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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2018, 4:50 PM EDT for Champaign County, Clark County, Miami County, Ohio. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2018, 4:50 PM EDT (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2018, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Champaign County, OH, Clark County, OH, Miami County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -281 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 15, 3:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 3:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 312 PM EDT Tue May 15 2018 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front pushing through an unstable airmass will provide the focus for thunderstorm development tonight. The chance for showers and thunderstorms will continue on Wednesday near another boundary positioned close to the Ohio River. Unsettled weather is forecast to linger into the weekend in a persistently warm and unstable pattern, aided by a trough in the upper atmosphere. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING/... Convection has developed along a weak cold front extending across Northwest Ohio from weak low pressure over Lake Erie. Storms exhibiting a strengthening trend are being interrogated on radar for possible statements and warnings, though rather weak shear and moderate CAPE suggest pulse storms that may not reach severe limits in most cases. Thunderstorms initially affecting locations along and north of I-70 will continue to develop into the early evening as the boundary sags southeast, bringing precip chances to the entire area. A weakening trend and diminishing coverage will be observed by late evening with loss of daytime heating, and with the boundary weakening as it progresses southeast. However, thunderstorms will continue to be possible during the overnight hours when another boundary to the south is forecast to lift to the Ohio River. Lows will remain above normal, with 6 am readings ranging from the upper 50s north up to the mid 60s south. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... Boundary positioned near the Ohio River is forecast to sag very slowly south during Wednesday and Wednesday night. This will allow a chance of showers and thunderstorms to continue, especially along and south of the river in a persistently unstable airmass near the boundary. Locations to the north should see less precip being farther from the bulk of moisture, instability and forcing, and closer to drier air and subsidence associated with high pressure over the Great Lakes. Weakly sheared environment should prevent widespread strong storms. Weak cold advection will cause temperatures to be closer to normal, with highs reaching the upper 70s to around 80. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Weak upper trough will slowly lift up the Ohio Valley through the end of the week. Surface reflection will pass south and east of the forecast area. However, showers and possibly some diurnal thunderstorms will occur with the greater chances closer to the surface feature. Northern stream short wave crossing the Great Lakes will quickly follow this system. This will push a cold front across the area Sunday into Sunday night, but this boundary will slow as it gets near or just south of the Ohio River. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible along and ahead of the boundary. High pressure passing north of the area will bring some drying by Tuesday. Near normal temperatures on Thursday and Friday will warm over the weekend. Readings will drop back slightly after the cold frontal passage early next week. && .AVIATION /19Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... There will be VFR conditions to start the TAF period under a humid and unstable airmass. However, thunderstorms may develop near a southward moving boundary and move to TAF sites by this evening. This may bring temporary MVFR visibilities to northern TAF sites. A lull in convection is expected during the overnight hours with loss of daytime heating, though showers may linger in the vicinity as the boundary lifts back north of the Ohio River toward TAF sites. Later tonight, models indicate MVFR ceilings forming in nearly saturated air, so kept them in the forecast. Rather slow improvement to VFR is forecast for Thursday while winds transition to northeast. OUTLOOK...Chances for thunderstorms will exist at times through Saturday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...Coniglio NEAR TERM...Coniglio SHORT TERM...Coniglio LONG TERM... AVIATION...Coniglio
Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 12:17 PM EDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1217 PM EDT Tue May 15 2018 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-161630- 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- 1217 PM EDT Tue May 15 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Southeast Indiana, Northeast Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. A few thunderstorms may become strong to severe this afternoon and this evening. Damaging winds and large hail would be the primary severe weather threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hardin | 25 min |
| May 15, 2:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 31 min |
| May 15, 3:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union | 30 min |
| May 15, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 36 min |
| May 15, 4:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 30 min |
| May 15, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 37 min |
| May 15, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield | 13 min |
| May 15, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami | 35 min |
| May 15, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield | 16 min |
| May 15, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Shelby | 35 min |
| May 15, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Perry | 29 min |
| May 15, 5:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greene, Montgomery, Warren | 36 min |
| May 15, 5:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clark | 33 min |
| May 15, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Madison | 32 min |
| May 15, 5:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clark, Greene, Montgomery | 38 min |
| May 15, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clark | 26 min |
| May 15, 5:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Pickaway | 25 min |
| May 15, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin, Madison | 32 min |
| May 15, 6:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin | 30 min |
| May 15, 6:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greene | 24 min |
| May 15, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette | 35 min |
| May 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield | 45 min |
| May 15, 6:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pickaway | 27 min |
| May 15, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 29 min |
| May 15, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking | 30 min |
| May 15, 7:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking | 29 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.