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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 88, NWS Wilmington, OH

August 11, 2021Auglaize County, Mercer County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 11, 2021, 2:18 PM EDT for Auglaize County, Mercer County, Ohio. It was in force for 57 min. 5 reports 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
Aug 11, 2021, 2:18 PM EDT (18:18 UTC)
Expired
Aug 11, 2021, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, OH
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Auglaize County, OH, Mercer County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 11, 3:11 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWnw Kossuth, OHTREE BLOWN DOWN ON 197
Aug 11, 3:13 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne St. Marys, OHSIDING RIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF STRUCTURE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR DATA.
Aug 11, 3:16 PM EDTHAIL 0.5Fort Recovery, OHREPORT OF 1/2 INCH HAIL NEAR FT. RECOVERY
Aug 11, 3:18 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Nnw Wapakoneta, OHTREE BLOWN DOWN ON SHORTLINE ROAD
Aug 11, 3:23 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Wsw St. Henry, OHPOWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON TOWNSHP LINE ROAD AND LANGE ROAD

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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1853 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1853 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-70 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1037 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

028 
WUUS51 KILN 111818
SVRILN
OHC011-107-111915-
/O.NEW.KILN.SV.W.0088.210811T1818Z-210811T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
218 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Auglaize County in west central Ohio...
  Mercer County in west central Ohio...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 216 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
  extending from Monroeville to Bluffton, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen,
  Minster, St. Henry, Cridersville, Fort Recovery, Rockford, New
  Knoxville, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Burkettsville,
  Buckland, Montezuma and Tama.

This includes I-75 in Ohio near mile marker 118.
 
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 4073 8446 4068 8445 4069 8422 4066 8422
      4066 8412 4048 8424 4048 8434 4038 8434
      4038 8443 4035 8445 4035 8480 4073 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 275DEG 45KT 4101 8484 4067 8529 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hatzos
4 follow-up statements
675 
WWUS51 KILN 111833
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
233 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

OHC011-107-111915-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210811T1915Z/
Auglaize OH-Mercer OH-
233 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR AUGLAIZE AND MERCER COUNTIES...

At 233 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Ohio City to Geneva, moving southeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Celina, Coldwater, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, 
Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Cridersville, Fort Recovery, Rockford, New 
Knoxville, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, 
Buckland, Montezuma and Tama.

This includes I-75 in Ohio near mile marker 118.
 
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 4073 8446 4068 8445 4069 8422 4066 8422
      4066 8412 4048 8424 4048 8434 4038 8434
      4038 8443 4035 8445 4035 8480 4073 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 295DEG 46KT 4083 8466 4057 8496 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hatzos
995 
WWUS51 KILN 111851
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
251 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

OHC011-107-111915-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210811T1915Z/
Auglaize OH-Mercer OH-
251 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR AUGLAIZE AND MERCER COUNTIES...

At 251 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
extending from Spencerville to Fort Recovery, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Celina, Coldwater, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen, 
Minster, St. Henry, Cridersville, Fort Recovery, Rockford, New 
Knoxville, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Burkettsville, 
Buckland, Montezuma and Tama.

This includes I-75 in Ohio near mile marker 118.
 
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 4073 8446 4068 8445 4069 8422 4066 8422
      4066 8412 4048 8424 4048 8434 4038 8434
      4038 8443 4035 8445 4035 8480 4073 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 1851Z 288DEG 37KT 4072 8445 4049 8476 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hatzos
860 
WWUS51 KILN 111901
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
301 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

OHC011-107-111915-
/O.CON.KILN.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210811T1915Z/
Auglaize OH-Mercer OH-
301 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR AUGLAIZE AND MERCER COUNTIES...

At 301 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line 
extending from Spencerville to St. Henry, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Celina, Wapakoneta, St. Marys, Coldwater, Fort Shawnee, New Bremen,
Minster, St. Henry, Cridersville, Fort Recovery, Rockford, New
Knoxville, Moulton, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Burkettsville,
Buckland, Montezuma and Tama.

This includes I-75 in Ohio near mile marker 118.
 
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 4073 8446 4068 8445 4069 8422 4066 8422
      4066 8412 4048 8424 4048 8434 4038 8434
      4038 8443 4035 8445 4035 8480 4056 8480
      4073 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 1901Z 286DEG 35KT 4068 8439 4045 8470 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hatzos
706 
WWUS51 KILN 111915
SVSILN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
315 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

OHC011-107-111925-
/O.EXP.KILN.SV.W.0088.000000T0000Z-210811T1915Z/
Auglaize OH-Mercer OH-
315 PM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR AUGLAIZE AND MERCER COUNTIES
HAS EXPIRED...

This warning has been replaced with a new severe thunderstorm 
warning, which is in effect for Mercer and Auglaize counties until 
415 PM.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
west central Ohio.

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 4073 8446 4068 8445 4069 8422 4066 8422
      4066 8412 4048 8424 4048 8434 4038 8434
      4038 8443 4035 8445 4035 8480 4056 8480
      4073 8462
TIME...MOT...LOC 1915Z 275DEG 45KT 4067 8418 4044 8449 

$$

Hatzos

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 1:07 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNMercer38 min
Aug 11, 3:14 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking31 min
Aug 11, 3:44 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking31 min
Aug 11, 8:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin41 min
Aug 11, 2:55 PM EDTHeat AdvisoryILNAdams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more29 hr
Aug 11, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNDarke27 min
Aug 11, 3:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNAuglaize, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Shelby65 min
Aug 11, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNHardin, Logan56 min
Aug 11, 3:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDarke, Miami, Shelby41 min
Aug 11, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign, Logan23 min
Aug 11, 4:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNHardin19 min
Aug 11, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNUnion29 min
Aug 11, 4:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Logan, Union37 min
Aug 11, 4:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNChampaign30 min
Aug 11, 4:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFranklin, Madison28 min
Aug 11, 4:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNLicking32 min
Aug 11, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNDelaware, Franklin, Madison, Union42 min
Aug 11, 5:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILNLicking41 min
Aug 11, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield23 min
Aug 11, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementILNFairfield32 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.