20, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont, Hamilton43 min
Jul 20, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren32 min
Jul 20, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont34 min
Jul 20, 4:57 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Highland3 hr
Jul 20, 5:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland36 min
Jul 20, 5:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto33 min
Jul 20, 7:31 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNHighland3 hr
Jul 20, 3:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone, Gallatin23 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.