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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wilmington, OH

July 24, 2024Preble County, Ohio

NWS Wilmington, OH issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2024, 3:08 PM EDT for Preble County, Ohio. It was in force for 37 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: Jul 24, 2024, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2024, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, OH
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Preble County, OH

The radar

The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 83 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: 426 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 967 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 Jul 24, 1:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 1:50 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 3:45 AM EDT, 11 hours 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:22 PM EDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:36 PM EDT, 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:42 PM EDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:46 PM EDT, 22 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
246 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024

OHZ042-051-241915-
Darke OH-Miami OH-
246 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN
DARKE...NORTHERN MONTGOMERY AND WESTERN MIAMI COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM
EDT...

At 246 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Pleasant Hill,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail, 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. Hail may cause minor damage to
         vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death.
         Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Troy, Piqua, Tipp City, West Milton, Covington, Bradford, Pleasant
Hill, Union, Gettysburg, Laura, Pitsburg, Potsdam, Ludlow Falls,
Union Corners, Circle Hill, Farrington, Garland, and Grayson.

This includes I-75 in Ohio between mile markers 68 and 80.

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 4013 8419 4000 8414 3992 8424 3992 8430
      3997 8454 4015 8450
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 281DEG 16KT 4006 8443

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Coniglio

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 3:05 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 24, 3:08 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
308 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024

OHZ042-060-061-241945-
Montgomery OH-Darke OH-Preble OH-
308 PM EDT Wed Jul 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN PREBLE...
SOUTHERN DARKE...NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI
COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

At 307 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Lewisburg,
moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph, pea size hail, 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. Hail may cause minor damage to
         vegetation. Lightning can cause serious injury or death.
         Visibility will be poor and hydroplaning is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lewisburg, New Paris, New Madison, Brookville, Phillipsburg,
Eldorado, Verona, West Manchester, Gordon, Ithaca, Castine,
Interstate 70 at US Route 127, and Pyrmont.

This includes I-70 in Ohio between mile markers 4 and 22.

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 3998 8477 3994 8443 3992 8443 3992 8441
      3984 8439 3974 8446 3985 8481
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 283DEG 7KT 3987 8459

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Coniglio

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 24, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	26 min
Jul 24, 1:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Perry	33 min
Jul 24, 1:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami	31 min
Jul 24, 2:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami	24 min
Jul 24, 2:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Miami	29 min
Jul 24, 3:05 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Delaware	25 min
Jul 24, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Brown	28 min
Jul 24, 4:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Licking	33 min
Jul 24, 6:24 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Ross	36 min
Jul 24, 4:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Boone, Kenton	28 min
Jul 24, 7:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ILN	Boone	3 hr
Jul 24, 2:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	23 min
Jul 24, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Wayne	33 min
Jul 24, 5:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ILN	Dearborn	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.