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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 131, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 27, 2017Grant County, Owen County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2017, 9:37 PM EDT for Grant County, Owen County, Kentucky. It was in force for 13 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: May 27, 2017, 9:37 PM EDT (01:37 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2017, 9:50 PM EDT
In force: 13 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Grant County, KY, Owen County, KY

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:37 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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 27, 4:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 115 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: 877 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1461 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

096 
WUUS51 KILN 280137
SVRILN
KYC081-187-280215-
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0131.170528T0137Z-170528T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
937 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Grant County in northern Kentucky...
  Northeastern Owen County in northern Kentucky...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 937 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast
  of Owenton, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Glencoe, Munk, Stewartsville,
  Cherry Grove, Eagle Hill, Twin Bridges, Needmore, Holbrook, Sherman
  and Elliston.

This includes I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 153 and 164.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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 3869 8485 3871 8483 3870 8481 3871 8481
      3872 8480 3872 8479 3873 8478 3875 8478
      3877 8475 3878 8469 3877 8461 3861 8453
      3855 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 243DEG 27KT 3864 8476 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement

568 
WWUS51 KILN 280150
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
950 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

KYC081-187-280159-
/O.CAN.KILN.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-170528T0215Z/
Grant KY-Owen KY-
950 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN GRANT AND
NORTHEASTERN OWEN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
northern Kentucky.

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 3869 8485 3871 8483 3870 8481 3871 8481
      3872 8480 3872 8479 3873 8478 3875 8478
      3877 8475 3878 8469 3877 8461 3861 8453
      3855 8477
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 243DEG 27KT 3868 8466 

$$

Haines

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 27, 8:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 8:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
808 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017

.SYNOPSIS...
With warm and moist air over the Ohio Valley, there will be
occasional chances for showers and thunderstorms through the
weekend. After a cold front moves through the region Sunday
night, drier conditions are expected for Monday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
Strong to severe storms have developed across northern KY
and south central Ohio in a moderately unstable airmass where
blyr cape are 2000-2500 j/kg. Effective shear is 20 to 30 kts
with more favorable shear south of ILN/s FA. These storms are
slow moving so localized heavy rain and flash flooding possible
along with wind and hail. Have updated and trimmed out several
counties over the nw portion of the severe thunderstorm watch
where severe threat has diminished. Since these storms instby
driven...expect a weakening trend with sunset and loss of
heating.

Previous...
Good instability is in place across the area this afternoon
south of a stalled out boundary situated across central portions
of our fa. ML capes of around 2000-2500 J/KG along and south of
the Ohio River have allowed for scattered thunderstorms to
develop. Better shear values are generally off to our south but
given the degree of instability and high dcape values, isolated
severe storms will be possible across our south through early
evening. Storms will also be fairly slow moving with some
possible back building so localized heavy rain/isolated flash
flooding will also be possible through this evening.

A lot of uncertainty remains as to how exactly things will play
out later tonight with an MCS moving out of the Mid Mississippi
Valley. It looks like the bulk of this will slide off to our
south, but the NSSL ARW, NAM and Canadian are hinting at a
northern portion of this feature pivoting up into southwest
portions of our fa late tonight. This will also be close to a
warm front that will be lifting up across our area which may
also allow for some additional showers and thunderstorms. Given
the uncertainty, will just keep pops in the chance to likely
category for later tonight with the highest pops across our
southwest.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
The warm front will lift north across our area through the
morning hours with some scattered showers and thunderstorms
possible along it. As the front lifts north of our area, expect
to see a lull in pcpn through early afternoon. However, as we
destabilize through the afternoon, additional shower and
thunderstorms development will be possible from late afternoon
into Sunday night. Deep layer shear values will increase
through the day on Sunday, so severe storms will be possible
once again, especially across our south.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Weak short waves and limited moisture may combine to produce a few
showers on Monday. Development of showers and thunderstorms will be
possible mainly over eastern locations on Tuesday when a weak cold
front is forecast to form along the Upper Ohio Valley. Additional
showers and thunderstorms may occur Wednesday as more short wave
energy rounds the base of a broad upper trough. Dry conditions are
expected Thursday under high pressure. Thunderstorms chances return
Friday when another batch of short wave energy is forecast to arrive
on a northwest upper flow. Thunderstorms may linger Saturday and
Sunday as moisture and convergence increase on the southwest flow
ahead of a slow moving cold front trailing Canadian low pressure.

Temperatures are forecast to be near normal through the period,
with highs in the 70s and lows mainly in the 50s.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Scattered showers and thunderstorms have developed in the
moderately unstable airmass along and south of a quasi-
stationary front across southern Ohio.

These storms mainly instability driven and with loss of daytime
heating expect coverage to diminish. This activity is south and
east of the TAF sites so have started with a dry TAF forecast.

Model solution consensus continues to keep the bulk of the main
MCS later tonight off to our southwest. Have kept a dry
forecast late tonight.

Confidence is not high but models solutions are showing some
additional development farther north into our area later tonight
into early Sunday along the front as it begins to pivot north as
a warm front. Have mention of VCTS at all the TAF sites to
account for this possibility.

Model consensus was tanking CIGS below 1000 feet overnight Have
brought MVFR cigs and vsbys in due to uncertainty but lower
CIGS are a possibility. These MVFR CIGS later tonight will
linger into Sunday morning with additional storm development
expected Sunday afternoon.

OUTLOOK...Intermittent chances of thunderstorms along with MVFR
ceilings will be possible through Monday morning.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...JGL
NEAR TERM...JGL/AR
SHORT TERM...JGL
LONG TERM...Coniglio
AVIATION...AR

Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 6:08 PM EDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
608 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ091>093-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077-078-080-282215-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-
Switzerland-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-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-
Highland-
608 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana,
Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio
and West Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorms will be possible across the area early Sunday morning.
Some of these storms may be severe, with a primary threat of
damaging
winds.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Sunday afternoon
and evening ahead of an advancing cold front. A few strong to severe
storms will be possible with damaging winds and large hail being the
primary severe weather threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

KYZ089-090-094>100-OHZ079-081-082-088-282215-
Carroll-Gallatin-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-
Brown-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
608 PM EDT Sat May 27 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky, Northern
Kentucky and Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue this
evening. A few storms will be capable of producing large hail and
damaging winds. The storms will produce heavy rainfall at times with
localized flash flooding possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Thunderstorms will be possible across the area early Sunday morning.
Some of these storms may be severe, with a primary threat of
damaging winds.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Sunday afternoon
and evening ahead of an advancing cold front. A few strong to severe
storms will be possible with damaging winds and large hail being the
primary severe weather threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 27, 7:01 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
701 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

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

0615 PM     HAIL             3 WSW PIKETON           39.05N 83.06W
05/27/2017  E1.00 INCH       PIKE               OH   PUBLIC

&&

JGIBSON

Local storm report, May 27, 7:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
735 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

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

0616 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW PIKETON           39.04N 83.08W
05/27/2017                   PIKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A FEW TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON POWER LINES.

0700 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 WSW BLUE CREEK        38.75N 83.39W
05/27/2017                   ADAMS              OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER WAS REPORTED ACROSS HAMILTON ROAD, RHODES ROAD
            AND TULIP ROAD.

0715 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 WSW PIKETON           39.04N 83.07W
05/27/2017                   PIKE               OH   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            HIGH WATER WAS FLOWING OVER A BRIDGE ALONG LONG FORK
            ROAD.

&&

Special weather statement, May 27, 8:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
814 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

OHZ074-280045-
Hocking OH-
814 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN HOCKING COUNTY
UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

At 814 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Hocking
Hills State Park, moving east at 15 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Pea size hail...

Locations impacted include...
Starr, Ilesboro, Union Furnace and Haydenville.

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 3938 8229 3939 8251 3937 8252 3951 8251
      3950 8228
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 275DEG 13KT 3943 8245

Haines

Special weather statement, May 27, 8:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
827 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

KYZ089-094-280115-
Carroll KY-Owen KY-
827 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CARROLL AND SOUTHWESTERN OWEN
COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...

At 827 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Bedford,
moving east at 30 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 30 mph...
One half inch diameter hail...

Locations impacted include...
Worthville, Gratz, English, Squiresville, Interstate 71 at Mile
Marker 40, Wheatley and New Liberty.

This includes I-71 in Kentucky between mile markers 39 and 43.

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 3843 8493 3845 8491 3846 8492 3845 8494
      3843 8494 3843 8496 3847 8495 3849 8499
      3852 8498 3851 8503 3855 8500 3856 8501
      3857 8504 3856 8506 3860 8508 3858 8521
      3864 8524 3864 8515 3862 8489 3842 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 273DEG 25KT 3856 8530

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Special weather statement, May 27, 9:02 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
902 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

KYZ089-090-094-095-280130-
Carroll KY-Owen KY-Gallatin KY-Grant KY-
902 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CARROLL...NORTHWESTERN GRANT...
OWEN AND WESTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...

At 902 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Owenton,
moving east at 10 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
One half inch diameter hail...

Locations impacted include...
Carrollton, Owenton, Kentucky Speedway, Glencoe, Sanders, Sparta,
Worthville, Monterey, Gratz, Elk Lake, Interstate 71 at Mile Marker
52, Wheatley, Langstaff, New Liberty, Elmer Davis Lake, Elliston,
Interstate 71 at State Route 227, Interstate 71 at Mile Marker 40,
Long Ridge and Eagle Hill.

This includes I-71 in Kentucky between mile markers 39 and 61.

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 3843 8493 3845 8491 3846 8492 3845 8494
      3843 8494 3843 8496 3847 8495 3849 8499
      3852 8498 3851 8503 3855 8500 3856 8501
      3857 8504 3856 8506 3860 8508 3858 8521
      3866 8526 3876 8469 3847 8471 3842 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 262DEG 8KT 3860 8488

Haines

Special weather statement, May 27, 9:34 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
934 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

KYZ090-094-095-280200-
Owen KY-Gallatin KY-Grant KY-
934 PM EDT SAT MAY 27 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GRANT...NORTHEASTERN OWEN AND
EASTERN GALLATIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...

At 934 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Dry Ridge,
moving east at 40 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 50 mph...
Pea size hail...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Owenton, Glencoe, Stewartsville,
Cherry Grove, Long Ridge, Eagle Hill, Napoleon, Twin Bridges,
Needmore, Holbrook, Sherman, Lawrenceville, Elliston and Munk.

This includes the following Interstates...
 I-71 in Kentucky between mile markers 63 and 64.
 I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 150 and 165.

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 3863 8489 3876 8481 3879 8458 3857 8454
      3851 8483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 251DEG 37KT 3864 8470

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 8:11 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Lewis	3 hr
May 27, 8:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Henry	48 min
May 27, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Carroll, Owen	28 min
May 27, 9:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen	3 hr
May 27, 9:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Grant	26 min
May 27, 9:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Grant, Owen	3 hr

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.