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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 29, 2015Adams County, Scioto County, Ohio; Lewis County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2015, 3:48 PM EDT for Adams County, Scioto County, Ohio; Lewis County, Kentucky. It was in force for 42 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 29, 2015, 3:48 PM EDT (19:48 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2015, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lewis County, KY, Adams County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 29, 2:33 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 2015-06-29Temperature 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°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 2015-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
967 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 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 29, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 1:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 2:58 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
258 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-
060>062-070-071-077-301900-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-
SWITZERLAND-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-
DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-
MONTGOMERY-GREENE-BUTLER-WARREN-HAMILTON-
258 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN LOW...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.

KYZ089>100-OHZ063>065-072>074-078>082-088-301900-
CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-
ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-CLINTON-ROSS-
HOCKING-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
258 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON. AS AN AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE AND COLD
FRONT ADVANCE EAST TOWARD OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON...SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP. IF ENOUGH
INSTABILITY CAN BE REALIZED...A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES BEING THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT. HOWEVER...ISOLATED LARGE HAIL CAN NOT BE RULED
OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:12 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
209 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

KYZ096>099-OHZ079-081-291900-
MASON KY-PENDLETON KY-ROBERTSON KY-BRACKEN KY-ADAMS OH-BROWN OH-
209 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN BROWN...
SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS...BRACKEN...ROBERTSON...SOUTHEASTERN PENDLETON AND
MASON COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM EDT...

AT 206 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BROWNING
CORNER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

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

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BROOKSVILLE...RIPLEY
AND MAYSVILLE.

ALSO...MILFORD...BERLIN...SANTA FE...PETRA...POWERSVILLE...
HITTVILLE...PARINA...STONEWALL...CHATHAM AND ABIGAIL 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 3854 8417 3856 8417 3855 8419 3855 8422
      3858 8421 3857 8430 3869 8433 3881 8366
      3866 8364 3864 8365 3860 8362 3856 8364
      3852 8419
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:01 PM EDT, 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
301 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

KYZ099-100-OHZ079-081-291930-
LEWIS KY-MASON KY-ADAMS OH-BROWN OH-
301 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN BROWN...SOUTHERN
ADAMS...NORTHEASTERN MASON AND NORTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTIES THROUGH
330 PM EDT...

AT 300 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MORANBURG...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
PEA SIZE HAIL...

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...MAYSVILLE AND
MANCHESTER.

ALSO...ABERDEEN...SOMO...BRADYSVILLE...TRINITY...RIBOLT...CHARTERS...
CARRS...CONCORD...HERRON HILL AND ROME ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3878 8335 3854 8334 3861 8387 3871 8387
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:18 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
318 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

KYZ094-291945-
OWEN KY-
318 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT OWEN COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM
EDT...

AT 318 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES WEST OF
GRATZ...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
PEA SIZE HAIL...

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

ALSO...SQUIRESVILLE...GRATZ...BEECHWOOD...NEEDMORE...LONG RIDGE...ELK
LAKE...ELMER DAVIS LAKE AND MONTEREY ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 3839 8490 3842 8489 3844 8497 3847 8496
      3849 8500 3851 8499 3850 8501 3851 8503
      3856 8501 3856 8507 3858 8508 3859 8508
      3860 8474 3859 8472 3838 8473
Local storm report, Jun 29, 3:35 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
335 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

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

0335 PM     HEAVY RAIN       LEBANON                 39.43N 84.21W
06/29/2015  M1.50 INCH       WARREN             OH   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.5 INCHES FELL IN THE PAST 24 HOURS

&&

JGIBSON
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 3:41 PM EDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
341 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

KYZ100-OHZ081-088-292015-
LEWIS KY-ADAMS OH-SCIOTO OH-
341 PM EDT MON JUN 29 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN SCIOTO...
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 340 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HERRON
HILL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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

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

ALSO...CONCORD...CHARTERS...CARRS...ROME...SANDY SPRINGS...BUENA
VISTA...TURKEY CREEK LAKE...REXTON AND GARRISON 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 3880 8316 3856 8312 3857 8358 3868 8362

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike46 min
Jun 29, 12:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Scioto37 min
Jun 29, 1:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto33 min
Jun 29, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNScioto31 min
Jun 29, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren22 min
Jun 29, 5:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Warren34 min
Jun 29, 5:40 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Scioto4 hr
Jun 29, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland30 min
Jun 29, 6:00 PM EDTTornado WarningILNBrown, Clinton, Highland30 min
Jun 29, 6:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNScioto3 hr
Jun 29, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Highland31 min
Jun 29, 6:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Pike31 min
Jun 29, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams29 min
Jun 29, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken, Mason51 min
Jun 29, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMason29 min
Jun 29, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNOwen27 min
Jun 29, 3:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis34 min
Jun 29, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMason, Robertson25 min
Jun 29, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis25 min
Jun 29, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreenup26 min
Jun 29, 6:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreenup30 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.