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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 4, 2018Adams County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2018, 8:05 PM EDT for Adams County, Ohio. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 4, 2018, 8:05 PM EDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired
May 4, 2018, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH

County Adams County, OH

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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 May 4, 7:36 PM EDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 4, 7:36 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 7:43 PM EDT, 22 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 4, 4:22 PM EDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
422 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-071>074-080-
050000-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-
Logan-Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-
Licking-Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield-
Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Highland-
Including the cities of Richmond, Connersville, Liberty,
West College Corner, Kenton, Ada, Celina, Coldwater, Wapakoneta,
St. Marys, Greenville, Sidney, Bellefontaine, Marysville,
Delaware, Troy, Piqua, Tipp City, Urbana, Springfield, London,
West Jefferson, Plain City, Columbus, Newark, Eaton, Camden,
Dayton, Kettering, Beavercreek, Fairborn, Xenia,
Washington Court House, Circleville, Lancaster, Pickerington,
Mason, Lebanon, Springboro, Wilmington, Blanchester, Chillicothe,
Logan, Hillsboro, and Greenfield
422 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

An approaching cold front will bring increasing southwest winds
today. The front will then move through the area late this
afternoon through early evening, with winds shifting from the
northwest. Southwest winds will gust up to 40 mph ahead of this
front today.

Also, some of the storms that develop may produce strong to
damaging winds with gusts up to 50 mph. Pea size hail is also
possible.
Special weather statement, May 4, 4:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
445 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>093-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-050000-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-
Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-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-
Including the cities of Richmond, Connersville, Liberty,
West College Corner, Brookville, Batesville, Milan, Versailles,
Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw,
Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger,
Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Kenton, Ada, Celina,
Coldwater, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Greenville, Sidney,
Bellefontaine, Marysville, Delaware, Troy, Piqua, Tipp City,
Urbana, Springfield, London, West Jefferson, Plain City,
Columbus, Newark, Eaton, Camden, Dayton, Kettering, Beavercreek,
Fairborn, Xenia, Washington Court House, Circleville, Lancaster,
Pickerington, Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, Oxford, Mason,
Lebanon, Springboro, Wilmington, Blanchester, Chillicothe, Logan,
Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, Hillsboro,
Greenfield, West Union, Peebles, Waverly, and Piketon
445 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

An approaching cold front will bring increasing southwest winds
today. The front will then move through the area late this
afternoon through early evening, with winds shifting from the
northwest. Southwest winds will gust up to 40 mph ahead of this
front today.

Also, some of the storms that develop may produce strong to
damaging winds with gusts up to 50 mph. Pea size hail is also
possible.
Local storm report, May 4, 5:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
529 PM EDT FRI MAY 4 2018

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

0526 PM     TSTM WND GST     KILN WILMINGTON APT     39.43N 83.79W
05/04/2018  M46 MPH          CLINTON            OH   ASOS

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Special weather statement, May 4, 5:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
540 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>097-OHZ063>065-070>074-077>082-050000-
Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-
Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Fayette OH-Pickaway-
Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-
Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-
Including the cities of Batesville, Milan, Versailles,
Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Rising Sun, Vevay, Carrollton, Warsaw,
Florence, Burlington, Oakbrook, Covington, Erlanger,
Independence, Newport, Alexandria, Owenton, Williamstown,
Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Falmouth, Butler, Augusta, Brooksville,
Washington Court House, Circleville, Lancaster, Pickerington,
Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, Oxford, Mason, Lebanon,
Springboro, Wilmington, Blanchester, Chillicothe, Logan,
Cincinnati, Milford, Georgetown, Mount Orab, Hillsboro,
Greenfield, West Union, Peebles, Waverly, and Piketon
540 PM EDT Fri May 4 2018

...GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...

Showers and thunderstorms will sag slowly southeast across the
region through early evening. Some of the storms will be capable
of producing wind gusts to around 50 mph.
Special weather statement, May 4, 7:37 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 4, 8:05 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 4, 8:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto26 min

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