A series of severe storms brought damaging winds and hail to the area during the evening hours of August 19th. One tornado was also reported.
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The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
A series of severe storms brought damaging winds and hail to the area during the evening hours of August 19th. One tornado was also reported.
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 Aug 19, 3:40 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 440 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS... UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS UNTIL A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN BE BELOW NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING PRIMARILY ALONG A BOUNDARY NEAR I-70 THIS AFTERNOON. APPEARS THAT THIS WILL LIFT NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CONVECTION THEN DIMINISHING WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR STORMS IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST ZONES LATE THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THAT THEY SHOULD WEAKEN BY THE TIME THEY MAKE IT THIS FAR EAST. OTHERWISE EXPECT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT. EXPECT LOWS TO BE NEAR PERSISTENCE. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO START EARLY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AS A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH PUSHES INTO THE FORECAST AREA. AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY REALIZED DURING THE DAY IS UNCERTAIN DUE TO CLOUDS AND COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION. GFS SUGGESTS THERE COULD FURTHER DESTABILIZATION LATE IN THE DAY AND IF THIS OCCURS THEN SOME SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS SHEAR WILL BE INCREASING PARTICULARLY IN WESTERN ZONES. SURFACE TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED AS ENERGY SWINGS THROUGH THE APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH. HAVE GONE WITH LIKELY POPS BOTH PERIODS. USED A MOS BLEND FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY BUT WENT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE WARMER GFS MOS FOR THURSDAY NIGHT LOWS. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A COLD FRONT WILL BE CROSSING THE CWA EARLY ON FRI WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NORTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. THE 12Z RUNS OF THE NAM12/GFS ARE TRENDING SLIGHTLY SLOWER WITH FROPA ON FRI...THUS HAVE SLOWED THE PROGRESSION OF LIKELY POPS A FEW HRS AT THE BEGINNING EARLY FRIDAY. WITH GFS ENSEMBLE AND ECMWF IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT...FCST IS PRIMARILY BASED OFF THE GFS. BEHIND THE FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY. WITH AN H5 TROF CROSSING THE CWA SAT AFTN...SCHC POPS WERE ADDED ACROSS THE SERN TWO THIRDS OF THE CWA. THE CWA WILL BE IN A NNWRLY FLOW BY SUNDAY ON THE ERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP RIDGE CENTERED ACROSS THE CNTRL CONUS. RIDGING WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST EARLY NEXT WEEK...ALLOWING FOR DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC BY TUESDAY...WITH MORE OF A SRLY FLOW BECOMING DOMINANT AT THE SFC. FOR TEMPS...CLOUD COVERAGE AND WEAK CAA BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LIMIT HIGH TEMPS ON FRI TO THE U70S TO L80S. AS THE H5 TROF MOVES EAST OF THE OH VLY...THE OH VLY WILL MOVE INTO MORE OF A NWRLY FLOW...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S ON SATURDAY...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS WARMING INTO THE L80S ACROSS NRN KY AND SW OH ON SUN. AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST OF THE AREA...TEMPS WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WARMER NEXT WEEK...IN THE LOW TO MID 80S ON TUES AND WED. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE COOLER THIS WEEKEND WITH DRIER AIR BUILDING IN AND ALLOW FOR DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING...WITH LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S FRI NIGHT INTO MON NIGHT. WITH A SRLY FLOW BY MID-WEEK...LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S TUES AND WED NIGHT. && .AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO POP UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WHILE NARROW LINE OF MORE FOCUSED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ALONG BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF FA. LOOKS LIKE KLCK WILL REMAIN UNDER THE GREATEST THREAT FOR THUNDER OVER AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ELSEWHERE...THUNDER WILL BE MORE HIT OR MISS SO WILL COVER WITH A VCSH/CB INTO EARLY EVENING. OVERNIGHT MODELS ARE ONCE AGAIN SHOWING A FAIR AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO STAY UP SOME THOUGH AND THIS MAY ALLOW FOR ENOUGH MIXING TO RESULT IN MORE STRATUS THAN FOG. INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY BE HAMPERED SOMEWHAT BY ANY STRATUS DEVELOPMENT...BUT POSSIBILITY FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. OUTLOOK...TSTMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM... SHORT TERM... LONG TERM...WOODRUM AVIATION...JGL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 622 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ091>093-OHZ026-034-035-042>044- 051>053-060>062-070>072-077>079-200900- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE- SHELBY-LOGAN-MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE-BUTLER- WARREN-CLINTON-HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN- 622 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 ...TORNADO WATCH 716 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST 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. TORNADO WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HOW UNSTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME. BUT IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY...THEN SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE AND REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. KYZ089-090-094>100-OHZ045-046-054>056-063>065-073-074-080>082-088- 200900- CARROLL-GALLATIN-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS- UNION OH-DELAWARE-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY- FAIRFIELD-ROSS-HOCKING-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 622 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HOW UNSTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME. BUT IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY...THEN SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 454 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 INZ050-192145- WAYNE IN- 454 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY THROUGH 545 PM EDT... AT 453 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR HAGERSTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HAGERSTOWN AND FOUNTAIN CITY. IN ADDITION...FRANKLIN...JACKSONBURG...ECONOMY...GREENS FORK... WILLIAMSBURG...MIDDLEBORO...BETHEL AND WHITEWATER ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. HAWBLITZEL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 548 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 OHZ034-035-192215- AUGLAIZE OH-MERCER OH- 548 PM EDT WED AUG 19 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MERCER AND WESTERN AUGLAIZE COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM EDT... AT 545 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED NEAR CARTHAGENA...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... COLDWATER...CELINA...ST. MARYS AND ROCKFORD. IN ADDITION...MONTEZUMA...BULKHEAD...NEPTUNE...TAMA...KOSSUTH AND MENDON ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM. ADDITIONAL STORMS IN SOUTHWEST MERCER COUNTY WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AND MAY MERGE WITH THIS STRONG STORM.
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A weak tornado touched down in an open field two miles west of Greenville near State Highway 502. Since this tornado occurred in an open field there was no crop or structural damage.
A few trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
A trained spotter estimated the wind gust.
Thunderstorm winds caused damage to trees, a roof on a mobile home, and windows. Nickel to quarter size hail was also reported.
Street flooding was reported with water stalling vehicles.
A tree was down on a house in New Carlisle. New Carlisle also receive penny size hail. Trees were also down in the Medway area.
Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Ohio, 2009Warnings in Ohio, August 2009
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: 191862, 191898, 191899, 191900, 191901, 191897, 191895, 191896.