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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2019, 6:10 PM EDT for Adams County, Brown County, Ohio; Lewis County, Mason County, Kentucky. It was in force for 32 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 17, 2019, 6:10 PM EDT (22:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2019, 6:42 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lewis County, KY, Mason County, KY, Adams County, OH, Brown County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 76 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -252 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 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 17, 5:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 5:08 PM EDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 508 PM EDT Fri May 17 2019 .SYNOPSIS... A boundary running wnw to ese through the area will be a focus for thunderstorm activity this evening. This boundary will lift northward overnight as ridging aloft builds in, providing dry conditions on Saturday. A low pressure system on Sunday will bring gusty winds and another round of thunderstorms. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... Severe Thunderstorm Watch #174 is now in effect for our southern CWFA until 11 pm EDT. Previous discussion follows. ---> A boundary laying out wnw to ese will lift north tonight as upper level ridging builds in. Storms firing along it will feed off of unstable air with ample heating to the south, interacting with a southward advancing cold front in northern Ohio. Between these two features, an MCV tracking east out of Indiana will also help initiate convection and give added spin to storms that are present. This turning will help storms to deepen, increasing the potential for large hail, damaging winds, and very heavy rainfall. Areas worked over from last night will have a quicker response to any storms moving over them with regards to flooding potential. Attm, this area is not experiencing any upstream development but will continue to be monitored closely. Overnight lows will range from the low 60s in most locations, possibly upper 50s north of I-70 as the cold front noses in. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Storms will have lifted northward overnight and should not be in the picture on Saturday as the upper ridge builds in and the earlier cold front from tonight lifts northeast as a warm front. Southerly flow will result and temperatures will rise nicely into the mid 80s, possibly upper 80s in the south. Overnight, the warm influx of air will see lows bottom out around 65 in most locations. Being in the warm sector, minimal cloud cover is expected unless the system to the west tracks in a little quicker than expected early Sunday. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... For Sunday into Sunday night, a mid level trough with embedded short wave energy will pivot northeast from the central/southern Plains to the western Great Lakes. This system continues to show a decent surface low and fairly strong wind field. The mid level ridge will move east on Sunday while the mid level trough/embedded energy pushes a cold front east. A decent surface pressure gradient, strong low level jet moving in ahead of the cold front, and diurnal mixing, will result in a windy day over much of the region. In fact, the 00Z ECMWF ensembles and 12Z GFS momentum transfer from its soundings suggest that locations across the western two-thirds CWFA may flirt with 40 knot gusts. Have allowed for wind gusts up to 45 mph at this time, but we may eventually need a wind advisory if confidence increases for 45 to 50 mph gusts. In terms of convective coverage, this may come in two waves. We may see a weakening area of showers/storms from late morning into early afternoon pushing in from the west. The cold front itself is not expected to move into the western CWFA until the evening. Thus, the best chance for strong to severe storms will be across the west from late afternoon into the evening along and just ahead of the cold front. The threat for severe will diminish through the evening as instability wanes and overall forcing weakens. The main severe weather threat would be damaging winds given the strong wind field. Will mention both threats in the HWO. Highs will range from the upper 70s west to the mid 80s east. Lows by Monday morning will range from the mid 50s northwest to the lower 60s east. As the mid level trough pushes northeast across the remainder of the Great Lakes on Monday, the cold front will push east as well. Any lingering shower activity should move out of our eastern locations during the morning with skies becoming partly cloudy. In a CAA pattern, temperatures will vary. Highs will range from the mid 60s northwest to near 80 southeast. High pressure at the surface and aloft is expected to move into the region Monday night, then move east on Tuesday. This should provide a window of dry weather. After cooler lows in the mid 40s north to the lower 50s south, highs on Tuesday will range from the mid 60s north to the mid 70s south. The extended forecast continues to be muddled with uncertainty (in terms of timing) as we head into mid to late week next week. A warm front will likely move into the region on Wednesday followed by a cold front Wednesday night into Thursday. The front may stall out across the region on Thursday. Have kept a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast during this period. Highs will mostly be in the 80s. By Friday, models indicate that mid level ridging may try to assert itself as it builds northward into the Ohio Valley, sending old frontal boundary north as a warm front. Have gone with a dry forecast along with increasing humidity and warm temperatures in the 80s. && .AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR conditions will prevail through the period with west- northwest winds gusting to 15-20 mph this afternoon. Some fog is possible over KLUK in the Miami/Ohio river valley confluence, but most of the region and TAF sites will remain VFR with the exception of any convective activity that sparks this afternoon. This potential activity remains in very high question as to when or where it begins. Storms that develop will have a high potential for very heavy rainfall, and gusty winds. Given the uncertainty, removed thunderstorms from earlier forecast in favor of a later timing of showers and will be quick to amend if storms initiate upstream of any of the TAF sites. OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms will be possible again on Sunday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...Franks NEAR TERM...Franks/Hickman SHORT TERM...Franks LONG TERM...Hickman AVIATION...Franks
Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 3:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 344 PM EDT Fri May 17 2019 INZ050-058-059-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>064-070>072-080- 181945- 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-Butler-Warren-Clinton- Highland- 344 PM EDT Fri May 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorm activity will develop and continue into the overnight hours. These storms have a potential to produce very heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and even large hail. Flooding in areas that have already been hit from storms yesterday remains a concern with the presence of these storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Strong winds on Sunday may see gusts exceed 40 mph. Storms are expected to develop along or just ahead of an eastward-moving cold front. These storms may contain damaging wind gusts. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. INZ066-073>075-080-KYZ089>099-OHZ077>079-181945- Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone- Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason- Hamilton-Clermont-Brown- 344 PM EDT Fri May 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky and Southwest Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorm activity will develop and continue into the overnight hours. These storms have a potential to produce very heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and even large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Strong winds on Sunday may see gusts exceed 40 mph. Storms are expected to develop along or just ahead of an eastward-moving cold front. These storms may contain damaging wind gusts. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. OHZ065-073-074-082-181945- Fairfield-Ross-Hocking-Pike- 344 PM EDT Fri May 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Central Ohio and South Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorm activity will develop and continue into the overnight hours. These storms have a potential to produce very heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and even large hail. Flooding in areas that have already been hit from storms yesterday remains a concern with the presence of these storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Strong winds on Sunday may see gusts 35 to 40 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required. KYZ100-OHZ081-088-181945- Lewis-Adams-Scioto- 344 PM EDT Fri May 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky and South Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorm activity will develop and continue into the overnight hours. These storms have a potential to produce very heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and even large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Strong winds on Sunday may see gusts 35 to 40 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required.
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 9:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mercer | 36 min |
| May 16, 10:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mercer | 46 min |
| May 16, 10:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize | 26 min |
| May 16, 10:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Mercer | 38 min |
| May 16, 11:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Mercer, Shelby | 38 min |
| May 16, 11:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Mercer | 32 min |
| May 16, 11:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Mercer, Shelby | 46 min |
| May 17, 12:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Logan | 33 min |
| May 17, 12:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Logan, Shelby | 51 min |
| May 17, 12:50 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Auglaize, Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 17, 12:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize | 24 min |
| May 17, 1:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Logan | 3 hr |
| May 17, 1:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 36 min |
| May 17, 1:28 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Logan | 32 min |
| May 17, 1:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Shelby | 37 min |
| May 17, 1:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Shelby | 3 hr |
| May 17, 1:50 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Logan | 3 hr |
| May 17, 2:08 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Mercer | 6 hr |
| May 17, 2:09 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Miami | 36 min |
| May 17, 2:23 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Champaign, Logan, Madison, Union | 3 hr |
| May 17, 2:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Shelby | 30 min |
| May 17, 4:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ILN | Auglaize, Champaign, Logan, Shelby, Union | 3 days |
| May 17, 6:41 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Shelby | 46 hr |
| May 17, 6:41 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Champaign, Clark, Greene | 22 hr |
| May 17, 11:05 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ILN | Franklin, Madison, Pickaway | 52 hr |
| May 17, 3:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont | 37 min |
| May 17, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland | 51 min |
| May 17, 3:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clinton, Highland | 47 min |
| May 17, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 23 min |
| May 17, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland | 32 min |
| May 17, 4:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 30 min |
| May 17, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 30 min |
| May 17, 5:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont | 48 min |
| May 17, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Scioto | 26 min |
| May 17, 5:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 29 min |
| May 17, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 42 min |
| May 17, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Scioto | 29 min |
| May 17, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 31 min |
| May 17, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 32 min |
| May 17, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Carroll | 32 min |
| May 17, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Grant | 26 min |
| May 17, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell, Kenton | 25 min |
| May 17, 5:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell | 28 min |
| May 17, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pendleton | 22 min |
| May 17, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 36 min |
| May 17, 6:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 33 min |
| May 17, 4:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn | 23 min |
| May 17, 4:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Dearborn | 33 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.