Isolated severe weather occurred during the early evening hours of April 16th. The main threat from these storms was damaging winds.
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The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
Isolated severe weather occurred during the early evening hours of April 16th. The main threat from these storms was damaging winds.
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 Apr 16, 2:36 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 336 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THE FRONT...A COOLER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONTINUING TO FILL IN ACROSS OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE HAD A TOUGH TIME ORGANIZING SO FAR AS THE INCREASING SHEAR HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE LIMITED INSTABILITY. THAT WILL REMAIN THE QUESTION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AS WE START TO GET INTO A LITTLE BETTER LOW AND DEEP LAYER SHEAR. CONCERN IS THAT SOME OF THE PRE FRONTAL ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SOUTH WILL ADDITIONALLY LIMIT THE INSTABILITY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THIS MAY CONTINUE TO RESULT IN JUST A MARGINAL SEVERE THREAT INTO EARLY EVENING. A DRIER AIRMASS WILL QUICKLY FILTER IN BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT...LEADING TO CLEARING SKIES AND TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S BY DAYBREAK. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE MID/UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW FOR AT LEAST SOME DIURNALLY ENHANCED CLOUDS ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHEAST HALF OF OUR FA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WILL GENERALLY GO AT OR A LITTLE BELOW GUIDANCE FOR HIGHS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS GIVEN THE COOLER AIRMASS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE. SOME CLOUDS COULD LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. THIS COULD LIMIT RADIATIONAL COOLING SOMEWHAT BUT STILL EXPECT TEMPERATURES WELL DOWN INTO THE 30S SATURDAY NIGHT WITH AREAS OF FROST LIKELY. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... PREFER A BLEND OF 00Z ECMWF AND GFS ENS MEAN FOR EXTENDED PERIOD. MUCH OF NEXT WEEK WILL SEE BROAD NORTHWESTERLY UPPER FLOW ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...DOWNSTREAM OF A HIGHLY LONGITUDINAL RIDGE ACROSS THE ROCKIES. THIS WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-AVERAGE TEMPS WHICH WILL SLOWLY MODERATE THROUGH THE WEEK. CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHWEST CONUS WILL EVENTUALLY UNDERCUT THE UPPER RIDGE AND SLIDE INTO THE CENTRAL US. PREFER SLOWER ECMWF SOLUTION FOR THIS...KEEPING BEST PRECIP CHANCES HELD OF UNTIL LATE FRIDAY. && .AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... UPPER LEVEL LOW TO DEEPEN AND SETTLE INTO THE GREAT LAKES TNGT. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER NW OHIO TO DROP SE THRU THE TAF SITES DURG THE AFTN/ERLY EVENING AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER BY 00Z. HAVE TIMED MENTION OF THUNDER WITH EXPECTED PRE-FRONTAL AXIS OF INSTBY. THERMODYNAMICS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50KTS IN SOME OF THE BETTER UPDRAFTS. AT THIS TIME HAVE NOT MENTIONED THESE WIND GUSTS IN THE TAFS DUE TO LIMITED EXPECTED COVERAGE. IN THE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECT POSSIBLE MVFR VSBYS/CIGS AND THEN A PERIOD OF MVFR POST FRONTAL CIGS THIS EVENING BEFORE SKIES CLEAR OUT. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTN WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 30 KNOTS POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST BY 00Z. .OUTLOOK...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...JGL NEAR TERM...JGL SHORT TERM...JGL LONG TERM...HAWBLITZEL AVIATION...AR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 422 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 INZ058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ055-056-060>065-070>074- 077>082-088-172030- FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO-SWITZERLAND- CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN- ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-PREBLE-MONTGOMERY-GREENE- FAYETTE OH-PICKAWAY-FAIRFIELD-BUTLER-WARREN-CLINTON-ROSS-HOCKING- HAMILTON-CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- 422 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 71 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...AREAS OF FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH NIGHTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS. INZ050-OHZ026-034-035-042>046-051>054-172030- WAYNE-HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-DARKE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE- MIAMI-CHAMPAIGN-CLARK-MADISON- 422 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...AREAS OF FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH NIGHTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 342 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 OHZ070-071-162015- BUTLER OH-WARREN OH- 342 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WARREN AND SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT... AT 339 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HUGHES... MOVING EAST AT 95 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...LEBANON AND MORROW. ALSO...HAGEMAN...LOVELAND PARK...KINGS MILLS...MAINEVILLE...SOUTH LEBANON...MURDOCK...GENNTOWN AND OREGONIA ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. HAWBLITZEL
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
344 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010
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0343 PM HAIL BELLBROOK 39.64N 84.09W
04/16/2010 E0.50 INCH GREENE OH TRAINED SPOTTER
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BCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 344 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 OHZ061>063-162045- FAYETTE OH-GREENE OH-MONTGOMERY OH- 344 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY... SOUTHERN GREENE AND NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT... AT 339 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BELLBROOK...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...XENIA...WILBERFORCE AND JAMESTOWN. ALSO...SPRING VALLEY...GREENE COUNTY AIRPORT...TREBEIN...MIDDLETON CORNER...NEW JASPER...PAINTERSVILLE...BOWERSVILLE AND BELL CENTER ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 347 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 OHZ070-071-162015- BUTLER OH-WARREN OH- 347 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WARREN AND SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT... AT 339 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HUGHES... MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...LEBANON AND MORROW. ALSO...HAGEMAN...LOVELAND PARK...KINGS MILLS...MAINEVILLE...SOUTH LEBANON...MURDOCK...GENNTOWN AND OREGONIA ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. 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 418 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 OHZ064-065-074-162115- FAIRFIELD OH-HOCKING OH-PICKAWAY OH- 418 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN PICKAWAY...NORTHERN HOCKING AND SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT... AT 416 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR STOUTSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...SUGAR GROVE... ROCKBRIDGE...LOGAN AND CARBON HILL. ALSO...TARLTON...CLEARPORT...HIDEAWAY HILLS...ENTERPRISE...LAKE LOGAN STATE PARK...UNION FURNACE...HAYDENVILLE AND OREVILLE ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 550 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 OHZ064-065-074-162245- FAIRFIELD OH-HOCKING OH-PICKAWAY OH- 550 PM EDT FRI APR 16 2010 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN PICKAWAY... NORTHWESTERN HOCKING AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM EDT... AT 548 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR AW MARION STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...BALTIMORE... LANCASTER...SUGAR GROVE...PLEASANTVILLE...ROCKBRIDGE...BREMEN AND LOGAN. ALSO...AW MARION STATE PARK...SLATE RUN METRO PARK...RINGGOLD... STOUTSVILLE...LITHOPOLIS...TARLTON...ROYALTON AND AMANDA ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 108 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:11 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A few trees were reported down in Hocking and Berne Townships due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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