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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

August 11, 2021Licking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2021, 3:14 AM EDT for Licking County, Ohio. It was in force for 31 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: Aug 11, 2021, 3:14 AM EDT (07:14 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2021, 3:45 AM EDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 40

County Licking County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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: 2269 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -54 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 900 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 5.7

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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 Aug 11, 3:13 AM EDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 3:13 AM EDT, 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 9:58 PM EDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
958 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 2021

INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-120200-
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-
958 PM EDT Tue Aug 10 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...Tonight.

Strong to severe storms are possible very late tonight with damaging
winds being the main threat. Locally heavy rain is also possible
with the strongest storms.

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

The heat index may reach between 95 and 100 on Wednesday.

The heat index may reach between 100 and 105 on Thursday.

Strong to severe storms are possible Wednesday through Friday with
damaging winds being the main threat. Locally heavy rain is also
possible with the strongest storms.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 1:07 AM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
107 AM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

OHZ034-110545-
Mercer OH-
107 AM EDT Wed Aug 11 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF MERCER COUNTY
THROUGH 145 AM EDT...

At 106 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was reported near Monroe, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph, frequent cloud-to-ground
         lightning, and very heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Lightning can cause serious injury or
         death. Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Celina, Coldwater, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Montezuma, Chattanooga,
Neptune and Tama.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

Motorists should slow down and use extra caution.

When thunder roars, go indoors! Do not stay in the open or seek
shelter under trees when lightning threatens.

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 4073 8446 4048 8446 4047 8479 4048 8480
      4073 8480
TIME...MOT...LOC 0506Z 285DEG 29KT 4075 8504

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

KC

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 3:14 AM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 11, 1:07 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Mercer	38 min
Aug 11, 3:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	31 min
Aug 11, 8:34 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	41 min
Aug 11, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Mercer	57 min
Aug 11, 2:55 PM EDT	Heat Advisory	ILN	Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark and 26 more	29 hr
Aug 11, 3:03 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Darke	27 min
Aug 11, 3:10 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Auglaize, Darke, Logan, Mercer, Shelby	65 min
Aug 11, 3:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Hardin, Logan	56 min
Aug 11, 3:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Darke, Miami, Shelby	41 min
Aug 11, 3:52 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign, Logan	23 min
Aug 11, 4:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Hardin	19 min
Aug 11, 4:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Union	29 min
Aug 11, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Delaware, Logan, Union	37 min
Aug 11, 4:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Champaign	30 min
Aug 11, 4:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Franklin, Madison	28 min
Aug 11, 4:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	32 min
Aug 11, 5:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union	42 min
Aug 11, 5:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ILN	Licking	41 min
Aug 11, 5:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	23 min
Aug 11, 5:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	32 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.