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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 43, NWS Wilmington, OH

April 9, 20155 counties in Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2015, 6:46 PM EDT for 5 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 22 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
Apr 9, 2015, 6:46 PM EDT (22:46 UTC)
Expired
Apr 9, 2015, 7:08 PM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Greene County, OH, Miami County, OH, Montgomery County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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
Apr 9, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 56 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 2015-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 175 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 2015-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 139 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
175 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-175 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1204 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Apr 9, 5:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 5:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
505 PM EDT THU APR 9 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY. DRY AND SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND.
&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
INITIAL WAVE OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH MID LEVEL VORT MAX
IS SHIFTING OFF TO OUR EAST THIS AFTERNOON. AS WE GET ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THIS...EXPECT AT LEAST SOME LULL IN THE PCPN THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...IN SOUTHERLY FLOW AND SOME SUNSHINE...TEMPERATURES
JUST TO OUR SOUTH HAVE PUSHED WELL INTO THE 80S THIS AFTERNOON. AS
A RESULT...SOME GOOD SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY IS IN PLACE JUST TO
OUR SOUTH AND THIS WILL LIKELY WORK UP INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
OUR FA THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WE ARE SEEING SOME ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED DEVELOPMENT OFF TO OUR SOUTHWEST AND THINK SOME OF THIS
COULD MAKE ITS WAY EASTWARD INTO OUR SOUTHERN FA OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS. AS A RESULT...WILL PLAN ON KEEPING SVR WATCH #40 UP IN
OUR AREA AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS TO SEE HOW THINGS
PROGRESS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD THEN BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS AS BETTER FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MOVES INTO OUR
AREA. SEVERE THREAT TONIGHT WILL BE DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH
INSTABILITY WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AS WE HEAD INTO TONIGHT.
WOULD EXPECT TO SEE A WEAKENING TREND IN THE STORMS AS THEY WORK
THEIR WAY EAST TOWARD OUR AREA TONIGHT. HOWEVER...BOTH 0-1 KM AND
0-3 KM SHEAR PROFILES WILL REMAIN CONDUCIVE FOR SEVERE STORMS TO
MAKE THEIR WAY INTO OUR AREA ASSUMING WE ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN
ENOUGH INSTABILITY. HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE A
POSSIBILITY AS PWS REMAIN IN THE 1.25 TO 1.5 INCH RANGE AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. WILL CONTINUE WITH FFA THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
WE COULD SEE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS OUR
EAST INTO FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DRIER AIR MOVES IN ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE FRONT THROUGH THE DAY. IN SOME CAA...EXPECT HIGHS ON
FRIDAY ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID 60S. A FAIRLY STRONG SHORT WAVE WILL
PIVOT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT WITH AN
ASSOCIATED LOW LEVEL TROUGH AXIS WORKING DOWN INTO OUR AREA.
MOISTURE IS FAIRLY LIMITED...BUT SUPPOSE WE COULD SEE A FEW LIGHT
SHOWERS DEVELOP ACROSS OUR FAR NORTH OVERNIGHT. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE REGION WITH DRY CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY. TEMPS COULD DROP DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30S BOTH FRIDAY
NIGHT AND/OR SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME RADIATIONAL COOLING. &&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PUSH EAST SUNDAY ALLOWING CLOUDS AND
MOISTURE TO START THEIR RETURN TO THE AREA. ON MONDAY ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH TO THE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA BRINGING
ANOTHER COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY EVENING. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT MOISTURE LEVELS CLIMB TO NEAR 1.40" ON THE GFS WITH THE BEST
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT TO THE NORTH (AS SUPPORTED BY OMEGA FIELD).
SURFACE CONVERGENCE AND MOISTURE VALUES STILL LOOK GOOD ENOUGH TO
PROVIDE A CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA.

BEHIND THE FRONT TUESDAY MORNING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY MOVE
INTO THE AREA ALLOWING FOR TUESDAY TO DRY OUT A BIT. WEDNESDAY
MORNING ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST BRINGING THE
CHANCE OF RAIN BACK TO THE AREA. SOUTHWEST FLOW IN THE UPPER LEVELS
WILL KEEP THE PATTERN ACTIVE THROUGH THURSDAY AS MULTIPLE UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE OVERHEAD.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
A PERIOD OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN THE MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIRMASS
IN WARM SECTOR THIS AFTN. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HAIL
AND STRONG WIND GUSTS. HAVE CIGS AND VSBYS DROPPING INTO MVFR
CATEGORY IN THESE STORMS BUT IF A STRONG CORE GOES OVER ANY
AIRPORT THEN IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE OBSERVED. EXPECT A GENERAL LULL
IN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THIS EVENING WITH VFR CONDITIONS.

EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS ALL TERMINALS LATE TONIGHT.
A PERIOD OF MVFR CIGS IS EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT IN
LOW LEVEL CAA

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 26 KTS THIS AFTN. WINDS SHOULD
DIMINISH SOMEWHAT TOWARDS 00Z WITH A LULL IN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY.
IN THE WAKE OF THE SFC COLD FRONT EXPECT GUSTY WEST WINDS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 28 KTS FRIDAY.
.

OUTLOOK...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JGL
NEAR TERM...JGL
SHORT TERM...JGL
LONG TERM...HAINES
AVIATION...AR
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 4:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
413 PM EDT THU APR 9 2015

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-101200-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-
SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-
PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-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-
413 PM EDT THU APR 9 2015

...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...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.

.DAY ONE...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.

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. IN
ADDITION...SOME OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHamilton24 min
Apr 8, 8:38 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Brown3 hr
Apr 8, 8:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Clark, Madison, Miami, Union3 hr
Apr 8, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, Warren23 min
Apr 8, 9:03 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Pickaway3 hr
Apr 8, 9:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAdams, Pike, Scioto5 hr
Apr 8, 9:39 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNClermont2 hr
Apr 8, 10:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown27 min
Apr 8, 10:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNButler, Hamilton12 hr
Apr 9, 2:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion24 min
Apr 9, 2:53 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Union37 min
Apr 9, 3:47 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette28 min
Apr 9, 4:25 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison35 min
Apr 9, 6:01 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLicking3 hr
Apr 9, 10:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami40 min
Apr 9, 10:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign34 min
Apr 9, 11:49 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNShelby26 min
Apr 9, 1:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont, Hamilton27 min
Apr 9, 1:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton35 min
Apr 9, 2:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown30 min
Apr 9, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown36 min
Apr 9, 2:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette33 min
Apr 9, 2:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Highland24 min
Apr 9, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette, Highland, Pickaway, Ross34 min
Apr 9, 2:47 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNPickaway64 hr
Apr 9, 2:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Pickaway, Ross32 min
Apr 9, 3:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike28 min
Apr 9, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Pike, Ross, Scioto33 min
Apr 9, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield32 min
Apr 9, 3:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLicking20 min
Apr 9, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking25 min
Apr 9, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Hamilton33 min
Apr 9, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren39 min
Apr 9, 6:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Montgomery, Preble, Warren37 min
Apr 9, 6:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton34 min
Apr 9, 7:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton27 min
Apr 8, 9:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNGrant, Owen3 hr
Apr 8, 10:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis, Mason33 min
Apr 9, 12:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCarroll29 min
Apr 9, 1:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCarroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen28 min
Apr 9, 1:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreenup26 min
Apr 9, 1:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen and 1 more32 min
Apr 9, 2:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGrant, Owen28 min
Apr 9, 2:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNGrant, Owen, Pendleton26 min
Apr 9, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBoone33 min
Apr 9, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland25 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.