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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

August 4, 2022Pickaway County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2022, 4:02 PM EDT for Pickaway County, Ohio. It was in force for 28 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 4, 2022, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2022, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 45

County Pickaway County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 60 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: 169 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -131 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1479 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -43 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 Aug 4, 3:56 PM EDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:56 PM EDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 4, 5:14 AM EDT, 10 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
514 AM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

INZ050-058-059-066-OHZ026-034-035-042>045-051>053-060-061-050915-
Wayne-Fayette IN-Union IN-Franklin IN-Hardin-Mercer-Auglaize-Darke-
Shelby-Logan-Union OH-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Preble-Montgomery-
514 AM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for East Central Indiana,
Southeast Indiana, Central Ohio and West Central Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected. A few storms may contain
damaging wind gusts. Heavy rain and localized flooding will also be
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

INZ073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ046-054>056-062>065-070>074-077>082-088-
050915-
Ripley-Dearborn-Ohio-Switzerland-Carroll-Gallatin-Boone-Kenton-
Campbell-Owen-Grant-Pendleton-Bracken-Robertson-Mason-Lewis-Delaware-
Madison-Franklin OH-Licking-Greene-Fayette OH-Pickaway-Fairfield-
Butler-Warren-Clinton-Ross-Hocking-Hamilton-Clermont-Brown-Highland-
Adams-Pike-Scioto-
514 AM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected. A few storms may contain
damaging wind gusts. Heavy rain and localized flooding will also be
possible.

The combination of heat and humidity will result in heat index
values between 95 and 100.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected Friday and Friday night.
Heavy rain and localized flooding will be possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
212 PM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

OHZ062-071-041845-
Warren OH-Greene OH-
212 PM EDT Thu Aug 4 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WARREN
AND GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM EDT...

At 212 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Waynesville,
moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 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...
Beavercreek, Huber Heights, Fairborn, Xenia, Bellbrook, Yellow
Springs, Wright-Patterson Afb, Cedarville, Waynesville, Wilberforce,
Spring Valley, Clifton, Centerville, Mount Holly, Roxanna, John Bryan
State Park, Oldtown, Greene County Airport and Trebein.

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 3984 8394 3983 8394 3982 8385 3982 8383
      3980 8383 3979 8378 3957 8391 3957 8398
      3952 8398 3954 8411 3976 8410 3984 8409
      3984 8406 3985 8405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 185DEG 27KT 3959 8406

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

KC

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 2:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 3:47 PM EDT, 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:02 PM 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 3, 8:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams	31 min
Aug 3, 8:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	29 min
Aug 3, 9:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	28 min
Aug 3, 9:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pickaway, Ross	33 min
Aug 3, 9:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	30 min
Aug 3, 9:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	24 min
Aug 3, 9:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Fairfield	35 min
Aug 3, 10:14 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	31 min
Aug 3, 10:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	11 min
Aug 4, 2:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Greene	33 min
Aug 4, 2:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Clark, Greene	45 min
Aug 4, 2:55 PM EDT	Flood Watch	ILN	Adams, Brown, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland, Hocking and 3 more	27 hr
Aug 4, 3:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown, Clermont	28 min
Aug 4, 4:06 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	39 min
Aug 4, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	36 min
Aug 4, 4:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Adams, Highland	42 min
Aug 4, 4:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	46 min
Aug 4, 5:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Pike, Scioto	41 min
Aug 4, 5:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Jackson	26 min
Aug 4, 6:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Butler	36 min
Aug 4, 3:07 AM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Owen	20 min
Aug 4, 3:23 AM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ILN	Owen	3 hr
Aug 4, 6:41 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Grant, Kenton	34 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.