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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2020, 6:43 PM EDT for Brown County, Clermont County, Ohio. It was in force for 47 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 23, 2020, 6:43 PM EDT (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2020, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brown County, OH, Clermont County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -66 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1176 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 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 23, 4:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 4:15 PM EDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 415 PM EDT Sat May 23 2020 .SYNOPSIS... A weak warm front will lift across the area tonight. Warm and humid conditions will occur through much of the week with a chance of thunderstorms each day, primarily in the afternoon and evening. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/... Storms have developed from central Indiana into central and eastern Kentucky. Much of this activity is heading east northeast. Instability axis remains oriented northwest to southeast cutting across the Tri-State. As storms continue to progress, expect them to weaken as they move out of the more favorable environment. Thus northern activity will likely decrease first with more robust storms moving across northern Kentucky, southeast Indiana, and southwest Ohio. Conditions still look favorable for a few severe storms with damaging winds and/or hail. Showers and thunderstorms will likely continue into the late evening as they continue across the southern part of the forecast area all the while weakening. Meanwhile tail end of short wave lifting through the Great Lakes overnight could result in some additional showers or thunderstorms developing south into central Ohio later tonight. Lows will only fall into the mid 60s. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Warm and humid conditions will occur with highs getting a few degrees warmer than today and lows likely being just a bit warmer as well. A weak disturbance is forecast to move from Tennessee into Kentucky during the day. This will result in a chance of showers and thunderstorms again across southern counties during the afternoon. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... The extended period will start with a continued warm trend that begins in the short term, with light winds and scattered diurnal convection through mid-week. A cold front will bring cooler, drier conditions into the weekend. Mid-level ridging centered over the Appalachians on Monday will slowly shift to the Eastern Seaboard through mid-week. Meanwhile, low pressure will remain anchored over the southern plains, cut-off from the jet in southern Canada. This will place the forecast area in a continued southwest to southerly flow regime aloft. At the surface, a sprawling Bermuda high pressure will provide southerly winds, increased dewpoints, and above normal temperatures. A stalled frontal system over the Mississippi Valley will keep most concentrated shower development to the west; however, scattered convection will still likely develop in an unstable airmass. By late Wednesday into Thursday, a stronger northern stream shortwave will shift eastward into the Great Lakes, flattening the Bermuda ridge and allowing the frontal system to progress toward the southeast. This cold front will provide our highest precipitation chances of the week by Thursday, followed by cooler, drier air pushing into the Ohio Valley Friday into the Weekend as a mid-level trough becomes established over the East Coast. As would be expected, ensembles vary in how quickly Thursday's front pushes south of the area. Most of the EPS members, along with nearly all of the GEFS members, clear the front and establish surface high pressure for the weekend. Decided to lean toward this solution, reducing NBM isolated to scattered PoPs by a category Friday night through Saturday. && .AVIATION /20Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Scattered to broken cumulus will occur through the early part of the TAF period. Expect to have convection after 21Z. The best chance of that occurring is in the Cincinnati area and thus have included TEMPO groups for a few hours there. Convection will move east and weaken after 00Z. Will have a lingering mid deck which will likely clear overnight. Expect some visibility restrictions to develop at KLUK. Would not be surprised if some fog or stratus occurs elsewhere, although that signal is too subtle to include a mention in the TAFs at this time. Cumulus will redevelop late in the period with heating. OUTLOOK... Thunderstorms are possible, mainly in the afternoon and evening each day, through Thursday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM... SHORT TERM... LONG TERM...Hogue AVIATION...
Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 2:56 PM EDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 256 PM EDT Sat May 23 2020 KYZ099-100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>056-061>065-072>074-079>082- 088-240900- Mason-Lewis-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-Shelby-Logan-Union OH- Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin OH-Licking- Montgomery-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield-Clinton-Ross-Hocking- Brown-Highland-Adams-Pike-Scioto- 256 PM EDT Sat May 23 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>098-OHZ060-070-071-077-078- 240900- Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio- Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-Owen-Grant- Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Preble-Butler-Warren-Hamilton-Clermont- 256 PM EDT Sat May 23 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana, Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will occur this afternoon into this evening. A few of the storms may become strong to severe. The primary hazards will be damaging wind gusts and large hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
629 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0617 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW BATAVIA 39.02N 84.24W
05/23/2020 CLERMONT OH TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREE DOWN ON COLE ROAD AND CHERY LANE. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&
JEGLocal storm report, May 23, 6:32 PM EDT, 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
632 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW CENTERVILLE 39.63N 84.15W
05/23/2020 M1.15 INCH MONTGOMERY OH COCORAHS
OCCURRED IN 15 MINUTES
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Butler, Preble | 55 min |
| May 23, 5:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clermont, Hamilton | 48 min |
| May 23, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Brown, Clermont | 43 min |
| May 23, 7:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Adams | 54 min |
| May 23, 3:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette, Union, Wayne | 90 min |
| May 23, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fayette, Franklin, Wayne | 67 min |
| May 23, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Wayne | 36 min |
| May 23, 6:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Ripley | 37 min |
| May 23, 7:33 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland | 3 hr |
| May 23, 7:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Dearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland | 3 hr |
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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.