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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 12, 2021Grant County, Kentucky

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jun 12, 2021, 3:56 PM EDT for Grant County, Kentucky. It was in force for 34 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 12, 2021, 3:56 PM EDT (19:56 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2021, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH

County Grant County, KY

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 127 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: 656 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 828 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 87 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 12, 1:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 10:47 AM EDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1047 AM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>093-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077-078-080-130845-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-
Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-Campbell-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-Highland-
1047 AM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana,
Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Central Ohio, South Central
Ohio, Southwest Ohio and West Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

KYZ094>100-OHZ079-081-082-088-130845-
Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Brown-Adams-Pike-
Scioto-
1047 AM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Northeast Kentucky, Northern
Kentucky, South Central Ohio and Southwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Sunday into middle
afternoon. A few of the storms could become strong to severe, with
damaging winds and large hail being the main threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 1:49 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
149 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

KYZ098>100-121815-
Robertson KY-Mason KY-Lewis KY-
149 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MASON...ROBERTSON AND
NORTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM EDT...

At 148 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm near Tollesboro,
moving south at 15 mph.

STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
Winds to 35 mph...
Pea size hail...
Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning...
Very heavy rain...

Locations impacted include...
Maysville, Washington, Lewisburg, Tollesboro, Sardis, Blue Licks
Battlefield, Murphysville, Burika, Mount Gilead, Alhambra, Mays Lick,
Rectorville, Epworth, Ribolt, Peed, Fleming-Mason Airport,
Orangeburg, Helena, Glen Springs and Somo.

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 3844 8400 3844 8401 3854 8398 3864 8377
      3863 8376 3864 8371 3863 8366 3866 8364
      3869 8352 3850 8344 3848 8358 3851 8361
      3851 8363 3852 8363 3852 8365 3846 8386
      3849 8393 3845 8398 3842 8400
TIME...MOT...LOC 1748Z 352DEG 15KT 3861 8363

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Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:56 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
356 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

KYZ094>096-122030-
Pendleton KY-Owen KY-Grant KY-
356 PM EDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT GRANT...SOUTHEASTERN OWEN AND
SOUTHWESTERN PENDLETON COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EDT...

At 356 PM EDT, radar indicated a strong thunderstorm over
Williamstown, moving south 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...
Williamstown, Dry Ridge, Corinth, Stewartsville, Elk Lake, Beechwood,
Harmony, Cherry Grove, Northcutt, Williamstown Lake, Natlee,
Knoxville, Twin Bridges, Keefer, Camp Northward, Needmore, New
Columbus, Holbrook, Lawrenceville and Cordova.

This includes I-75 in Kentucky between mile markers 144 and 160.

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 3835 8482 3865 8477 3876 8450 3854 8446
      3854 8448 3851 8449 3851 8452 3849 8456
      3835 8474 3834 8479
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 353DEG 16KT 3864 8457

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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 12, 1:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mason	26 min
Jun 12, 4:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ripley	24 min
Jun 12, 5:21 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Franklin, Ripley	3 hr
Jun 12, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Ripley	51 min
Jun 12, 5:36 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Ripley	3 hr
Jun 12, 6:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	35 min
Jun 12, 6:47 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Fayette, Franklin	56 min
Jun 12, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	30 min
Jun 12, 7:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Fayette, Franklin	38 min
Jun 12, 7:17 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Fayette, Franklin	3 hr
Jun 12, 7:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fayette	31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.