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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 28, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2018, 4:42 PM EDT for Franklin County, Madison County, Pickaway County, Ohio. It was in force for 27 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 12, 2018, 4:42 PM EDT (20:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 12, 2018, 5:09 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Franklin County, OH, Madison County, OH, Pickaway County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:44 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 nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 69 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -486 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
058
WUUS51 KILN 122042
SVRILN
OHC049-097-129-122130-
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0028.180512T2042Z-180512T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
442 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Franklin County in central Ohio...
Northwestern Pickaway County in central Ohio...
Central Madison County in central Ohio...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 442 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over London,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Columbus, Grove City, London, Jefferson, West Jefferson, South
Bloomfield, Choctaw Lake, Lake Darby, Grandview Heights, Obetz,
Commercial Point, Urbancrest, Valleyview, Marble Cliff, Lafayette,
Harrisburg, Orient, Lockbourne, Newport and Georgesville.
This includes the following Interstates...
I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 73 and 102.
I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 86 and 109.
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 3985 8354 4000 8348 3998 8298 3994 8295
3973 8298 3970 8306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 284DEG 28KT 3991 8342
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Haines2 follow-up statements
424
WWUS51 KILN 122056
SVSILN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
456 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
OHC049-097-129-122130-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180512T2130Z/
Franklin OH-Pickaway OH-Madison OH-
456 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...NORTHWESTERN PICKAWAY AND SOUTHEASTERN
MADISON COUNTIES...
At 455 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Jefferson,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. London County Airport also report 55 MPH
wind gust.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind
damage to trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Columbus, Grove City, London, Jefferson, West Jefferson, South
Bloomfield, Lake Darby, Obetz, Commercial Point, Urbancrest,
Valleyview, Harrisburg, Orient, Lockbourne, Derby, Lilly Chapel,
Georgesville, Madison Lake, Darbydale and Big Plain.
This includes the following Interstates...
I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 80 and 85, and between mile
markers 96 and 101.
I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 86 and 109.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and
submit your report via social media, when you can do so safely.
&&
LAT...LON 3992 8341 3998 8335 3997 8298 3992 8295
3973 8298 3970 8306 3982 8344
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 284DEG 28KT 3988 8329
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Haines877
WWUS51 KILN 122109
SVSILN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
509 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
OHC049-097-129-122118-
/O.CAN.KILN.SV.W.0028.000000T0000Z-180512T2130Z/
Franklin OH-Pickaway OH-Madison OH-
509 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...
NORTHWESTERN PICKAWAY AND SOUTHEASTERN MADISON 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. However small hail and
gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
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 3992 8341 3998 8335 3997 8298 3992 8295
3973 8298 3970 8306 3982 8344
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 284DEG 28KT 3985 8316
$$
HainesWhat 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 12, 3:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 12, 3:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 317 PM EDT Sat May 12 2018 .SYNOPSIS... A frontal boundary will remain draped across the region into early next week. This will lead to a chance of showers and thunderstorms over the next few days. Temperatures will remain above normal through much of the week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/... The stationary boundary remains situated east to west across northern Ohio this afternoon and looks to be just into our far northern tier of counties where temperatures are only in the mid to upper 60s. However, just to the south of it, temperatures quickly warm into the low to mid 80s and this has allowed for ml capes to push up close to 1000 J/KG. There appears to remain some cap across our south though and this has helped limit development in our south so far. A remnant MCV is moving across central Ohio at the moment and this is helping to initiate some isolated development across our far northeastern counties but this activity should quickly move out of our area. Meanwhile, another MCV moving across northern Illinois will progress east along the boundary through late afternoon/early evening. Outside of the NSSL WRF, the higher res cam models are generally showing a weakening trend with this system as it moves east toward our area late today. The NSSL WRF is more aggressive showing some development along the boundary over the next few hours. Will therefore just hang on to chance pops into the early evening with this feature across the north but taper down to slight pops down toward the Ohio River to account for the lower end threat for some additional development. If storms were to get going, a low end severe threat would exist for large hail and possibly some damaging wind farther to south in the more surface based instability region. The boundary will remain across northern portions of our area through the remainder of the overnight hours with additional energy moving along and north of the boundary. The synoptic models have shifted a bit farther south with this so have trended pops for overnight a little farther south to account for this. Lows tonight will range from the mid 50s north to the mid/upper 60s in the south. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... The boundary will remain draped across our area Sunday into Sunday night. This will lead to another decent temperature gradient with highs ranging from the mid 70s in the far north to the mid 80s in the south with good destabilization once again. With additional energy moving east aloft and some weak waves working along the boundary, will continue with chance pops across the area Sunday into Sunday night. Better shear will once again be along and north of the boundary and the better instability to the south. Thus would expect a few strong to severe storms possible along and just south of the boundary, primarily in the afternoon to early evening hours. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Models continue to indicate a frontal boundary in or near the ILN area through the period. Waves of low pressure interacting with the humid airmass in place along the boundary will enhance thunderstorm formation, strength and duration. Went with a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day, though timing, coverage, and intensity of convective elements are uncertain at this point. It appears that thunderstorm chances will be higher in northern locations to start the period when the boundary is forecast to be draped across Northern Ohio. Toward the second half of the long term, the focus for convection may shift south in advance of a stronger wave of low pressure lifting through the Mississippi Valley. Slightly drier conditions may become evident Saturday when the front is finally expected to drop to the southeast. Temperatures are forecast to stay above normal. Highs in the mid and upper 80s Monday and Tuesday are expected to retreat to the upper 70s by the end of the long term as the front sags gradually southeastward. && .AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... The frontal boundary is situated just to the north of the I-70 corridor early this afternoon. The remnants of some earlier convection is pushing along the boundary attm but it has pretty much fallen apart with likely just a few sprinkles at best left from it. Another area of convection is moving across northern Illinois at the moment and this is expected to continue to push east along the boundary through the afternoon hours. This will likely affect mainly the northern TAF sites later this afternoon into early evening so will allow for a few hour period of showers/vcts to account for it. Farther to the south, there is some uncertainty as to whether or not we will see any development in a more unstable airmass, possibly along any outflow boundaries from the northern convection. At the moment the chance appears low enough to maintain a dry forecast, but there will be a low end conditional chance for thunderstorms in the late afternoon/early evening time period. Additional energy will push east along and north of the boundary tonight into Sunday morning. The best chance for pcpn associated with this will again be at the northern TAF sites and will cover the threat with a lingering VCSH. Cigs/vsbys will be mainly VFR although some MVFR conditions will be possible later tonight into Sunday morning invof the boundary. The best chance for this would be at KCMH/KLCK. OUTLOOK...Chances for thunderstorms will exist at times through Thursday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...JGL NEAR TERM...JGL SHORT TERM...JGL LONG TERM...Coniglio AVIATION...JGL
Hazardous weather outlook, May 12, 1:04 PM EDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 104 PM EDT Sat May 12 2018 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-KYZ091>093-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056- 060>065-070>074-077>082-088-131100- Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-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-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike- Scioto- 104 PM EDT Sat May 12 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are possible into this evening. There is the potential for some storms to become severe, with a threat for large hail, damaging wind, and heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Showers and thunderstorms are possible again on Sunday into Sunday night. A few storms may become severe, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary severe weather threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed later today and Sunday. INZ080-KYZ089-090-094>100-131100- Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson- Mason-Lewis- 104 PM EDT Sat May 12 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northeast Kentucky and Northern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Showers and thunderstorms are possible on Sunday into Sunday night. A few storms may become severe, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary severe weather threats. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed on Sunday.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 12, 3:45 PM EDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Wilmington OH 345 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018 OHZ055-056-065-122015- Licking OH-Fairfield OH-Franklin OH- 345 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL FRANKLIN... NORTHWESTERN FAIRFIELD AND SOUTHWESTERN LICKING COUNTIES UNTIL 415 PM EDT... At 345 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over Bexley, moving east at 20 mph. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... Winds to 30 mph... Pea size hail... Locations impacted include... Columbus, Newark, Reynoldsburg, Gahanna, Pickerington, Bexley, Heath, Granville, Pataskala, Groveport, Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Millersport, Granville South, Fairfield Beach, Beechwood Trails, Summit Station, Whitehall, Etna and Obetz. This includes the following Interstates... I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 102 and 129. I-71 in Ohio near mile marker 111. 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 3988 8293 4000 8299 4014 8250 3986 8247 TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 257DEG 19KT 3996 8293 Haines
Local storm report, May 12, 3:49 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
349 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM HAIL 5 ESE DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS 39.95N 82.92W
05/12/2018 E0.75 INCH FRANKLIN OH TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
CHSpecial weather statement, May 12, 4:12 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
412 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
OHZ056-065-122030-
Licking OH-Fairfield OH-
412 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN FAIRFIELD AND
SOUTHEASTERN LICKING COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...
At 411 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Millersport, moving east at 40 mph.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Pea size hail...
Locations impacted include...
Heath, Baltimore, Buckeye Lake, Hebron, Millersport, Pleasantville,
Fairfield Beach, Harbor Hills, Thurston, Kirkersville, Gratiot,
Brownsville, State Route 158 at State Route 204, Interstate 70 at
State Route 37 and Interstate 70 at State Route 13.
This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 119 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 3992 8240
3993 8242 3993 8246 3984 8247 3983 8240
3978 8240 3984 8270 3993 8269 3999 8264
4002 8253 4003 8221 4000 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 2011Z 271DEG 37KT 3992 8256
HainesSpecial weather statement, May 12, 4:29 PM EDT, 13 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
429 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
OHZ052>054-122100-
Champaign OH-Madison OH-Clark OH-
429 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CHAMPAIGN...
NORTHEASTERN CLARK AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM EDT...
At 428 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Choctaw
Lake, moving east at 30 mph.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 30 mph...
One half inch diameter hail...
Locations impacted include...
London, Jefferson, West Jefferson, Choctaw Lake, Lake Darby, Lisbon,
Brighton, Lafayette, South Vienna, Catawba, Newport, Interstate 70 at
US Route 42, Lilly Chapel, State Route 29 at State Route 38,
Interstate 70 at State Route 56, Madison Lake, Plattsburg, Plumwood,
Big Plain and Wrightsville.
This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 64 and 86.
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 4001 8325 4000 8326 3999 8325 3997 8325
3994 8323 3993 8323 3992 8325 3985 8324
3980 8325 3986 8369 4003 8365 4004 8325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 273DEG 26KT 3996 8360
HainesSpecial weather statement, May 12, 4:40 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
440 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
OHZ054-055-064-122100-
Madison OH-Franklin OH-Pickaway OH-
440 PM EDT SAT MAY 12 2018
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN...
NORTHWESTERN PICKAWAY AND CENTRAL MADISON COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM
EDT...
At 440 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over London,
moving east at 30 mph.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Penny size hail...
Locations impacted include...
Hilliard, London, Jefferson, West Jefferson, Choctaw Lake, Lake
Darby, Lafayette, Newport, Interstate 70 at US Route 42, Derby, Lilly
Chapel, State Route 29 at State Route 38, Georgesville, Interstate 70
at State Route 56, Madison Lake, Darbydale, Plumwood, Big Plain and
Wrightsville.
This includes the following Interstates...
I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 71 and 90.
I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 87 and 91.
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 3976 8319 3984 8355 3992 8354 4000 8351
4002 8351 4003 8317
TIME...MOT...LOC 2040Z 278DEG 27KT 3993 8345
HainesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 30 min |
| May 12, 4:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 18 min |
| May 12, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Madison | 31 min |
| May 12, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Madison | 20 min |
| May 12, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 36 min |
| May 12, 6:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 24 min |
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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.