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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 244, NWS Wilmington, OH

September 13, 2019Auglaize County, Mercer County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 13, 2019, 4:53 PM EDT for Auglaize County, Mercer County, Ohio. It was in force for 16 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
Sep 13, 2019, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired
Sep 13, 2019, 5:09 PM EDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Auglaize County, OH, Mercer County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 255 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2019-09-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 95 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2019-09-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 362 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
95 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-196 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
362 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.7

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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 Sep 13, 4:11 PM EDT, 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 4:11 PM EDT, 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 13, 4:32 AM EDT, 12 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
432 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019

INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051-052-060-140845-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-
Union OH-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Preble-
432 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Central
Ohio and West Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms late this afternoon and this evening may
produce gusty winds causing isolated tree or power line damage. Hail
cannot be completely ruled out as well.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected in widespread fashion, but a few
strong or severe storms may prompt localized activation between 4 PM
and 9 PM.

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ073-074-077>082-088-140845-
Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-
Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Ross-
Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto-
432 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Heat indices will once again reach the middle to upper 90s this
afternoon into the early evening hours before falling back by
sunset.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ066-OHZ053>056-061>065-070>072-140845-
Franklin IN-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Montgomery-Greene-
Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren-Clinton-
432 AM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms late this afternoon and this evening may
produce gusty winds causing isolated tree or power line damage. Hail
cannot be completely ruled out as well.

Afternoon heat indices will reach the middle 90s in parts of the
area before falling back early this evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected in widespread fashion, but a few
strong or severe storms may prompt localized activation between 4 PM
and 9 PM.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 13, 4:50 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
450 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019

OHZ034-035-132115-
Auglaize OH-Mercer OH-
450 PM EDT Fri Sep 13 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL AUGLAIZE AND
CENTRAL MERCER COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM EDT...

At 450 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Fort
Recovery, moving northeast at 40 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 50 mph...
Penny size hail...

Locations impacted include...
Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, Wabash, Mendon, Montezuma, Neptune,
Bulkhead and Tama.

Residents in these areas should remain alert. If this storm becomes
stronger, then a warning may be needed.

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 4053 8435 4042 8480 4057 8480 4073 8456
      4073 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 2050Z 235DEG 33KT 4049 8478

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 13, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMercer25 min
Sep 13, 7:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Scioto35 min
Sep 13, 7:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis33 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.