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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 19, 2015Brown County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 19, 2015, 8:57 PM EDT for Brown County, Ohio. It was in force for 33 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 19, 2015, 8:57 PM EDT (00:57 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2015, 9:30 PM EDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH

County Brown County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 70 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: 320 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1230 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.1

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The text

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

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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 19, 8:42 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 8:42 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 19, 12:59 PM EDT, 7 hours 58 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1259 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-201000-
WAYNE-FAYETTE-UNION-FRANKLIN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-
CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-
ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-
DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-
GREENE-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-
HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
1259 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS.

IN ADDITION...VERY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN THE
HEAT INDEX RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL REMAIN THE PRIMARY THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 7:09 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
709 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

OHZ061-062-070>072-077-078-192345-
CLERMONT OH-HAMILTON OH-MONTGOMERY OH-CLINTON OH-GREENE OH-BUTLER OH-
WARREN OH-
709 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN
CLERMONT...NORTHEASTERN HAMILTON...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY...WESTERN
CLINTON...SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER AND WARREN
COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM EDT...

AT 709 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM FRANKLIN TO WEST CHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MIDDLETOWN...FAIRFIELD...MASON...LEBANON...FOREST PARK...
SPRINGBORO...SHARONVILLE...MONROE...BLUE ASH...LOVELAND...FRANKLIN...
SPRINGDALE...MONTGOMERY...WYOMING...CARLISLE...BLANCHESTER...WEST
CHESTER...WAYNESVILLE...MORROW AND WETHERINGTON.

WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.

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

LAT...LON 3960 8435 3959 8383 3925 8396 3924 8452
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 274DEG 28KT 3953 8430 3931 8441

SITES

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 7:23 PM EDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
723 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

OHZ043-044-051-052-200000-
SHELBY OH-MIAMI OH-LOGAN OH-CHAMPAIGN OH-
723 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SHELBY...MIAMI...
SOUTHWESTERN LOGAN AND NORTHWESTERN CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM
EDT...

AT 723 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM BOTKINS TO VERSAILLES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TROY...SIDNEY...PIQUA...BELLEFONTAINE...TIPP CITY...COVINGTON...ST.
PARIS...WEST LIBERTY...ANNA...JACKSON CENTER...DE GRAFF...PLEASANT
HILL...BOTKINS...HARDIN...QUINCY...RUSSIA...FLETCHER...PORT
JEFFERSON...CASSTOWN AND LOCKINGTON.

WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.

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

LAT...LON 4031 8370 3992 8423 3992 8426 4019 8444
      4026 8443 4048 8412
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 302DEG 30KT 4046 8415 4024 8449

SITES

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 7:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
741 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

OHZ071-072-200015-
CLINTON OH-WARREN OH-
741 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CLINTON AND EASTERN
WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

AT 740 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR WAYNESVILLE TO 7 MILES WEST OF WILMINGTON TO NEAR
MORROW...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WILMINGTON...BLANCHESTER...LYNCHBURG...CLARKSVILLE...HARVEYSBURG...
MARTINSVILLE...MIDLAND...PORT WILLIAM...BUTLERVILLE...PLEASANT
PLAIN...NEW ANTIOCH...CUBA...OGDEN...NEW BURLINGTON...CAESAR CREEK
STATE PARK...STATE ROUTE 350 AT US ROUTE 22...COWAN LAKE STATE
PARK...STATE ROUTE 123 AT STATE ROUTE 132...REESVILLE AND MELVIN.

WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.

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

LAT...LON 3925 8384 3927 8415 3942 8402 3957 8403
      3955 8366 3940 8364 3928 8375 3926 8378
      3923 8380 3923 8383
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 272DEG 24KT 3957 8404 3941 8397 3927 8412

KURZ

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:07 PM EDT, 50 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
807 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

OHZ044-045-052-200030-
LOGAN OH-UNION OH-CHAMPAIGN OH-
807 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN...
SOUTHWESTERN UNION AND CHAMPAIGN COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT...

AT 807 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WEST
LIBERTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARYSVILLE...BELLEFONTAINE...URBANA...WEST LIBERTY...MECHANICSBURG...
NORTH LEWISBURG...WOODSTOCK...VALLEY HI...ZANESFIELD...MUTUAL...
MIDDLEBURG...CARYSVILLE...POWHATTAN...CABLE...SPRINGHILLS...
LIPPINCOTT...NEW JERUSALEM...POTTERSBURG...ROSEWOOD AND MINGO.

WATER WILL POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND
SMALL STREAMS.

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

LAT...LON 4026 8337 4002 8363 4002 8368 4021 8399
      4046 8373
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 302DEG 20KT 4029 8382

SITES

Local storm report, Jul 19, 8:31 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 19, 8:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 19, 8:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Logan	23 min
Jul 19, 8:16 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	29 min
Jul 19, 9:25 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clermont	3 hr
Jul 19, 9:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mason	34 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.