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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2019, 3:03 PM EDT for 4 counties in Ohio. It was in force for 42 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 26, 2019, 3:03 PM EDT (19:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2019, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butler County, OH, Clermont County, OH, Hamilton County, OH, Warren County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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 26, 1:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 906 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1184 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
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 26, 1:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 1:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 142 PM EDT Sun May 26 2019 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and thunderstorms will affect the region today as a front drops south into the area. The front will lift back north on Memorial Day keeping scattered storms in the forecast. Warm and humid conditions will be the rule into next week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Early morning thunderstorm complex associated with an MCV has cleared ILN/s eastern counties. Airmass is expected to recover with moderate instability developing this aftn. Shortwave moving thru the region in the westerly flow around the north side of the ridge will help focus convection this aftn into this evening. Bulk shear of 40 kts will support the potential for organized storms and isold supercells. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary threats with generally weak low level hodographs. The main time frame looks to be between 2 PM and 9 PM with the most favorable location over ILN/s southern half - where best instability is expected to exist. Have updated the HWO highlighting this potential severe weather threat. Today will be another warm and humid day. Dewpoints will remain in the mid 60s, while highs will ranging from the upper 70s in West Central Ohio to the mid to upper 80s in Northern KY. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY/... The front will drop south of the region before stalling near the Ohio River. Pcpn should diminish with the loss of heating. Temperatures will be a little cooler on the north side of the front, as lows will range in the lower 60s in the north to the mid 60s south. The front will lift north across the region on Monday. Expect some scattered storms to pop around the front throughout the day. Highs will one again range from the upper 70s to mid 80s. Mid level ridge builds Monday night and Tuesday, pushing the front into the Great Lakes. Storms will be sliding east through the Lakes and the southern edge could brush northern areas Monday night. Tuesday is forecast to be dry with highs in the mid to upper 80s. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... Southwest flow aloft ahead of an upper level trof will keep moist and unstable air advecting into the region. Showers and thunderstorms will develop during the day. As the upper level trof slides east Wednesday night and Thursday, showers and thunderstorms will remain a possibility. Finally by Thursday night, a cold front will push through the region, bringing an end to the active weather. Friday should be dry as high pressure ridge slides across the area, but scattered thunderstorms will be possible again by Saturday as another upper level trof slides through the Great Lakes. && .AVIATION /17Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Thunderstorms will increase in coverage in the moderately unstable airmass over the Ohio Valley ahead of a shortwave located over Southern Illinois. Bulk shear will support organized storms with damaging winds and large hail possible this aftn into early evening. Have a tempo group in TAFs for time when the best threat for storms is forecast. Have MVFR ceilings and IFR vsbys in the storms but brief IFR ceilings are possible. With the passage of this s/w - thunderstorms will diminish early this evening with the front slipping south of the Ohio River and stalling out overnight. Fog and low clouds are expected to develop north of the front. The best chance for IFR conditions will occur across the southern TAF sites. Vsbys will improve and expect ceilings to lift to VFR by late morning. The front to lift back north as a warm front Monday with additional thunderstorms expected. OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms possible Monday afternoon into Monday night, then again Wednesday and Thursday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...AR/Sites NEAR TERM...AR SHORT TERM...Sites LONG TERM...Sites AVIATION...AR
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 9:55 AM EDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 955 AM EDT Sun May 26 2019 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-271400- 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- 955 AM EDT Sun May 26 2019 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...Today and Tonight. Showers and thunderstorms will affect the region today. Damaging winds and large hail will be a possibility with these storms. Heavy rainfall will be a concern, resulting in potential flooding issues. The main timeframe for severe weather will be between 2 PM to 9 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. An isolated strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be required.
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 26, 5:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mercer | 31 min |
| May 26, 5:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Darke | 33 min |
| May 26, 5:53 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Darke | 37 min |
| May 26, 6:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Auglaize, Logan, Miami, Shelby | 24 min |
| May 26, 6:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami, Shelby | 34 min |
| May 26, 6:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hardin | 36 min |
| May 26, 6:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign, Clark | 25 min |
| May 26, 6:56 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hardin, Logan, Union | 16 min |
| May 26, 6:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Madison | 31 min |
| May 26, 7:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware, Union | 37 min |
| May 26, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Union | 29 min |
| May 26, 7:26 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 34 min |
| May 26, 7:31 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware, Franklin, Licking | 29 min |
| May 26, 7:57 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Licking | 48 min |
| May 26, 8:19 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Champaign | 26 min |
| May 26, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 35 min |
| May 26, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Hocking, Pickaway, Ross | 38 min |
| May 26, 2:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hocking | 45 min |
| May 26, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking | 30 min |
| May 26, 3:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Warren | 30 min |
| May 26, 3:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton | 53 min |
| May 26, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 32 min |
| May 26, 4:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Hamilton | 24 min |
| May 26, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clermont | 26 min |
| May 26, 4:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 33 min |
| May 26, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ross | 24 min |
| May 26, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike | 30 min |
| May 26, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton, Warren | 23 min |
| May 26, 6:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking | 35 min |
| May 26, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pendleton | 28 min |
| May 26, 3:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Mason, Robertson | 23 min |
| May 26, 3:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Boone | 36 min |
| May 26, 4:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Kenton | 31 min |
| May 26, 4:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Campbell | 28 min |
| May 26, 5:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Lewis | 31 min |
| May 26, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 27 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.