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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 18, 2016Logan County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 18, 2016, 5:13 AM EDT for Logan County, Ohio. It was in force for 32 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 18, 2016, 5:13 AM EDT (09:13 UTC)
Expired: Jul 18, 2016, 5:45 AM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH

County Logan County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 250 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: 546 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1237 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 228 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 353 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.5
Supercell composite: 6.8

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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 18, 3:42 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 3:42 AM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 3:51 AM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
351 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-191100-
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-
351 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY
SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN
WHERE THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO
THE MID AND UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON.

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

HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RETURN FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.
HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY APPROACH 100 DEGREES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 4:40 AM EDT, 33 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
440 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

OHZ034-180915-
MERCER OH-
440 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MERCER COUNTY UNTIL 515 AM
EDT...

AT 440 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
PORTLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CELINA...COLDWATER...ST. HENRY...FORT RECOVERY...ROCKFORD...WABASH...
MENDON...CHICKASAW...MONTEZUMA...CARTHAGENA...TAMA...NEPTUNE AND
CHATTANOOGA.

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 4073 8446 4042 8446 4037 8480 4073 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0840Z 239DEG 39KT 4047 8490

HATZOS

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 4:52 AM EDT, 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
452 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

OHZ026-044-045-180915-
LOGAN OH-UNION OH-HARDIN OH-
452 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTY...
UNION COUNTY AND SOUTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTY UNTIL 515 AM EDT...

AT 451 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KENTON...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
PEA SIZE HAIL...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KENTON...RICHWOOD...MOUNT VICTORY...RIDGEWAY...SOMERSVILLE...
HEPBURN...PFEIFFER...ESSEX...MENTZER AND BYHALIA.

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 4069 8344 4069 8342 4051 8342 4050 8325
      4037 8325 4042 8363 4069 8364 4070 8344
TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 268DEG 40KT 4058 8351

HATZOS

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:11 AM EDT, 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
511 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

OHZ034-042-180945-
MERCER OH-DARKE OH-
511 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MERCER AND NORTHERN
DARKE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 AM EDT...

AT 510 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT
RECOVERY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GREENVILLE...VERSAILLES...ST. HENRY...UNION CITY...FORT RECOVERY...
ANSONIA...OSGOOD...BURKETTSVILLE...NORTH STAR...ROSSBURG...
NEW WESTON...YORKSHIRE...ELDORA SPEEDWAY...SHARPS CROSSING...
ROSE HILL...COSMOS AND PIKEVILLE.

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 4041 8451 4022 8447 4004 8454 4007 8481
      4048 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0910Z 283DEG 37KT 4034 8478

HATZOS

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 5:13 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
513 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

OHZ026-044>046-180945-
LOGAN OH-UNION OH-HARDIN OH-DELAWARE OH-
513 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LOGAN
COUNTY...NORTHERN UNION COUNTY...SOUTHERN HARDIN COUNTY...AND
NORTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY UNTIL 545 AM EDT...

AT 512 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BELLE
CENTER...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
PEA SIZE HAIL...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BELLEFONTAINE...KENTON...RICHWOOD...BELLE CENTER...WEST MANSFIELD...
NORTHWOOD...RADNOR...MOUNT VICTORY...RUSHSYLVANIA...HUNTSVILLE...
RIDGEWAY...MAGNETIC SPRINGS...HEPBURN...PFEIFFER...ESSEX AND RAYMOND.

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 4051 8342 4051 8326 4050 8325 4044 8325
      4044 8308 4034 8313 4031 8354 4038 8382
      4061 8378 4065 8342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0912Z 263DEG 38KT 4050 8368

HATZOS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 4:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mercer	35 min
Jul 18, 4:52 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	23 min
Jul 18, 5:11 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	34 min
Jul 18, 5:29 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hardin, Logan, Union	3 hr
Jul 18, 5:40 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware, Union	35 min
Jul 18, 6:42 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Union	3 hr
Jul 18, 7:45 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	30 min
Jul 18, 8:13 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	32 min
Jul 18, 8:43 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hocking	32 min
Jul 18, 8:52 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield	113 min
Jul 18, 9:03 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hocking	27 min

Nearby

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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.