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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 14, 2016Lewis County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2016, 3:49 PM EDT for Lewis County, Kentucky. It was in force for 26 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 14, 2016, 3:49 PM EDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2016, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH

County Lewis County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 117 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: 1232 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 14, 1:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 1:42 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 5:07 AM EDT, 10 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
507 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ063>065-071>074-077>082-088-150915-
RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-
CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-
FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING-HAMILTON-
CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO-
507 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS
HAVE AN INCREASED PROBABILITY OF CONTAINING DAMAGING WINDS.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>062-070-150915-
WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-
SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-
FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-BUTLER-
507 AM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WINDS.

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

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 2:19 PM EDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 14, 3:38 PM EDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 14, 3:40 PM EDT, 9 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 14, 3:44 PM EDT, 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
344 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

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

1025 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE RISING SUN         38.97N 84.82W
07/13/2016                   BOONE              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON MCVILLE RD. TIME ESTIMATED
            BY RADAR.

&&

KC

Local storm report, Jul 14, 3:47 PM EDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
347 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

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

1040 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW INDEPENDENCE       38.90N 84.61W
07/13/2016                   BOONE              KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALONG OLD LEXINGTON PIKE. TIME
            ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

&&

KC

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 3:49 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
349 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

KYZ100-142015-
LEWIS KY-
349 PM EDT THU JUL 14 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY UNTIL 415
PM EDT...

AT 349 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HEAD OF
GRASSY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CAMP DIX AND HEAD OF GRASSY.

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 3852 8340 3863 8307 3861 8308 3860 8307
      3857 8310 3855 8310 3853 8312 3854 8314
      3850 8317 3849 8319 3847 8319 3845 8320
      3845 8321 3844 8321 3843 8324 3836 8323
      3836 8324 3835 8335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 255DEG 34KT 3844 8328

KC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Madison	49 min
Jul 13, 8:13 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	17 min
Jul 13, 8:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Montgomery, Preble	35 min
Jul 13, 8:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Union	41 min
Jul 13, 8:45 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware	3 hr
Jul 13, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	29 min
Jul 13, 8:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami, Montgomery, Shelby	39 min
Jul 13, 9:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Clark, Logan	28 min
Jul 13, 9:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Montgomery	21 min
Jul 13, 10:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	27 min
Jul 13, 10:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton	37 min
Jul 13, 10:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette	32 min
Jul 13, 10:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	31 min
Jul 13, 10:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clermont, Hamilton, Warren	32 min
Jul 13, 10:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin, Madison	31 min
Jul 13, 11:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clermont	26 min
Jul 13, 11:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Highland, Ross	35 min
Jul 13, 11:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Pickaway, Ross	31 min
Jul 13, 11:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont, Clinton, Highland	12 min
Jul 13, 11:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	35 min
Jul 13, 11:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	30 min
Jul 13, 11:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway	23 min
Jul 13, 11:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hocking	17 min
Jul 14, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Scioto	41 min
Jul 14, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Marion	30 min
Jul 14, 4:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Scioto	37 min
Jul 14, 4:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Miami, Montgomery, Preble	3 hr
Jul 14, 4:38 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Greene, Montgomery	112 min
Jul 14, 4:44 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Clark, Greene, Montgomery	3 hr
Jul 14, 4:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Logan, Union	3 hr
Jul 14, 6:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Brown, Clermont	37 min
Jul 14, 6:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont	37 min
Jul 14, 6:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Brown, Clermont	3 hr
Jul 14, 7:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland	3 hr
Jul 14, 7:27 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Adams, Brown, Scioto	12 min
Jul 14, 7:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike	35 min
Jul 14, 7:58 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Highland, Pike, Ross, Scioto	3 hr
Jul 13, 10:01 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin	29 min
Jul 13, 10:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone	22 min
Jul 13, 10:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone	33 min
Jul 13, 10:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Kenton	25 min
Jul 13, 10:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Kenton	24 min
Jul 13, 11:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis, Mason, Robertson	32 min
Jul 14, 12:18 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Lewis	27 min
Jul 14, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone	33 min
Jul 14, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Grant	36 min
Jul 14, 5:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant	115 min
Jul 14, 5:51 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Gallatin, Kenton	24 min
Jul 14, 6:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Grant, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton	45 min
Jul 14, 6:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Campbell, Kenton	112 min
Jul 13, 8:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	34 min
Jul 13, 9:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn	22 min
Jul 13, 9:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ohio	18 min
Jul 14, 4:50 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fayette, Franklin, Union	3 hr

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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.