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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 4, 2020Franklin County, Madison County, Pickaway County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2020, 1:08 PM EDT for Franklin County, Madison County, Pickaway County, Ohio. It was in force for 37 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, 1:08 PM EDT (17:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2020, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Franklin County, OH, Madison County, OH, Pickaway County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 72 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 2020-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 208 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 2020-06-04The 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
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, 11:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 11:35 AM EDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1135 AM EDT Thu Jun 4 2020

.SYNOPSIS...
Weak disturbances moving across the region will bring a chance
of showers and thunderstorms through Friday night. High pressure
will build in from the north over the weekend bringing drier and
cooler conditions.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
Thunderstorms are already developing along and northwest of I-71
this morning. Expect additional increasing coverage throughout
the afternoon and into the evening hours. Model soundings are
indicative that the main threats will be damaging winds and
large hail. In addition heavy rain will also occur with these
storm. Temperatures will be slightly cooler than yesterday,
however still expecting warm conditions with high temperatures
in the 80s.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/...
Showers and thunderstorms will likely be ongoing into the
evening, particularly in southeast counties. Expect activity to
wane in the overnight hours. But showers and storms will develop
again on Friday with a diurnal peak. Environment will be
similar to today, so some more robust storms will be possible.

Lows will remain in the upper 60s in most areas tonight with
highs back into the mid 80s on Friday.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Cut-off low south of California rejoins jet stream flow Friday night
leading to an amplification of a downstream ridge in the central US
and a trough over the Northeast. The amplified pattern allows for a
cold front to move through the forecast area during the day on
Saturday with a slight chance for scattered showers and an isolated
thunderstorm primarily during the morning to early afternoon hours.
Temperatures starting in the mid to upper 60s, and warm into the 80s
through the afternoon. Northerly winds lead to some cold air
advection along with lower humidity, likely resulting in a pleasant
Saturday evening.

Sunday and Monday are dominated by surface high pressure to the
north and mid-level ridge over much of the eastern US. Mostly sunny
skies and light northeasterly flow provide near normal temperatures
and lower humidity on Sunday with temperatures a few degrees above
normal on Monday.

Tuesday and Wednesday's weather greatly depends on the progress of
Tropical Storm Cristobal, which is currently positioned 1500 miles
south of WFO ILN, in the state of Tabasco, Mexico. Due to
uncertainty with Cristobal's near term forecast, changes in the
current local forecast for Tue/Wed are likely through the coming
days. Cristobal is expected to eventually move northward into the
northern Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm. As the deep ridge
shifts eastward, there is a window where remnants of Cristobal could
eventually reach the Ohio Valley as they are intercepted by a deep
trough moving eastward into the Central US. With this synoptic
timing, the tropical airmass associated with the remnants would
enhance rain chances late Tuesday into Wednesday. For temperatures,
rather warm on Tuesday with southeasterly flow pushing temperatures
into the mid to upper 80s with lower 90s possible. With higher rain
chances on Wednesday, highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s are
forecast.

&&

.AVIATION /16Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Expect showers and thunderstorms to develop across the region
with the greatest coverage during peak heating. Still enough
uncertainty in narrowing down when convection might impact
terminals to continue with VCTS for a several hour period when
probability is highest. There may be lingering showers in the
wake of any storms. This will diminish during the night.
Conditions are expected to remain VFR outside of any
thunderstorms.

OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms are possible through Friday night.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...Novak
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...McGinnis
AVIATION...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 5:00 AM EDT, 8 hours 8 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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 8:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette27 min
Jun 3, 8:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNClinton, Fayette43 min
Jun 3, 8:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Preble23 min
Jun 3, 8:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton32 min
Jun 3, 9:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren23 min
Jun 3, 9:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNButler30 min
Jun 3, 9:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland31 min
Jun 3, 9:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren26 min
Jun 3, 9:43 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNButler3 hr
Jun 3, 9:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNButler, Warren32 min
Jun 3, 9:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland31 min
Jun 3, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland29 min
Jun 3, 10:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss36 min
Jun 4, 11:23 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign37 min
Jun 4, 11:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Logan, Union43 min
Jun 4, 12:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNChampaign, Delaware, Logan, Madison, Union50 min
Jun 4, 12:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Licking38 min
Jun 4, 12:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNDelaware, Union3 hr
Jun 4, 12:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHamilton46 min
Jun 4, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNClinton33 min
Jun 4, 1:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFranklin, Pickaway46 min
Jun 4, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield27 min
Jun 4, 1:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNFairfield36 min
Jun 4, 2:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNWarren34 min
Jun 4, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion28 min
Jun 4, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield27 min
Jun 4, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion30 min
Jun 4, 2:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin28 min
Jun 4, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHighland35 min
Jun 4, 3:08 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFairfield, Hocking112 min
Jun 4, 3:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss24 min
Jun 4, 3:27 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNRoss3 hr
Jun 4, 3:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNRoss29 min
Jun 4, 3:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNPickaway35 min
Jun 4, 4:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion38 min
Jun 4, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking34 min
Jun 4, 3:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNKenton25 min
Jun 4, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNBracken, Pendleton28 min
Jun 3, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette31 min
Jun 3, 8:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion35 min

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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.