A short wave pushed across the Ohio Valley with a moist unstable air mass in place.
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A short wave pushed across the Ohio Valley with a moist unstable air mass in place.
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 Jun 20, 12:39 AM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
139 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THIS WILL PULL A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE
REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THIS FRONT SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
VIGOROUS H5 S/W STILL PROGGED TO PUSH THRU THE LOWER GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE FA IN THE 05Z-10Z TIMEFRAME. 00Z ILN
SOUNDING SHOWED A PRETTY STRONG CAP...WHICH 00Z RUC SOUNDINGS
LIFTED OUT BY 06-07Z. RUC ALSO SHOWING ADDITIONAL AXIS OF
INSTABILITY NEAR 09Z...WITH LL SHEAR POTENTIAL AS WELL. THREAT
WILL MAINLY BE DAMAGING WINDS. 00Z RUC ACTUALLY SHOWING CVG AREA
WITH GREATEST INSTABILITY NEAR 06-08Z.
FFA CONTINUES...WITH EXPANSION OF TOR WATCH 483 TO INCLUDE
PORTIONS OF GREATER CINCINNATI AREA.
KEPT EXISTING LOW TEMPERATURES...JUST SPED UP TIMING OF
PRECIPITATION.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
HAVE THE MCS EXITING THE WRN FA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD.
KEPT POPS IN THE S/SE THRU 15Z AS CDFNT DRAGS THRU.
SUBSIDENCE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE MCS WITH HIGH PRESSURE...SO DRIED
OUT THE FCST FOR SAT AFTN. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SLIDES ACRS THE
REGION SAT NGT INTO SUN.
WEAK WRMFNT TRIES TO PUSH IN LATE SUN NGT. KEPT FCST DRY SUN NGT
FOR NOW...BUT POPS MAY BE NEEDED IN THE W AT A LATER TIME.
TRENDED FOR THE COOLER MAV GUIDANCE TOMORROW. THEN WENT A MAV/MET
BLEND FOR TEMPS SAT NGT THRU SUN NGT.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES ON MONDAY WILL
WORK VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH AXIS TRYING TO NOSE
UP INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. MODELS ARE HINTING AT THE
POSSIBILITY OF SOME SHORT WAVE ENERGY RIDING OVER THE TOP OF THE
RIDGE AND TRYING TO DROP DOWN INTO OUR AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
ALTHOUGH WILL KEEP MEASURABLE PCPN OUT OF THE FORECAST ATTM...THIS
MAY EVENTUALLY WARRANT SOME LOW CHANCE POPS FOR MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE AREA THROUGH
THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK...AND THIS WILL LEAD TO A CONTINUATION
OF TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. LOOKS LIKE A WEAK COLD
FRONT MAY DROP DOWN TOWARD THE AREA ON FRIDAY...POSSIBLY WASHING OUT
SOMEWHERE IN THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY. WILL THEREFORE GO AHEAD AND
INCLUDE A 20 POP FOR THIS LATE IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS TO
MVFR EARLY IN THE FORECAST. CONDITIONS WILL BE VFR BY 13Z. WINDS
WILL GUST OVER 30 KNOTS IN THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST
AND DECREASE TO UNDER 10 KNOTS BY THE END OF THE FORECAST.
OUTLOOK...NO SIG WX EXPECTED.
&&
.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR OHZ026-034-
035-042>046-051>056-064-065-074.
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JDR
NEAR TERM...JDR
SHORT TERM...SITES
LONG TERM...JGL
AVIATION...CONIGLIOHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1259 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ060>063-070>073-077>082- 088-210500- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE- FAYETTE OH-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN- HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 1259 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 484 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS COMPLEX WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE AND REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. OHZ026-034-035-043>046-210500- HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE- 1259 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE MIDWEST OVERNIGHT. THIS COMPLEX WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE AND REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. OHZ042-051>056-064-065-074-210500- DARKE-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PICKAWAY- FAIRFIELD-HOCKING- 1259 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 484 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL OHIO AND MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS COMPLEX WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE AND REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 119 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 INZ050-058-059-200600- WAYNE IN-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN- 119 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT UNION...FAYETTE AND WAYNE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM EDT... AT 116 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DALTON TO RUSHVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... RICHMOND...CENTERVILLE...HAGERSTOWN...CONNERSVILLE... EAST GERMANTOWN...LIBERTY...ALQUINA...ABINGTON AND ALPINE. HATZOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 207 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 INZ066-073>075-KYZ091-092-OHZ070-077-200645- FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN-RIPLEY IN-OHIO IN-BOONE KY-KENTON KY- HAMILTON OH-BUTLER OH- 207 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT BUTLER...HAMILTON... KENTON...BOONE...OHIO...RIPLEY...DEARBORN AND SOUTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 245 AM EDT... AT 203 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM OXFORD TO OSGOOD...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... VERSAILLES...LAWRENCEBURG...DILLSBORO...RISING SUN...FLORENCE... ERLANGER...INDEPENDENCE...HAMILTON...BRIDGETOWN...COVINGTON... INDEPENDENCE...AND CINCINNATI. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HATZOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 227 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 KYZ091>093-OHZ061-062-071-072-077-078-200715- BOONE KY-CAMPBELL KY-KENTON KY-CLERMONT OH-HAMILTON OH-CLINTON OH- WARREN OH-GREENE OH-MONTGOMERY OH- 227 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY...GREENE...WARREN...CLINTON...HAMILTON...CLERMONT... KENTON...CAMPBELL AND BOONE COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM EDT... AT 225 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RIVERSIDE TO BRIDGETOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. OBSERVATION EQUIPMENT RECORDED A GUST TO 44 MPH AT THE HAMILTON AIRPORT...AND A GUST TO 43 MPH AT THE MIDDLETOWN AIRPORT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... DAYTON...XENIA...MASON...LEBANON...BLANCHESTER...LOVELAND... CINCINNATI...COVINGTON...NEWPORT...AMELIA AND MILFORD. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. HATZOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 245 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 OHZ053-054-062-063-200730- FAYETTE OH-GREENE OH-CLARK OH-MADISON OH- 245 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN CLARK...EASTERN GREENE AND NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM EDT... AT 244 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR SELMA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... GLADSTONE...HARMONY...SHADY GROVE...SOUTH CHARLESTON...LONDON... SOUTH SOLON...PLATTSBURG...SOUTH VIENNA...BRIGHTON... BOOKWALTER...JEFFERSONVILLE AND MIDWAY. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. HATZOS
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 301 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 OHZ054-062>064-072-073-078>080-200745- CLERMONT OH-HIGHLAND OH-BROWN OH-ROSS OH-CLINTON OH-FAYETTE OH- PICKAWAY OH-GREENE OH-MADISON OH- 301 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT FAR SOUTHERN MADISON... PICKAWAY...FAYETTE...EASTERN CLINTON...WESTERN ROSS...NORTHERN BROWN...HIGHLAND AND CLERMONT COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM EDT... AT 258 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SHADY GROVE TO NEW ANTIOCH TO 8 MILES WEST OF GREENBUSH...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE... REESVILLE...OCTA...CHASETOWN...SABINA...MILLEDGEVILLE... JEFFERSONVILLE...LYNCHBURG...GREENBUSH...BOOKWALTER...NEW VIENNA... MIDWAY AND RUSSELL. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN... WHICH MAY FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD AND AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 309 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 OHZ065-074-200745- FAIRFIELD OH-HOCKING OH- 309 AM EDT SAT JUN 20 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN HOCKING AND SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM EDT... AT 309 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR LANCASTER...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE... LANCASTER...SUGAR GROVE...ROCKBRIDGE...NORTH BERNE...HIDEAWAY HILLS...WEST RUSHVILLE...BREMEN...RUSHVILLE AND OREVILLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO OCCUR. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD AND AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS.
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:54 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Trees were reported down on State Route 36.
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