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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 26, 2015Brown County, Ohio; Bracken County, Mason County, Robertson County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2015, 7:30 PM EDT for Brown County, Ohio; Bracken County, Mason County, Robertson County, Kentucky. It was in force for 45 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, 2015, 7:30 PM EDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2015, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bracken County, KY, Mason County, KY, Robertson County, KY, Brown County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 84 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 12:00Z on 2015-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 295 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 12:00Z on 2015-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
295 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
805 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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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, 5:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 5:14 PM EDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
514 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT.
THE LOW WILL SLOWLY CONTINUE NORTHEAST SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
EXTENSIVE SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FILLED IN NORTH
OF A FRONT THAT EXTENDS EAST-WEST ACROSS THE REGION. APPEARS THAT
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE MORE
FAVORABLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL INTO THE NIGHT.

TO THE SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY CONVECTION WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
THE FORECAST AREA. INSTABILITY AND SHEAR ARE MORE FAVORABLE FOR
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY FOLLOW LATER IN THE NIGHT
AS A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW APPROACHES. THE LATTER WILL BE MOSTLY A
HEAVY RAIN THREAT.

HAVE BEEN TREMENDOUS RAINFALL RATES IN CONVECTION ALONG THE
BOUNDARY. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THIS TO CONTINUE.
SO FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
LOW PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE FORECAST AREA AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PERIOD. IT WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE NORTHEAST AS THE UPPER SYSTEM
CLOSES OFF. A DRY SLOT WILL WORK IN BEHIND THE LOW BUT SHOWERS
WILL WRAP AROUND THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. SO SHOWERS
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY IN NORTHERN COUNTIES
AND PERSISTING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT FOR CENTRAL OHIO.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS AT THE START OF THE
LONG TERM TIME PERIOD.  ALTHOUGH THE LONG TERM WILL START OUT DRY AN
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE FOR MOST OF THE LONG
TERM.  AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE IN PLACE WITH MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES
WORKING INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEK.  THE BEST CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED TO BE MONDAY AND TUESDAY ALTHOUGH
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FA
FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  WITH THE TROUGH IN PLACE HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE
BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL INDIANA DOWN INTO SOUTHEAST
OHIO. THIS BOUNDARY HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY BUT MAY BEGIN TO
LIFT SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AS SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL
FLOW BEGINS TO INCREASE. THUS EXPECT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO AFFECT KDAY/KILN IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...POSSIBLY
LIFTING UP AS FAR NORTH AS KCMH/KLCK.

MEANWHILE...A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THIS ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO FILL IN OFF TO OUR SOUTHWEST AND PIVOT UP INTO OUR AREA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...TRENDING
MOE TO JUST SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. GIVEN THE
TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW....WOULD EXPECT SOME IFR CIGS TO DEVELOP
LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

OUTLOOK...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SATURDAY...WITH
MVFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

&&

.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR OHZ026-034-
     035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088.
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR KYZ089>100.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR INZ050-058-
     059-066-073>075-080.

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...NOVAK
AVIATION...JGL
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 10:16 AM EDT, 9 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1016 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-064-065-074-271100-
HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-
CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-
HOCKING-
1016 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAIN AND FLOODING...A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS LATER TODAY AND
SATURDAY.

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ060>063-070>073-080-082-271100-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-
FAYETTE OH-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HIGHLAND-PIKE-
1016 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAIN AND FLOODING...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE
MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...WITH A LESSER CHANCE OF LARGE
HAIL OR A TORNADO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
RAINFALL AMOUNTS LATER TODAY AND SATURDAY.

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077>079-081-088-271100-
RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-
CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HAMILTON-
CLERMONT-BROWN-ADAMS-SCIOTO-
1016 AM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAIN AND FLOODING...SOME OF THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
SEVERE. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL...AND SOME STORMS MAY ALSO BECOME CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
RAINFALL AMOUNTS LATER TODAY AND SATURDAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 6:35 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
635 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

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

0635 PM     FLASH FLOOD      WAVERLY                 39.13N 82.98W
06/26/2015                   PIKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN THE COUNTY ESPECIALLY IN THE
            WAVERLY AND BEAVER AREAS.

&&

ANOVAK
Local storm report, Jun 26, 6:36 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
636 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

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

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEW VIENNA              39.32N 83.69W
06/26/2015                   CLINTON            OH   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO STURDY STRUCTURE WITH ENTIRE WALL
            RIPPED FROM STRUCTURE.

&&

JGIBSON
Local storm report, Jun 26, 6:38 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
638 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

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

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEAVER                  39.03N 82.83W
06/26/2015                   PIKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN.

&&

ANOVAK
Local storm report, Jun 26, 6:58 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 26, 7:21 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
721 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

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

0402 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SW BAINBRIDGE         39.21N 83.30W
06/26/2015                   ROSS               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN.

&&

ANOVAK
Local storm report, Jun 26, 7:23 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
723 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2015

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

0722 PM     FLOOD            ROCKY FORK LAKE         39.19N 83.47W
06/26/2015                   HIGHLAND           OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER ON 753.

&&

ANOVAK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 8:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize48 min
Jun 25, 9:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Shelby47 min
Jun 25, 10:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNShelby24 min
Jun 25, 10:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNShelby32 min
Jun 26, 3:20 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchILNAdams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more25 hr
Jun 26, 12:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNMontgomery, Preble3 hr
Jun 26, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren24 min
Jun 26, 2:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler, Clinton, Greene, Montgomery, Preble, Warren3 hr
Jun 26, 2:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton36 min
Jun 26, 2:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNButler, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Montgomery, Preble and 1 more5 hr
Jun 26, 3:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Highland43 min
Jun 26, 3:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and 2 more3 hr
Jun 26, 3:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland31 min
Jun 26, 3:23 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClinton, Fayette, Highland, Ross3 hr
Jun 26, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Highland, Pike, Ross37 min
Jun 26, 3:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby3 hr
Jun 26, 3:55 PM EDTTornado WarningILNAdams, Highland, Pike, Scioto35 min
Jun 26, 4:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Logan and 4 more3 hr
Jun 26, 4:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Ross, Scioto45 min
Jun 26, 4:29 PM EDTTornado WarningILNPike, Scioto46 min
Jun 26, 4:33 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Highland, Madison, Pickaway, Pike and 1 more6 hr
Jun 26, 4:34 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Hocking3 hr
Jun 26, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNPike, Scioto28 min
Jun 26, 6:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto34 min
Jun 26, 7:05 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFayette, Franklin, Madison, Pickaway, Ross3 hr
Jun 26, 7:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown46 min
Jun 26, 7:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown34 min
Jun 26, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen41 min
Jun 26, 6:43 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNGrant, Owen3 hr
Jun 26, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGrant, Owen, Pendleton48 min
Jun 26, 7:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNBracken, Grant, Pendleton3 hr
Jun 26, 7:58 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNFayette, Union, Wayne9 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Kentucky, 2015Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015

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.