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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 11, 2015Adams County, Pike County, Scioto County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2015, 5:03 PM EDT for Adams County, Pike County, Scioto County, Ohio. It was in force for 42 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 11, 2015, 5:03 PM EDT (21:03 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Adams County, OH, Pike County, OH, Scioto County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 11, 5:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Wsw Wamsley, OH	ONE TREE DOWN ON 348 NEAR JONES CORNER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
May 11, 5:30 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Nw Mcdermott, OH	MULTIPLE TREES REPORTED DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 11, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 85 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

399 
WUUS51 KILN 112103
SVRILN
OHC001-131-145-112145-
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0063.150511T2103Z-150511T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
503 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN SCIOTO COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  PIKE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...
  EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST OHIO...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT.

* AT 501 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
  ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WEST UNION TO PEEBLES.
  THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
  WINDS TO 60 MPH...
  HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL...

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WAVERLY...
  PIKETON...

IN ADDITION...BUENA VISTA...CEDAR MILLS...BLUE CREEK...TURKEY CREEK
LAKE...WAMSLEY...FRIENDSHIP...OTWAY AND LOMBARDSVILLE ARE NEAR THE
PATH OF THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWESTERN OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 3864 8333 3866 8336 3867 8345 3869 8348
      3872 8348 3909 8329 3919 8321 3918 8309
      3910 8279 3894 8298 3872 8305 3862 8319
      3863 8325 3860 8330
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 229DEG 33KT 3877 8345

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

HATZOS

3 follow-up statements

366 
WWUS51 KILN 112125
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
525 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

OHC001-112135-
/O.CAN.KILN.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-150511T2145Z/
ADAMS OH-
525 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS HAVE MOVED INTO SCIOTO AND PIKE COUNTIES.

PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING
YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

LAT...LON 3862 8319 3876 8327 3900 8327 3917 8317
      3918 8309 3910 8280 3894 8298 3872 8305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 236DEG 58KT 3892 8309

$$

OHC131-145-112145-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-150511T2145Z/
PIKE OH-SCIOTO OH-
525 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN SCIOTO AND PIKE COUNTIES...

AT 522 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
LOCATED NEAR OTWAY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 60 MPH...
PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PIKETON AND WAVERLY.

IN ADDITION...BEAR CREEK...ELM GROVE...IDAHO...WAKEFIELD...
BUCHANAN...LAKE WHITE...GIVENS AND LINN ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3862 8319 3876 8327 3900 8327 3917 8317
      3918 8309 3910 8280 3894 8298 3872 8305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 236DEG 58KT 3892 8309

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

HATZOS

827 
WWUS51 KILN 112135
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
535 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

OHC131-145-112145-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-150511T2145Z/
PIKE OH-SCIOTO OH-
535 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN SCIOTO AND EASTERN PIKE COUNTIES...

AT 532 PM EDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
LOCATED NEAR BEAR CREEK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 60 MPH...
QUARTER SIZE HAIL...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PIKETON AND WAVERLY.

IN ADDITION...LAKE WHITE...GIVENS AND LINN ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. BE ALERT FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS
UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND
SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 3883 8313 3891 8320 3907 8314 3917 8305
      3910 8280 3894 8298 3885 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 234DEG 55KT 3896 8300

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

HATZOS

686 
WWUS51 KILN 112144
SVSILN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
544 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

OHC131-145-112154-
/O.EXP.KILN.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-150511T2145Z/
PIKE OH-SCIOTO OH-
544 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SCIOTO AND EASTERN
PIKE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM EDT...

AN ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
NORTHEASTERN PIKE COUNTY.

PLEASE REPORT PREVIOUS WIND DAMAGE OR HAIL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMITTING
YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

LAT...LON 3883 8313 3891 8320 3907 8314 3917 8305
      3910 8280 3894 8298 3885 8301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 234DEG 55KT 3904 8286

$$

HATZOS

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 May 11, 1:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 1:58 PM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
158 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND
SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE REGION TONIGHT...THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL END. COOLER
AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
TORNADO WATCH 164 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE ILN
FORECAST AREA.

CONVECTION IS NOW BEGINNING TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH IN A FEW
DIFFERENT PLACES. CELLULAR CONVECTION IS DEVELOPING IN THE AREA OF
GREATEST INSTABILITY...SOUTH AND EAST OF WILMINGTON INTO EASTERN
KENTUCKY. LAPS IS SUGGESTING MLCAPE VALUES OF 1500-2000 J/KG IN
THIS REGION...THOUGH SHEAR IS WEAK. OVER INDIANA...CONVECTION AND
AREAS OF RAIN ARE STILL CO-EXISTING...BUT BUILDING INSTABILITY IS
LIKELY TO LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN STORM COVERAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS. IN THIS AREA...SHEAR IS STRONGER...IN RESPONSE TO THE
APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND INCREASING WIND FLOW
(ESPECIALLY BELOW 10KFT). STORMS ALONG THIS AXIS (IN BROKEN BANDS
AND CLUSTERS) ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE...AND WILL
EVENTUALLY DOMINATE THE AREA OF INTEREST CROSSING THE ILN FORECAST
AREA (AND TORNADO WATCH AREA) BETWEEN 2PM AND 10PM.

THE SEVERE THREAT APPEARS MOST LIKELY TO HAVE SIGNS OF
ORGANIZATION IN THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...NOT
COINCIDENTALLY WHERE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.
OVERALL...DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IS NOT TERRIBLY IMPRESSIVE...THOUGH
SPEED SHEAR (ESPECIALLY 0-3KM) IS STRONGER (30-40 KNOTS) AND
EASILY SUPPORTIVE OF STORM-SCALE ORGANIZATION. THE TORNADO THREAT
IS GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED OVER THE ILN FORECAST AREA...BUT
GREATEST IN THE NORTHWEST...WHERE 0-1KM SPEED SHEAR IS AT LEAST A
LITTLE STRONGER (AROUND 20 KNOTS). THERE ARE ALSO SIGNS OF SOME
BACKING AND WEAKENING OF WINDS ABOVE 500MB...WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY
LEAD TO SOME CHALLENGES IN LARGE-SCALE STORM MORPHOLOGY.
INSTABILITY...HOWEVER...HAS REBOUNDED FAIRLY NICELY (DESPITE
MARGINAL MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES). CLOUD COVER HAS NOT BEEN TOO
EXTENSIVE TODAY...AND THUS TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE 80S
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA (AND MAY CONTINUE TO CLIMB FOR ANOTHER
HOUR OR TWO AWAY FROM THE CONVECTION). WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID
TO UPPER 60S...INSTABILITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO AROUND
1200-1600 J/KG MLCAPE (WITH HIGHER VALUES...AS PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED...IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST). THE 18Z KILN SOUNDING IS
THERMODYNAMICALLY A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THAN
PERHAPS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXPECTED. HOWEVER...THIS SOUNDING HAS
YET TO SAMPLE THE MORE IMPRESSIVE SHEAR THAT IS STILL MOVING IN
FROM THE WEST.

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM STORMS TODAY WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ROTATING UPDRAFTS AND
SUFFICIENT CAPE IN THE HAIL GROWTH ZONE...SOME OF THE STORMS
(ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE EVOLUTION) WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY PRODUCE
LARGE HAIL (WITH A CHANCE OF SOME HIGHER-THAN-SEVERE-CRITERIA
REPORTS). LINE SEGMENTS AND STRONG CELLS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS ONE THING THE UNIDIRECTIONAL SPEED SHEAR
PROFILE IS CERTAINLY FAVORABLE FOR. IN FACT...THE EARLY CELLS IN
THE SOUTHWESTERN PART OF THE CWA HAVE ALREADY SHOWN A TENDENCY FOR
SOME ENHANCED OUTFLOW...WITH TCVG SHOWING OVER 40 KNOTS WITH A FEW
CELLS AND A MEASURED 41 MPH GUST ON A KENTUCKY MESONET SITE IN
CARROLL COUNTY. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE TORNADO THREAT IS
PROBABLY A LITTLE MUTED IN THE SOUTH (WITH HIGHER LCLS AND POOR
0-1KM SHEAR)...BUT THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHER IN THE NORTH (AND
ESPECIALLY WITH ANY DISCRETE STORMS).

STORMS ARE MAINLY EXPECTED TO BE FOCUSED ALONG A PRE-FRONTAL
TROUGH...WHICH WILL BE CLEARING THROUGH THE ILN FORECAST AREA BY
03Z. THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT IS SITUATED SEVERAL HOURS BEHIND...AND
MAY PRODUCE SOME SHOWERS IN THE COOLING AIR EVEN AFTER CONVECTION
HAS EXITED. DUE TO THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT...A GRADIENT IN
MIN TEMPS IS EXPECTED...WITH TEMPS AS LOW AS THE LOWER 50S IN THE
NORTHWEST CWA. WHERE THE FRONT WILL BE LATER TO PROGRESS...LOWER
60S ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHEAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
COLD ADVECTION WILL BE ONGOING ON TUESDAY...BUT DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. STRATOCUMULUS IS LIKELY TO FORM AND DRIFT SOUTH FROM THE
GREAT LAKES...EVENTUALLY ENVELOPING MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA. BECAUSE OF THE CLOUDS...AND THE COOLER TEMPS
ALOFT COMING INTO THE NORTHERN CWA...A GRADIENT IN MAX TEMPS HAS
BEEN USED. THE SOUTHEASTERN CWA WILL LIKELY GET INTO THE 70S...BUT
THE FAR NORTH WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE MIDDLE 60S.
WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GUSTY DURING THE
AFTERNOON...MIXING UP AROUND 825MB...WITH GUSTS OF 25-30 KNOTS
POSSIBLE.

THE CLOUDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE QUICKLY ON TUESDAY
NIGHT...AND MIN TEMPS (WITH CONTINUED COLD ADVECTION) WILL LIKELY
DROP BACK INTO THE 40S. THOUGH RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS WILL
NOT BE IDEAL...OUTLYING AREAS IN THE NORTHERN CWA MAY BE CAPABLE
OF DROPPING TO AROUND 40 DEGREES.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO MODERATE. A WARM
FRONT WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND LIFT TOWARDS THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. THE BOUNDARY
WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THUS THERE WILL BE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL RISE BACK ABOVE
NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION /17Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE AREA EARLY IN
THE FORECAST...AS EARLY AS 19Z AT KCVG AND KDAY...BEGINNING A FEW
HOURS LATER AT 21 OR 22Z AT KCMH/KLCK. HAVE THUNDERSTORMS IN FOR A
4-5 HOUR PERIOD IN THE VICINITY OF THE TAFS AND BROUGHT THEM IN
WITH THE TEMPO GROUP FOR ABOUT A 2 HOUR TIME FRAME TO SHOW THAT
THEY WOULD NOT BE A WASHOUT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CIGS ARE
GENERALLY VFR BUT MAY DROP TO MVFR DURING THE HEAVIER STORMS...AS
WELL AS VSBYS SHOULD ONLY DROP IN THE CORES OF THE STORMS WHICH
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MISS THE AIRPORTS.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE LINE WILL SEE HIGHER GUSTS TO 30KT
OR BETTER AS THE STORMS CROSS. THE WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR AFTER
SHOWERS HAVE EXITED THIS EARLY EVENING AND A RELATIVELY QUICK
CLEARING IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

COLD POOL IN THE POST-FRONTAL ATMOSPHERE WILL PROBABLY BRING IN
SOME STRATUS IN THE NORTH ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS EVERYWHERE
TOMORROW IN THE LATER MORNING AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER MIXES. FURTHER
SOUTH TOWARDS CVG/LUK WILL HAVE LESS CHANCE AT ANY CIGS AND BE
MORE SCATTERED FAIR WX CU WITH SOMEWHAT LIGHTER WINDS DURING THE
DAY TUESDAY.

OUTLOOK...MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY IN SHOWERS.

&&

.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HATZOS
NEAR TERM...HATZOS
SHORT TERM...HATZOS
LONG TERM...HICKMAN
AVIATION...FRANKS

Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 9:07 AM EDT, 7 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
907 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-121000-
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-
907 AM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

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...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA AS THE
AIR MASS BECOMES MODERATELY UNSTABLE AND A DISTURBANCE HEADS INTO
THE REGION. BESIDES HELPING TO TRIGGER THE STORMS...THIS
DISTURBANCE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DEPTH OF
THE ATMOSPHERE. THE COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND STRONGER WINDS
WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR STORMS TO STRENGTHEN AND
POSSIBLY BECOME SEVERE. IF SEVERE STORMS DO OCCUR...THEN THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN
ISOLATED TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT
WILL BE GREATEST BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM.

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 11, 4:30 PM EDT, 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
430 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

OHZ046-055-056-112100-
DELAWARE OH-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING OH-
430 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN LICKING...NORTHERN
FRANKLIN AND SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 429 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR UPPER
ARLINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 50 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...WORTHINGTON...
POLARIS...WESTERVILLE AND SUNBURY.

ALSO...CLINTONVILLE...RIVERLEA...MINERVA PARK...HUBER RIDGE...LEWIS
CENTER...ALUM CREEK STATE PARK...GALENA...CENTER VILLAGE AND
JOHNSTOWN 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 4001 8308 4007 8315 4031 8292 4032 8274
      4031 8274 4028 8275 4028 8273 4014 8267

Local storm report, May 11, 4:32 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
432 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

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

0352 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SSW WILMINGTON        39.42N 83.85W
05/11/2015  M56 MPH          CLINTON            OH   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

&&

KCASSADY

Local storm report, May 11, 4:38 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
438 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

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

0431 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SE DUBLIN             40.08N 83.07W
05/11/2015  M57 MPH          FRANKLIN           OH   ASOS

&&

KCASSADY

Special weather statement, May 11, 4:40 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
440 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

OHZ064-073-112115-
PICKAWAY OH-ROSS OH-
440 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL ROSS AND
CENTRAL PICKAWAY COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 439 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM WILLIAMSPORT TO SUMMITHILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 50 MPH...
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CHILLICOTHE...
ASHVILLE...CIRCLEVILLE AND KINGSTON.

ALSO...SUMMITHILL...BOURNEVILLE...WILLIAMSPORT...KNOCKEMSTIFF...
FOX...SOUTH BLOOMFIELD...NORTH FORK VILLAGE...ANDERSONVILLE...
PICKAWAY COUNTY AIRPORT AND LOGAN ELM VILLAGE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF
THIS LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.

DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. MOVE INDOORS WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THESE STORMS BECOME
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

LAT...LON 3945 8284 3918 8312 3919 8325 3964 8319
      3979 8290 3980 8288 3979 8283 3956 8284
      3956 8282 3955 8282

Special weather statement, May 11, 4:55 PM EDT, 8 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
455 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

OHZ026-044-045-112130-
HARDIN OH-LOGAN OH-UNION OH-
455 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN UNION...EASTERN
LOGAN AND SOUTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM EDT...

AT 453 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR NEW
JERUSALEM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 50 MPH...
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
LOGAN...NORTHWESTERN UNION AND SOUTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTIES...
INCLUDING NORTHWOOD...RUSHSYLVANIA...WEST MANSFIELD...BIG SPRINGS...
RIDGEWAY...BYHALIA...MOUNT VICTORY...MENTZER...PFEIFFER AND HEPBURN.

DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

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

LAT...LON 4071 8344 4068 8341 4051 8341 4051 8333
      4028 8369 4041 8385

Local storm report, May 11, 5:01 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
501 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2015

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

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NW SARDINIA           39.02N 83.82W
05/11/2015                   BROWN              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ROOF RIPPED OFF CHUCH IN SARDINIA. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
            WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE BECAUSE OF FALLEN TREES.

&&

KCASSADY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 12:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami	26 min
May 11, 1:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	33 min
May 11, 2:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hocking	24 min
May 11, 2:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mercer	25 min
May 11, 2:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler, Preble	32 min
May 11, 2:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Montgomery, Preble	29 min
May 11, 2:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Miami, Shelby	36 min
May 11, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	28 min
May 11, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton	40 min
May 11, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Montgomery, Preble	51 min
May 11, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	30 min
May 11, 3:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Auglaize, Miami, Shelby	35 min
May 11, 3:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton, Highland, Warren	33 min
May 11, 3:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mercer	30 min
May 11, 3:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Warren	40 min
May 11, 3:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	29 min
May 11, 3:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Logan, Miami	37 min
May 11, 3:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	32 min
May 11, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby	37 min
May 11, 3:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	31 min
May 11, 4:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	29 min
May 11, 4:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont, Highland	38 min
May 11, 4:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette, Madison, Ross	31 min
May 11, 4:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike	50 min
May 11, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	30 min
May 11, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Scioto	41 min
May 11, 4:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Pickaway	41 min
May 11, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pickaway, Ross	35 min
May 11, 4:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Pike, Ross	39 min
May 11, 4:53 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Franklin, Licking	24 min
May 11, 4:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Logan	35 min
May 11, 4:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Licking	62 min
May 11, 5:13 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Scioto	23 min
May 11, 5:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Pike, Ross	65 min
May 11, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Scioto	37 min
May 11, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	31 min
May 11, 6:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Greene	24 min
May 11, 6:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Madison	38 min
May 11, 7:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	32 min
May 11, 7:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	24 min
May 11, 7:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	23 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.