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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 8, 2021Grant County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jun 8, 2021, 3:09 PM EDT for Grant County, Kentucky. It was in force for 36 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 2021, 3:09 PM EDT (19:09 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2021, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH

County Grant County, KY

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 111 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: 229 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1002 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 8, 2:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:05 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 4:59 AM EDT, 10 hours 10 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
459 AM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-090900-
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-
459 AM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

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.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some containing brief heavy
rainfall, are expected today. Localized flooding is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some containing brief heavy
rainfall, are expected to continue Wednesday through Friday.
Localized flooding is possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 8, 12:51 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

OHZ026-081730-
Hardin OH-
1251 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN HARDIN COUNTY UNTIL
130 PM EDT...

At 1251 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near La Rue.
This storm was nearly stationary.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Kenton, Mount Victory, Ridgeway, Hepburn and Pfeiffer.

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 4070 8350 4070 8344 4069 8344 4069 8342
      4056 8342 4052 8341 4051 8342 4051 8358
      4069 8358 4073 8350
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 241DEG 4KT 4061 8346

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 2:33 PM EDT, 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
233 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

KYZ094-095-081900-
Owen KY-Grant KY-
233 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN GRANT AND
SOUTHEASTERN OWEN COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM EDT...

At 233 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 12 miles
southeast of Owenton, moving north at 15 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Owenton, Corinth, Keefer, Elk Lake, Beechwood, Needmore, New
Columbus, Harmony, Long Ridge and Natlee.

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 3835 8481 3835 8482 3836 8484 3836 8486
      3860 8484 3858 8469 3852 8459 3843 8463
      3842 8465 3837 8471 3835 8475 3834 8479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1833Z 191DEG 13KT 3838 8473

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Special weather statement, Jun 8, 3:09 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
309 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

KYZ092-094>096-081945-
Pendleton KY-Owen KY-Kenton KY-Grant KY-
309 PM EDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN KENTON...GRANT...EAST
CENTRAL OWEN AND WEST CENTRAL PENDLETON COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM EDT...

At 309 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near
Williamstown, moving north at 25 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 40 mph...
Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Williamstown, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Stewartsville, Cherry Grove,
Northcutt, Williamstown Lake, Gardnersville, Knoxville, Twin Bridges,
Keefer, Fiskburg, Camp Northward, Holbrook, Sherman, Piner,
Lawrenceville and Cordova.

This includes I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 146 and 167.

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 3851 8458 3853 8474 3877 8469 3878 8466
      3885 8452 3875 8442 3851 8451 3850 8455
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 193DEG 21KT 3859 8461

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 12:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	39 min
Jun 8, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami	33 min
Jun 8, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Logan	33 min
Jun 8, 5:07 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Scioto	2 hr
Jun 8, 5:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Adams, Pike, Scioto	119 min
Jun 8, 6:46 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Hocking, Pickaway, Ross	109 min
Jun 8, 7:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin	29 min
Jun 8, 2:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Owen	27 min
Jun 8, 2:48 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Grant, Owen	2 hr
Jun 8, 3:02 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Grant, Owen	2 hr

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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.