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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

March 30, 2017Clinton County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Mar 30, 2017, 9:09 PM EDT for Clinton County, Ohio. It was in force for 36 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 30, 2017, 9:09 PM EDT (01:09 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2017, 9:45 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH

County Clinton County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 6 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: 124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1888 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 304 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 Mar 30, 7:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 7:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 3:22 PM EDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
322 PM EDT Thu Mar 30 2017

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>099-OHZ026-034-035-042>044-
051>053-060>062-070>072-077>079-311100-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-
Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-
Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-
Shelby-Logan-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Butler-
Warren-Clinton-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-
322 PM EDT Thu Mar 30 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of an approaching
low pressure system and cold front today. A window will exist
late this afternoon into the evening, where some of the storms may
be severe. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. An
isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. Also, localized heavy rain and
flooding will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

KYZ100-OHZ045-046-054>056-063>065-073-074-080>082-088-311100-
Lewis-Union OH-Delaware-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Fayette OH-
Pickaway-Fairfield-Ross-Hocking-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
322 PM EDT Thu Mar 30 2017

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of an approaching
low pressure system and cold front. A window will exist this evening
and overnight, where isolated severe storms may be possible. The
main threat would be damaging winds, but an isolated tornado can not
be ruled out.  Also, localized heavy rain and flooding will be
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 30, 6:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
657 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

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

0650 PM     HAIL             3 W NEWARK              40.05N 82.46W
03/30/2017  M0.50 INCH       LICKING            OH   PUBLIC

&&

JGIBSON

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 7:02 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
702 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

OHZ056-302330-
Licking OH-
702 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LICKING COUNTY UNTIL 730
PM EDT...

At 702 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Harbor
Hills, moving northeast at 50 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Newark, Heath, Granville, Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Utica, Hanover,
Harbor Hills, Marne, Thornport, St. Louisville, Gratiot, Toboso,
Brownsville, Purity, Interstate 70 at State Route 13 and Fallsburg.

This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 129 and 142, and near
mile marker 144.

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 3995 8220 3995 8223 3991 8223 3993 8247
      3998 8253 4024 8242 4024 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 233DEG 44KT 3997 8239

Novak

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 7:08 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
708 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

OHZ035-302330-
Auglaize OH-
708 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTY
UNTIL 730 PM EDT...

At 707 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Waynesfield, moving northeast at 55 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Wapakoneta, Waynesfield, Uniopolis, St. Johns and New Hampshire.

This includes I-75 in Ohio near mile marker 112.

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 4058 8388 4053 8398 4054 8399 4053 8399
      4051 8404 4057 8418 4064 8410 4064 8388
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 220DEG 48KT 4057 8405

Novak

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 7:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
721 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

OHZ026-302345-
Hardin OH-
721 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY UNTIL
745 PM EDT...

At 721 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Alger,
moving northeast at 55 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Ada, Alger, Mcguffey, Huntersville and Dola.

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 4064 8386 4065 8388 4082 8388 4082 8363
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 220DEG 49KT 4070 8392

Novak

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 8:25 PM EDT, 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
825 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

OHZ034-042-310100-
Darke OH-Mercer OH-
825 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN DARKE AND
MERCER COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM EDT...

At 824 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line
extending from 6 miles east of Monroe to 6 miles northwest of Union
City, moving northeast at 40 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Celina, Coldwater, St. Henry, Fort Recovery, Rockford, Wabash,
Mendon, Burkettsville, North Star, Montezuma, New Weston,
Chattanooga, Tama, North Dayton, Rose Hill, Cosmos, Eldora Speedway
and Carthagena.

Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning
threatens. Move indoors when thunderstorms approach.

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 4073 8448 4031 8455 4026 8480 4073 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 238DEG 33KT 4072 8483 4027 8492

KC

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 9:09 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
909 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

OHZ072-080-310145-
Highland OH-Clinton OH-
909 PM EDT THU MAR 30 2017

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CLINTON COUNTY UNTIL 945
PM EDT...

At 909 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near New Vienna,
moving north at 35 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning...

Locations impacted include...
Wilmington, Sabina, New Vienna, Martinsville, Melvin, Lees Creek,
Reesville, New Antioch, Morrisville and Burtonville.

Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning
threatens. Move indoors when a thunderstorm approaches.

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 3951 8384 3949 8358 3942 8359 3928 8369
      3928 8385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 200DEG 28KT 3933 8377

KC

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 8:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mercer	35 min
Mar 30, 10:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	28 min
Mar 31, 1:20 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Scioto	3 hr
Mar 31, 4:10 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Brown, Highland, Pike, Scioto	5 hr
Mar 31, 5:57 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Pike, Scioto	4 hr
Mar 31, 6:34 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross	11 hr
Mar 31, 7:31 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILN	Adams	15 hr
Mar 31, 8:47 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Pike	3 hr
Mar 31, 9:04 AM EDT	Areal Flood Warning	ILN	Adams	4 hr
Mar 30, 10:10 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Grant, Owen	35 min
Mar 30, 10:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Campbell, Kenton	26 min
Mar 30, 10:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Boone, Campbell, Grant, Kenton	24 min
Mar 30, 11:51 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Bracken, Lewis, Mason, Robertson	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.