Thunderstorm Wind, Boone
- When
- May 18, 2:00 PM EST to 2:05 PM EST
- Where
- Boone County, Burlington
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.033, -84.717
A few trees were downed.
Damaging Wind in Kentucky, May 18, 2006
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 18, 1:03 PM EST, 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 1:03 PM EST, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 203 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 .AVIATION /18Z-18Z/... WIDESPREAD CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SFC WINDS WERE GENERALLY NW WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 KTS...WITH CONSIDERABLE VARIANCE IN BOTH DIR AND SPEED. WBZ(S) RANGED FROM 4 KFT TO 5.5 KFT. THE ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE AFTER 23Z AS THE UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE ROTATES AROUND AN H5 LOW OVERNIGHT...AND HAVE HANDLED WITH VCSH AT THIS POINT. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1202 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006/ SHORT TERM /REST OF TODAY/... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVED ACROSS THE AREA. WITH THE LOW WBZ(S)...HAIL WAS COMMON WITH THE STORMS...SO HAVE PUT THIS IN ZONES ON UPDATE. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 357 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... CLDFNT IS PUSHING THRU THE ERN COUNTIES ATTM...RUNNING FROM NR CMH-RZT-FGX. FRONT SHOULD BE EAST OF THE FA IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. A FEW STRAY SHOWERS ARE BEHIND THE FRONT IN CNTRL OH...BUT THOSE SHOULD SLIDE THRU IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO ALSO. H5 LOW IS CLOSING OFF OVER LAKE ERIE ATTM AND AS IT DOES...H5 VORTS WILL SWING AROUND ACROSS THE FA TODAY. THIS COMBINED WITH CAA ALOFT SHOULD ALLOW FOR SHRA TO DEVELOP AGAIN...DROPPING IN FROM THE NW. NAM IS A LITTLE MORE UNSTABLE THAN THE GFS WITH LI DOWN TO -2. GFS LOWER TO AROUND ZERO. THREW IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY. GFS IS MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN NAM WITH PCPN WRAPPING AROUND LOW TONIGHT. RAN WITH A COMPROMISE WITH KEEPS PCPN IN THE NORTHERN THIRD. STILL A POSSIBILITY OF A STRAY SHOWER ON FRI IN THE EXTREME NE. REST OF FA SHOULD BE DRY WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. HIGH BUILDS IN FOR EVERYONE FOR SATURDAY. MAV TEMPS LOOKED REASONABLE. SITES LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... NO CHANGES TO PREVIOUS FORECAST. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 1:55 PM EST, 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 255 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ045-046-051>056- 060>065-070>074-077>082-088-191900- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-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- 255 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 363 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. OHZ026-034-035-042>044-191900- HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN- 255 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 18, 8:50 AM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
950 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0525 PM HAIL 3 E DUVALL 39.77N 82.90W
05/17/2006 E0.75 INCH PICKAWAY OH COUNTY OFFICIAL
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG ARCANUM 39.99N 84.55W
05/17/2006 DARKE OH LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED
0816 PM HAIL PLAIN CITY 40.11N 83.27W
05/17/2006 E0.75 INCH MADISON OH AMATEUR RADIO
1020 PM FLOOD CONNERSVILLE 39.66N 85.14W
05/17/2006 FAYETTE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER ONE FEET DEEP ON A COUNTY ROAD
1030 PM FLOOD LIBERTY 39.63N 84.93W
05/17/2006 UNION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIGH WATER ON SOME ROADS
&&Special weather statement, May 18, 9:49 AM EST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1049 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-181700- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICHMOND...CONNERSVILLE...LIBERTY... BROOKVILLE...VERSAILLES...LAWRENCEBURG...RISING SUN...VEVAY... CARROLLTON...WARSAW...BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA... OWENTON...WILLIAMSTOWN...FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...MOUNT OLIVET... MAYSVILLE...VANCEBURG...KENTON...CELINA...WAPAKONETA... GREENVILLE...SIDNEY...BELLEFONTAINE...MARYSVILLE...DELAWARE... PIQUA...URBANA...SPRINGFIELD...LONDON...COLUMBUS...NEWARK... EATON...DAYTON...XENIA...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE...CIRCLEVILLE... LANCASTER...HAMILTON...LEBANON...WILMINGTON...CHILLICOTHE... LOGAN...CINCINNATI...MILFORD...GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO... WEST UNION...PIKETON...PORTSMOUTH 1049 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING HAIL... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORMING IN A COOL ENVIRONMENT THAT IS FAVORABLE FOR HAIL. SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE REPORTED SMALL HAIL THIS MORNING. HALF INCH HAIL BRIEFLY COVERED THE GROUND AT BELLEFONTAINE AND SPRINGFIELD. LARGER HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL GROW MORE INTENSE. KEEP TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CONIGLIO
Local storm report, May 18, 10:47 AM EST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1147 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1143 AM HAIL ENGLEWOOD 39.86N 84.31W
05/18/2006 E0.88 INCH MONTGOMERY OH TRAINED SPOTTER
&&Local storm report, May 18, 11:06 AM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1206 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM HAIL TROTWOOD 39.80N 84.30W
05/18/2006 M0.75 INCH MONTGOMERY OH NWS EMPLOYEE
&&Local storm report, May 18, 1:21 PM EST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
221 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0208 PM HAIL NAPOLEON 39.21N 85.33W
05/18/2006 E1.75 INCH RIPLEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JCLocal storm report, May 18, 1:27 PM EST, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
227 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0211 PM HAIL NAPOLEON 39.21N 85.33W
05/18/2006 E1.75 INCH RIPLEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JCThe radar
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 18, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 18, 2006
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 18, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Washington, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Virginia, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 18, 2006
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5509367.