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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Mar 27, 2016, 11:32 PM EDT for Champaign County, Logan County, Union County, Ohio. It was in force for 28 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
- Mar 27, 2016, 11:32 PM EDT (03:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
Counties Champaign County, OH, Logan County, OH, Union County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:35 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 110 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 564 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Mar 27, 9:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 9:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 945 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS... DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE TRAVELING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES WILL DRAG A POTENT COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...GENERATING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE AND A COOL AND DRY AIRMASS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WARMER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY IN THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AROUND THE HIGH. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/... SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN FAR WESTERN COUNTIES IS SET TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM. CONVECTIVE TRENDS INDICATE A DECREASING HAIL THREAT WITH LOSS OF INSTABILITY BUT WIND FIELDS REMAIN STRONG AROUND STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW. PUSHED BY A NEGATIVELY TILTED MID LEVEL TROUGH...ELONGATED 1010MB SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN TO SOUTHWEST ONTARIO AS IT DEEPENS TO AROUND 992MB AND BECOMES MORE CONCENTRIC. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE DRAGGED ACROSS THE ILN AREA IN THE PROCESS...AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT IN A MOISTENING SOUTHERLY ASCENT. IN AN ENVIRONMENT CONTAINING MODERATE CAPE OF ABOUT 1500 J/KG AND AMPLE WIND FIELDS...SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS. TORNADO THREAT EXISTS BUT IS LOW PARTLY DUE TO RATHER HIGH LCL. MAIN FOCUS FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE IN WESTERN COUNTIES THAT WILL SEE CONVECTION EARLY THIS EVENING NEAR PEAK INSTABILITY. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT AS LIKELY IN EASTERN LOCATIONS WHERE INSTABILITY WILL BE WANING WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE ABOUT A HALF AN INCH...WITH LOCATIONS UNDER MORE PERSISTENT CELLS AND LINES RECEIVING PERHAPS UP TO AN INCH. WITH FROPA OCCURRING BY 4 AM...CONVECTION WILL BE WEAKENED AND MOVING EAST 6 AM...WHEN LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S ARE EXPECTED. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... OTHER THAN A FEW SHOWERS THAT MAY LINGER OVER FAR NORTHEAST COUNTIES MONDAY MORNING IN A CYCLONIC FLOW...EXPECT SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRY AIRMASS TO TAKE OVER FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WITH MODELS SHOWING A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION TRAPPING MOISTURE AROUND 3000 FT...KEPT SKIES MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR MONDAY. DEEPER SUBSIDENCE ON A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT SHOULD END WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER BY TUESDAY...LEAVING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE LIMITED TO AROUND 50 MONDAY BY COLD ADVECTION AND CLOUDS. LOOK FOR FROST MONDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE 30S. SUNSHINE SHOULD ALLOW MID 50S FOR HIGHS TUESDAY. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... SURFACE HIGH MOVES OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW AROUND THE HIGH WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE CWA WITH MID TO UPPER 60S MAXIMA COMMON AND SOME LOCATIONS IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY POSSIBLY REACHING/ECLIPSING THE 70 DEG F MARK. WARM ADVECTION WILL LEAD TO INCREASING CLOUDS PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEDNESDAY. ANY RAINFALL SHOULD REMAIN TO THE WEST DURING THE DAYTIME...WITH RAIN CHANCES INCREASING AT NIGHT. STILL HAVE SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT TO AFFECT THE OHIO VALLEY DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. GFS IS CERTAINLY MORE PROGRESSIVE THAN THE ECMWF. WHILE BOTH SUGGEST A RAINY/WINDY THURSDAY...GFS MOVES THE RAIN OUT WHILE ECMWF KEEPS RAIN INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. PREFER A BLENDED/ENSEMBLE APPROACH AND THUS KEEP CHANCE POPS GOING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. CAN'T RULE OUT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY EITHER AS GFS SUGGESTS UPWARDS OF A FEW HUNDRED J/KG OF CAPE AHEAD OF THE FRONT. COOLER AIR IS POISED TO MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR FRIDAY/SATURDAY. REINFORCING TROUGHS BOTH ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL KEEP BELOW CLIMO TEMPERATURES IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN ADDITION TO A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS. && .AVIATION /01Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL ALLOW SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO DEEPEN AS IT MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. AS THIS OCCURS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST THROUGH THE TERMINAL THIS EVENING INTO EARLY MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. HAVE ADDED TEMPO GROUPS TO THE TERMINALS. KEPT CONDITIONS AT MVFR...BUT WILL MONITOR RADAR TRENDS SHOULD MORE ROBUST CELLS MOVE OVER THE RUNWAY COMPLEX FOR POTENTIAL IFR VISIBILITIES. ONCE THE FRONT GOES BY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 35 KNOT RANGE POSSIBLE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. SOME LINGERING SHOWERS WILL OCCUR AS WELL. THEREAFTER...CONSIDERABLE POST FRONTAL STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED. CEILINGS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1200 AND 1800 FEET THROUGH 15Z. WITH SOME DIURNAL HEATING...CEILINGS SHOULD LIFT ABOVE 2000 FEET BUT REMAIN MVFR BETWEEN 15Z AND 18Z. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. STRATOCUMULUS WILL ERODE AND/OR SHIFT EAST WHILE WINDS DIMINISH. OUTLOOK...MVFR CEILINGS TO LINGER INTO MONDAY NIGHT. MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY THURSDAY NIGHT. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CONIGLIO NEAR TERM...CONIGLIO SHORT TERM...CONIGLIO LONG TERM...BPP AVIATION...HICKMAN
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Special weather statement, Mar 27, 10:33 PM EDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1033 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 OHZ070-077-280300- HAMILTON OH-BUTLER OH- 1033 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HAMILTON AND BUTLER COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT... AT 1033 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HARRISON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... WINDS TO 50 MPH... PEA SIZE HAIL... LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CINCINNATI...HAMILTON...MIDDLETOWN...FAIRFIELD...FOREST PARK... SHARONVILLE...MONROE...BLUE ASH...TRENTON...SPRINGDALE...READING... MONTGOMERY...HARRISON...NORTH COLLEGE HILL...WYOMING...MOUNT HEALTHY... FINNEYTOWN...SOUTH MIDDLETOWN...WEST CHESTER AND ROSS. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES... I-71 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 15 AND 16. I-74 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 15. I-75 IN OHIO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 23. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. 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 3944 8482 3958 8438 3923 8436 3913 8482 TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 250DEG 42KT 3933 8480 HICKMAN
Local storm report, Mar 27, 10:53 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1053 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1022 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW EATON 39.79N 84.72W
03/27/2016 PREBLE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ACROSS CRAWFORDSVILLE CAMPBELLSTOWN RD NEAR NEW
HOPE.
&&
KCLocal storm report, Mar 27, 11:03 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1103 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1034 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW GREENVILLE 40.04N 84.65W
03/27/2016 DARKE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE TREE DOWN NEAR THE 4000 BLOCK OF STATE ROUTE 121.
&&
KCLocal storm report, Mar 27, 11:14 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 9:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mercer | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 9:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Preble | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 10:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 24 min |
| Mar 27, 10:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble | 27 min |
| Mar 27, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 34 min |
| Mar 27, 10:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler, Hamilton | 27 min |
| Mar 27, 10:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami, Montgomery | 32 min |
| Mar 27, 10:58 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Shelby | 7 min |
| Mar 27, 11:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Logan, Miami, Shelby | 29 min |
| Mar 28, 12:37 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield | 38 min |
| Mar 28, 1:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking | 26 min |
| Mar 28, 3:59 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | ILN | Adams, Brown, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland, Pike | 18 hr |
| Mar 27, 9:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Franklin | 42 min |
| Mar 27, 9:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Franklin, Wayne | 36 min |
| Mar 27, 9:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 44 min |
| Mar 27, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Ripley | 38 min |
| Mar 27, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley | 19 min |
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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.