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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 73, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 10, 2020Brown County, Clermont County, Ohio; Campbell County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2020, 5:31 PM EDT for Brown County, Clermont County, Ohio; Campbell County, Kentucky. It was in force for 29 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 10, 2020, 5:31 PM EDT (21:31 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2020, 6:00 PM EDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Campbell County, KY, Brown County, OH, Clermont County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 58 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 2020-05-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2020-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2140 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 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 10, 4:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 4:02 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
402 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020

.SYNOPSIS...
Low pressure will track east through the southern Great Lakes
tonight, bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms this
evening. A few lingering showers will be possible overnight into
early Monday as an upper level disturbance rotates through the
area. Surface high pressure building across the Ohio Valley will
offer cool and dry weather later Monday and Tuesday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
Well defined mid level shortwave evident on water vapor imagery
over Southern Wisconsin to track east thru the Southern Great
Lakes tonight.

Modest Low level moisture along with a break in the clouds has
led to a thin axis of marginal instability across eastern
Indiana and western Ohio this aftn -- with SB CAPE values up to
500 J/KG. Anomalously cold temperatures aloft and mid level
lapse rates of 8 deg c/km or more, has led to a favorable
environment for low topped convection. These storms have been
efficient wind producers. Broken line of showers and
thunderstorms which is moving into western Ohio was producing
strong and damaging wind gusts. This line will continue to
produce strong to damaging winds for the next hour or so and
then weaken some as it moves further east across central Ohio.

Have continued to highlight this severe weather threat in the
HWO product.

Storms to end late this aftn/very early evening with the passage
of the sfc cold front. Pressure gradient will increase with the
wind gusts of 35 to 40 mph after the pcpn ends into the early
evening.

A mid level shortwave rotating thru the area and surface trof
will keep a chance of showers going across the northern counties
tonight. Chilly lows will drop back to between 35 and 40
degrees.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
Mid level shortwave, low level cyclonic flow and 8H thermal
trof of -5 deg C, will lead to considerable cloudiness on
Monday. A few lingering showers possible, mainly over the
northeast counties early. Highs will be about 20 degrees below
normal, ranging from the upper 40s northeast to mid 50s
southwest.

Northwest flow aloft with the center of surface high pressure
building across KY/TN Monday night. Expect a decrease in clouds
Monday evening. Under partly cloudy skies, frost is likely with
the potential for freezing temperatures north by Tuesday
morning. Expect Monday nights lows to range from the lower 30s
northeast to the mid 30s southwest.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
Surface high pressure will be in place on Tuesday to start off a
longer term pattern of warming temperatures and increasing moisture.
On Tuesday, temperatures are expected to moderate 5-10 degrees over
Monday's highs. However, temperatures still remain below average
with highs in the upper 50s. Tuesday night remains chilly for mid
May with lows around 40 near the Ohio River and middle 30s across
central Ohio. Frost may be possible just east of Columbus if the sky
remains mostly clear.

Fair weather continues into Wednesday while the surface high moves
east and upper level ridging builds. Southerly flow will develop
west of the high during the day allowing moisture to increase and
temperatures to moderate closer to normal. Forecast highs reach into
the low 60s.

Rain chances increase later on Wednesday into Wednesday night as
warm air advection develops aloft and a warm front pushes north
through the area. Rain chances increases from south to north with
the highest likelihood of showers and thunderstorms north of I-70.
Lows are only expected to be near 50 due to southerly flow advecting
warm air and moisture into the Ohio Valley.

The chance for showers and thunderstorms will then remain in the
forecast through Sunday with a relatively warm and humid air mass in
place and a boundary draped across the region. Expect highs to warm
up a bit each day with highs possibly reaching 80 by Saturday. A
cold frontal passage is then possible around the Sunday/Monday time
frame.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Surface low pressure over Southern Lower Michigan to track east
across the Southern Great Lakes today and tonight. A thin ribbon
of marginal instability will develop along and ahead of a
southward trailing cold front. A period of showers and thunderstorms
will impact this TAF sites as this front pushes east across the
area this aftn. The best time for storms will be from 19Z to
22Z and some of the storms will contain strong to damaging
winds. Marginal severe hail will also be possible with some of
the stronger updrafts.

In addition to the wind gusts from the thunderstorms, the
gradient will increase allowing for wind gusts up to 30 kts
outside of storms.

The convection will push east of the TAF sites by 00Z and low
level CAA will develop in the wake of the cold front. A mid
level shortwave rotating thru the area and surface trof will
keep a chance of showers going across the KCMH and KLCK
into tonight. Stratocumulus and MVFR ceilings will develop
across all TAF sites overnight. A period of IFR ceilings is also
likely at KCMH/KLCK late tonight into early Monday morning.

Winds will stay up overnight with westerly gusts of 20 to 25
kts.

OUTLOOK...MVFR ceilings to linger into Monday. Thunderstorms
possible Wednesday night into Thursday.

&&

.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
KY...None.
IN...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...AR
NEAR TERM...AR
SHORT TERM...AR
LONG TERM...Campbell
AVIATION...AR
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 3:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
320 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-
078>082-088-111930-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-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-Clermont-Brown-Highland-
Adams-Pike-Scioto-
320 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through the
remainder of the afternoon. The stronger storms will contain strong
to damaging winds and hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Frost will be possible Monday night into Tuesday morning as
temperatures will into the lower to mid 30s.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed, while following all local, state
and CDC guidelines.

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ077-111930-
Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-
Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Hamilton-
320 PM EDT Sun May 10 2020

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue through the
remainder of the afternoon. The stronger storms will contain strong
to damaging winds and hail.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed, while following all local, state
and CDC guidelines.

In the hours before

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Local storm report, May 10, 5:30 PM EDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
530 PM EDT SUN MAY 10 2020

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

0528 PM     TSTM WND GST     KVTA NEWARK-HEATH APT   40.02N 82.46W
05/10/2020  M55 MPH          LICKING            OH   ASOS

&&

JEG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 10, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler, Montgomery, Preble32 min
May 10, 2:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby44 min
May 10, 2:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Miami, Preble, Shelby23 min
May 10, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler, Montgomery, Preble49 min
May 10, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Montgomery, Preble38 min
May 10, 2:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby51 min
May 10, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHamilton49 min
May 10, 2:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAuglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby47 min
May 10, 3:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Hardin, Logan, Shelby49 min
May 10, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign27 min
May 10, 3:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Greene, Montgomery, Preble, Warren50 min
May 10, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton32 min
May 10, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Clark, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery and 1 more60 min
May 10, 3:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren28 min
May 10, 3:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont43 min
May 10, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion41 min
May 10, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Hamilton24 min
May 10, 3:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Highland and 2 more48 min
May 10, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown42 min
May 10, 4:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Madison55 min
May 10, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDelaware, Union34 min
May 10, 4:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland32 min
May 10, 4:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Highland, Pickaway, Ross37 min
May 10, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHamilton30 min
May 10, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams, Highland41 min
May 10, 4:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Pickaway, Union40 min
May 10, 4:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren22 min
May 10, 4:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield, Licking49 min
May 10, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway, Ross47 min
May 10, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren27 min
May 10, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPike, Scioto52 min
May 10, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLicking37 min
May 10, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown, Clermont33 min
May 10, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield, Hocking40 min
May 10, 5:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton28 min
May 10, 5:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont, Highland23 min
May 10, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown32 min
May 10, 6:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Highland53 min
May 10, 6:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClermont36 min
May 10, 6:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAdams, Brown42 min
May 10, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBrown31 min
May 10, 6:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss26 min
May 10, 6:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams39 min
May 10, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams23 min
May 10, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin, Licking24 min
May 10, 7:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNScioto25 min
May 10, 3:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone, Kenton30 min
May 10, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBoone, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen25 min
May 10, 3:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNGrant, Owen45 min
May 10, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNCampbell, Kenton23 min
May 10, 2:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland40 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.