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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Wilmington, OH

May 23, 2020Brown County, Clermont County, Ohio

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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2020-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 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 2020-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 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
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

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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 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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Local storm report, May 23, 6:29 PM EDT, 14 minutes before
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.

&&

JEG
Local 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler, Preble55 min
May 23, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClermont, Hamilton48 min
May 23, 6:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNBrown, Clermont43 min
May 23, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNAdams54 min
May 23, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette, Union, Wayne90 min
May 23, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFayette, Franklin, Wayne67 min
May 23, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWayne36 min
May 23, 6:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRipley37 min
May 23, 7:33 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland3 hr
May 23, 7:46 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningILNDearborn, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Ohio, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.