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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 4, 2020Champaign County, Logan County, Union County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2020, 11:32 AM EDT for Champaign County, Logan County, Union County, Ohio. It was in force for 43 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: Jun 4, 2020, 11:32 AM EDT (15:32 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2020, 12:15 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Champaign County, OH, Logan County, OH, Union County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 208 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1207 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 Jun 4, 6:53 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 6:53 AM EDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 5:00 AM EDT, 6 hours 32 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
500 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-050900-
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-
500 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

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 occur this afternoon into the evening.
A few of the storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds,
hail, and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

More showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Friday. A few of the
storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds, hail, and
locally heavy rainfall.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 7:58 AM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
758 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2020

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

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WSW MONROE            39.42N 84.41W
06/03/2020                   BUTLER             OH   PUBLIC

            5 TREES REPORTED DOWN AT TWO PROPERTIES. A CHILDRENS
            PLAYHOUSE WAS ALSO DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

HICKMAN

Local storm report, Jun 4, 8:22 AM EDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 4, 8:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
837 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2020

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

0907 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OXFORD                  39.51N 84.75W
06/03/2020                   BUTLER             OH   911 CALL CENTER

            TREES REPORTED DOWN.

&&

HICKMAN

Local storm report, Jun 4, 8:55 AM EDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
855 AM EDT THU JUN 4 2020

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

0942 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW LEBANON           39.42N 84.28W
06/03/2020                   WARREN             OH   911 CALL CENTER

            ONE TREE REPORTED DOWN OFF OF OH-741.

&&

HICKMAN

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 11:23 AM EDT, 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1123 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

OHZ044-052-041600-
Champaign OH-Logan OH-
1123 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CHAMPAIGN AND
SOUTHEASTERN LOGAN COUNTIES UNTIL NOON EDT...

At 1122 AM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near St. Paris,
moving east at 20 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 45 mph...
One half inch diameter hail...
Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Urbana, St. Paris, West Liberty, Mechanicsburg, Valley Hi, Mutual,
Cable, Thackery, Westville, Pickrelltown, Lippincott, Kiser Lake
State Park, Millerstown, Mingo, Kennard and Terre Haute.

Do not stay in the open or seek shelter under trees when lightning
threatens. Move indoors when a thunderstorm approaches.

Water will pond on roads and may quickly fill roadside ditches and
small streams.

To report hazardous weather conditions, go to our website at
weather.gov/iln and submit your report via social media, when you can
do so safely.

LAT...LON 4004 8393 4018 8397 4034 8365 4008 8352
TIME...MOT...LOC 1522Z 256DEG 19KT 4012 8388

Novak

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 8:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	27 min
Jun 3, 8:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Clinton, Fayette	43 min
Jun 3, 8:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Preble	23 min
Jun 3, 8:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton	32 min
Jun 3, 9:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	23 min
Jun 3, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	30 min
Jun 3, 9:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	31 min
Jun 3, 9:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	26 min
Jun 3, 9:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Butler	3 hr
Jun 3, 9:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Butler, Warren	32 min
Jun 3, 9:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	31 min
Jun 3, 10:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	29 min
Jun 3, 10:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	36 min
Jun 4, 11:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign	37 min
Jun 4, 12:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Champaign, Delaware, Logan, Madison, Union	50 min
Jun 4, 12:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Delaware, Licking	38 min
Jun 4, 12:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Delaware, Union	3 hr
Jun 4, 12:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hamilton	46 min
Jun 4, 1:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Franklin, Madison, Pickaway	37 min
Jun 4, 1:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clinton	33 min
Jun 4, 1:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Franklin, Pickaway	46 min
Jun 4, 1:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	27 min
Jun 4, 1:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fairfield	36 min
Jun 4, 2:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Warren	34 min
Jun 4, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Union	28 min
Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	27 min
Jun 4, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Union	30 min
Jun 4, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	28 min
Jun 4, 2:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Highland	35 min
Jun 4, 3:08 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fairfield, Hocking	112 min
Jun 4, 3:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	24 min
Jun 4, 3:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Ross	3 hr
Jun 4, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	29 min
Jun 4, 3:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pickaway	35 min
Jun 4, 4:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Union	38 min
Jun 4, 4:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	34 min
Jun 4, 3:20 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Kenton	25 min
Jun 4, 4:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Bracken, Pendleton	28 min
Jun 3, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	31 min
Jun 3, 8:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Union	35 min

Nearby

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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.