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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 141, NWS Wilmington, OH

June 16, 2022Licking County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2022, 3:50 PM EDT for Licking County, Ohio. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 16, 2022, 3:50 PM EDT (19:50 UTC)
Expired: Jun 16, 2022, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Licking County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 16, 2:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 135 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: 1185 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1247 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 2.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 16, 3:25 PM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 3:25 PM EDT, 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 10:24 AM EDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 16, 1:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:38 PM EDT, 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
338 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

OHZ046-056-162015-
Licking OH-Delaware OH-
338 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
DELAWARE AND NORTHWESTERN LICKING COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

At 338 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Sunbury, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to outdoor
         objects.

Locations impacted include...
Sunbury, Galena, Hartford, Kilbourne and Olive Green.

This includes I-71 in Ohio between mile markers 131 and 138.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central Ohio.

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 4018 8286 4034 8298 4037 8293 4036 8292
      4035 8275 4028 8275 4027 8259
TIME...MOT...LOC 1938Z 265DEG 30KT 4030 8283

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...45 MPH

Special weather statement, Jun 16, 3:46 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
346 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

OHZ056-162030-
Licking OH-
346 PM EDT Thu Jun 16 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LICKING
COUNTY THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

At 346 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Centerburg,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, half inch hail, and frequent
         cloud-to-ground lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Hail may cause minor damage to outdoor
         objects. Lightning can cause serious injury or death.

Locations impacted include...
Utica, Hartford, St. Louisville, Purity, US Route 62 at State Route
661 and Fallsburg.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.

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

Residents in these areas should remain alert. If this storm becomes
stronger, then a warning may be needed.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central Ohio.

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 4013 8219 4023 8276 4027 8266 4027 8248
      4025 8248 4024 8219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1946Z 273DEG 36KT 4027 8267

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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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 16, 3:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	37 min
Jun 16, 3:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	44 min
Jun 16, 5:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	33 min
Jun 16, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	36 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.