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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 17, 2019Adams County, Brown County, Ohio; Lewis County, Mason County, Kentucky

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 17, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2019-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 76 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 2019-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 169 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
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

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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 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

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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.

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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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 9:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMercer36 min
May 16, 10:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMercer46 min
May 16, 10:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize26 min
May 16, 10:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNMercer38 min
May 16, 11:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Mercer, Shelby38 min
May 16, 11:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Mercer32 min
May 16, 11:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Mercer, Shelby46 min
May 17, 12:27 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan33 min
May 17, 12:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Logan, Shelby51 min
May 17, 12:50 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNAuglaize, Shelby3 hr
May 17, 12:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize24 min
May 17, 1:18 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNLogan3 hr
May 17, 1:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin36 min
May 17, 1:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLogan32 min
May 17, 1:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNShelby37 min
May 17, 1:40 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNAuglaize, Shelby3 hr
May 17, 1:50 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNLogan3 hr
May 17, 2:08 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNMercer6 hr
May 17, 2:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMiami36 min
May 17, 2:23 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNChampaign, Logan, Madison, Union3 hr
May 17, 2:45 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNShelby30 min
May 17, 4:41 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningILNAuglaize, Champaign, Logan, Shelby, Union3 days
May 17, 6:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNShelby46 hr
May 17, 6:41 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Greene22 hr
May 17, 11:05 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningILNFranklin, Madison, Pickaway52 hr
May 17, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont37 min
May 17, 3:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland51 min
May 17, 3:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clinton, Highland47 min
May 17, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton23 min
May 17, 4:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland32 min
May 17, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto30 min
May 17, 5:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Scioto30 min
May 17, 5:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont48 min
May 17, 5:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNScioto26 min
May 17, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto29 min
May 17, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont42 min
May 17, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto29 min
May 17, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking31 min
May 17, 7:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking32 min
May 17, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCarroll32 min
May 17, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGrant26 min
May 17, 5:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell, Kenton25 min
May 17, 5:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell28 min
May 17, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPendleton22 min
May 17, 6:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis36 min
May 17, 6:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLewis33 min
May 17, 4:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn23 min
May 17, 4:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn33 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.