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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 15, 2018Champaign County, Clark County, Miami County, Ohio

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 59 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2018-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 7:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin25 min
May 15, 2:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion31 min
May 15, 3:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union30 min
May 15, 3:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin36 min
May 15, 4:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking30 min
May 15, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke37 min
May 15, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield13 min
May 15, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami35 min
May 15, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield16 min
May 15, 4:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNShelby35 min
May 15, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPerry29 min
May 15, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene, Montgomery, Warren36 min
May 15, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark33 min
May 15, 5:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMadison32 min
May 15, 5:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClark, Greene, Montgomery38 min
May 15, 5:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClark26 min
May 15, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette, Pickaway25 min
May 15, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin, Madison32 min
May 15, 6:00 PM EDTTornado WarningILNFairfield, Franklin30 min
May 15, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGreene24 min
May 15, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette35 min
May 15, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield45 min
May 15, 6:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway27 min
May 15, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss29 min
May 15, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking30 min
May 15, 7:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHocking29 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.