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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Wilmington, OH
NWS Wilmington, OH issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2023, 10:05 PM EDT for Fairfield County, Hocking 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
- Jul 20, 2023, 10:05 PM EDT (02:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2023, 10:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, OH
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fairfield County, OH, Hocking County, OH
The radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 109 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2049 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
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 Jul 20, 9:11 PM EDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 9:11 PM EDT, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 911 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023 .SYNOPSIS... Showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening ahead of a cold front. Some of the storms could be strong to severe. Dry weather returns Friday through at least Sunday afternoon when the next chance of thunderstorms arrives. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/... Updates this evening will be concerned with timing and placement of thunderstorms that are currently running along the I-70 corridor and moving east with a slight southeastward component. Upstream storms running along the cold front from west of Wayne County IN and to the southwest will not have the favorable atmosphere to work through with regards to severity, and the HRRR has been noting this to split over the Cincy metro area. While this seems reasonable, will not be lowering pops nor removing thunder until a definitive signal says there will not be any further firing along the front. Watch has been expanded by 3 counties this evening to account for the strong storms merging with the cell moving northeast from near KILN. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... Dry weather returns behind the front for Friday and Friday night as high pressure builds in from the west. Northwesterly flow keeps bringing in drier, relatively cool air (for July standards) under partly cloudy skies. Forecast highs on Friday are near 80 and forecast lows are near 60. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Mean trough still over the area will have various short waves moving through. Stronger impulses, with accompanying higher chance of showers and storms mainly in northern counties, will occur on both Sunday and Monday. After the Monday system moves through, heights will be rising resulting in increasing heat along with a drying out. There is some potential that there could eventually be some weak disturbances moving over the front side of ridge which could spark some convection. But at this stage, that far out in time, the probability looks quite low. && .AVIATION /01Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Line of thunderstorms moving into DAY and shortly thereafter CMH/LCK will be through these stations around 3Z with clear skies following. KILN can expect vcsh with a better chance of thunderstorms from 3-4Z, while CVG/LUK are not expecting much and the VCTS from 3-5Z was to time the frontal passage. A number of models are showing storms still firing along the front but the HRRR bypasses the tri-state with convection and this model is the one this evening's forecast is leaning heavily towards. Outside of storms, conditions should be VFR with little in the way of cloud cover once they are through. Sct cu in the morning will be broken in the afternoon and clear out at the end of the day, along with the northwest winds 8-12kt decreasing to under 6kt. OUTLOOK...Scattered thunderstorms possible Sunday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...Campbell NEAR TERM...Franks SHORT TERM...Campbell LONG TERM... AVIATION...Franks
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 4:22 AM EDT, 17 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Wilmington OH 422 AM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-210830- 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- 422 AM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023 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. Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. Some storms may be strong to severe with the primary severe weather threats being damaging winds and large hail. The most favored time for severe weather is from 4 PM to 10 PM. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today,
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 20, 9:38 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
938 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023
OHZ064-065-074-210215-
Fairfield OH-Hocking OH-Pickaway OH-
938 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF FAIRFIELD,
NORTHWESTERN HOCKING AND NORTHEASTERN PICKAWAY COUNTIES THROUGH 1015
PM EDT...
At 938 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Baltimore,
moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Lancaster, Baltimore, Bremen, Millersport, Pleasantville, Hide-A-Way
Hills, Royalton, Amanda, Thurston, Stoutsville, Carroll, Sugar Grove,
Rushville, West Rushville, Aw Marion State Park, Fairfield County
Airport, East Ringgold, US Route 22 at State Route 159, Hideaway
Hills and Clearport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a sturdy building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 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 3956 8285 3971 8294 3990 8260 3988 8247
3984 8247 3983 8240 3975 8240 3974 8237
3960 8238 3959 8233 3957 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 305DEG 34KT 3983 8264
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHLocal storm report, Jul 20, 9:41 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
941 PM EDT Thu Jul 20 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SW Saint Marys 40.52N 84.41W
07/20/2023 Auglaize OH 911 Call Center
Trees down. Time estimated from radar.
&&Local storm report, Jul 20, 9:45 PM EDT, 20 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Wilmington, OH issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 8:01 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Champaign, Logan, Union | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 8:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 8:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Champaign, Franklin, Madison, Union | 48 min |
| Jul 20, 8:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Delaware, Licking | 43 min |
| Jul 20, 8:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Miami | 26 min |
| Jul 20, 8:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clinton | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin, Licking | 42 min |
| Jul 20, 8:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Clark, Miami | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 8:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Greene | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 9:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin, Madison | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 9:15 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Franklin | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fayette | 27 min |
| Jul 20, 9:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Montgomery | 36 min |
| Jul 20, 9:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Highland | 42 min |
| Jul 20, 9:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ILN | Clark, Greene, Montgomery | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 9:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Fairfield | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 9:39 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Fairfield, Franklin, Licking | 74 min |
| Jul 20, 9:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Highland | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 10:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Greene | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 10:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 10:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Highland | 15 min |
| Jul 20, 10:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland | 33 min |
| Jul 20, 10:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILN | Clinton, Fayette, Highland | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Hocking | 37 min |
| Jul 20, 11:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Highland, Pike | 25 min |
| Jul 20, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ILN | Pike, Scioto | 35 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.