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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 8, 2021Fayette County, Franklin County, Indiana

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2021, 1:06 PM EDT for Fayette County, Franklin County, Indiana. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 8, 2021, 1:06 PM EDT (17:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2021, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Fayette County, IN, Franklin County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:08 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 8, 1:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Sse Laurel, INCOUPLE OF TREES DOWN NEAR US 52 IN LAUREL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 2021-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 187 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2021-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
187 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
768 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

355 
WUUS51 KILN 081706
SVRILN
INC041-047-081745-
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0052.210708T1706Z-210708T1745Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
106 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Franklin County in southeastern Indiana...
  Fayette County in east central Indiana...

* Until 145 PM EDT.

* At 106 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles northwest of Glenwood to near Rushville to
  12 miles north of Greensburg, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Connersville, Glenwood, Waterloo, Columbia, Bunker Hill, Laurel,
  Nulltown, Andersonville, Mettel Field and Alpine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3970 8530 3971 8506 3955 8510 3945 8518
      3947 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1706Z 275DEG 15KT 3967 8541 3958 8542 3952 8550 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
3 follow-up statements
216 
WWUS51 KILN 081718
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
118 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

INC041-047-081745-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210708T1745Z/
Franklin IN-Fayette IN-
118 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...

At 118 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Glenwood to 8 miles east of Rushville to 7 miles
north of Lake Santee, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Connersville, Glenwood, Columbia, Bunker Hill, Laurel, Nulltown,
Andersonville and Alpine.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3968 8530 3967 8507 3955 8510 3945 8518
      3947 8530
TIME...MOT...LOC 1718Z 272DEG 19KT 3966 8529 3958 8529 3951 8531 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
179 
WWUS51 KILN 081733
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
133 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

INC041-047-081745-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210708T1745Z/
Franklin IN-Fayette IN-
133 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES...

At 133 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Connersville to 7 miles southeast of Glenwood to 9
miles northwest of Brookville, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Connersville, Columbia, Bunker Hill, Laurel, Nulltown and Alpine. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3965 8524 3965 8507 3955 8510 3948 8516
      3949 8525
TIME...MOT...LOC 1733Z 273DEG 18KT 3964 8514 3958 8517 3951 8515 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
255 
WWUS51 KILN 081741
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
141 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

INC041-047-081751-
/O.EXP.KILN.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-210708T1745Z/
Franklin IN-Fayette IN-
141 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND
SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 PM EDT...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

Please report previous wind damage or hail to the National Weather
Service by going to our website at weather.gov/iln and submitting
your report via social media.

LAT...LON 3965 8524 3965 8507 3955 8510 3948 8516
      3949 8525
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 275DEG 15KT 3964 8510 3958 8513 3951 8511 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFayette31 min
Jul 8, 12:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryILNFayette3 hr
Jul 8, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion35 min
Jul 8, 5:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNSwitzerland31 min
Jul 8, 6:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNSwitzerland24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.