Thunderstorms developed along a cold front that was across central Indiana and Ohio during the afternoon. A couple of these storms became severe.
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The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed along a cold front that was across central Indiana and Ohio during the afternoon. A couple of these storms became severe. The main threat from these storms was damaging thunderstorm 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 Aug 21, 2:55 PM EST, 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 355 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS... A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE APPALACHIANS BY TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY AIR TO BUILD IN FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/... THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG A COLD FRONT ARE AFFECTING MIDDLE OF FORECAST AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HAVE ISSUED A FEW SVR AND SEVERAL SPS SO FAR. EXPECT CONVECTION TO DIE DOWN EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST AND MORE STABLE AIR MOVES IN WITH HIGH PRESSURE. CLEARING SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 50S TONIGHT. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES MONDAY. MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON MONDAY NIGHT AS THE HIGH SINKS TO THE SOUTHEAST. EVEN WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE...TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO AROUND 80. READINGS WILL DROP AS LOW AS 50 MONDAY NIGHT. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... DISCUSSION TODAY CUT A LITTLE BIT SHORT BY ONGOING STORMS. THIS PERIOD OF FORECAST CONTINUES TO BE DOMINATED BY A LARGE SCALE PATTERN FEATURING A WESTERN RIDGE/ERN TROUGH CONFIGURATION...WITH OVERALL LITTLE THREAT OF MEANINGFUL PRECIPITATION. BEGINNING OF PERIOD FINDS THE LARGE RIDGE STILL ANCHORED OVER NEW MX/AZ WITH A SLOWLY DEEPENING SHORTWAVE TROUGH ATOP THE RIDGE IN NRN MN. THIS TROUGH ACTS TO TEMPORARILY PUSH ERN CONUS TROUGH AXIS OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC...SO HEIGHTS WILL BE RISING QUICKLY ON TUESDAY WHICH SHOULD SPELL A GOOD WARMUP IN THE AFTN ON TUESDAY BACK INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 80S...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING RESIDUAL DRY BOUNDARY LAYER FOR EFFICIENT HEATING UNDER SUNNY SKIES. STILL SEE A SIGNAL FOR AN MCS TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE WARM/MOIST ADVECTION DOWNSTREAM OF THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH...AND REMNANTS OF THIS COULD PUSH INTO THE FORECAST AREA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE EDGE OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD TEND TO PETER OUT QUICKLY ON WED MORNING...AND ANY REIGNITION OF STORMS SHOULD BE NORTH/WEST OF AREA ALONG THE ATTENDANT COLD FRONT TO THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH. A MUCH MORE COHESIVE MODEL SIGNAL NOW EXISTS THAT THIS WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SAG INTO THE FORECAST AREA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...SO CONTINUED THE STORM CHANCE IN THESE PERIODS. VERY WARM AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH ECMWF/GFS BLENDS INDICATING 850MB TEMPS IN THE UPPER TEENS /C/. IN FACT...LOW LEVEL THICKNESS TECHNIQUES AND MIXING 850MB TEMPS TO THE SFC ON WED/THURS AHEAD OF THE FRONT INDICATE SOME LOW 90S POSSIBLE...BUT WILL STAY SHY OF THOSE VERY WARM VALUES IN THE FORECAST GIVEN COMPLICATIONS OF CLOUDS/POSSIBLE STORMS. WEAKNESS IN THE HEIGHT FIELD LATER IN THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND SHOULD ALLOW IRENE TO COME NORTH INTO THE SERN CONUS. RIDGING AND DEVELOPING ERLY FLOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF IRENE WILL TEND SQUASH WHAT REMAINS OF THE WEAK FRONT...SO HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT HOW COOL/LESS HUMID IT MAY BECOME. SOME DETERMINISTIC DATASETS NOW KEEPING RATHER WARM TEMPS ESPECIALLY SRN CWA THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...WELL ABOVE NORMAL IN THE MID/UPPER 80S. WON/T GO QUITE THAT WARM...BUT WILL GO ON THE WARMER SIDE OF GUIDANCE AND THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. && .AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED ACROSS NW OHIO AND NORTHERN INDIANA BY MID AFTERNOON. SCATTERED CONVECTION HAD DEVELOPED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND THEN WILL DISSIPATE. OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VFR. EXPECT MVFR CIG/VSBY AND SOME IFR VSBY WITH THUNDERSTORMS. HAVE TEMPO TSTM GROUP IN TAFS FOR FIRST 3 TO 4 HOURS AND THEN USED CB AS EXPECT COVERAGE TO DIMINISH WITH PASSAGE OF FRONT AND/OR LOSS OF HEATING. AFT 01Z-03Z VFR CONDITIONS EXCEPT MVFR VSBYS 09Z-13Z. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TAF SITES MON. OUTLOOK...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...NONE. KY...NONE. IN...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CONIGLIO NEAR TERM...CONIGLIO SHORT TERM...CONIGLIO LONG TERM...BINAU AVIATION...PARKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1255 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-221700- 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- 1255 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO...SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
203 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
OHZ064-065-073-074-211845-
FAIRFIELD OH-HOCKING OH-PICKAWAY OH-ROSS OH-
203 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN ROSS...SOUTHEASTERN
PICKAWAY...HOCKING AND SOUTHWESTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM
EDT...
AT 156 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ADELPHI...
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...ROCKBRIDGE...HOCKING
HILLS STATE PARK...LOGAN AND CARBON HILL.
ALSO...SOUTH BLOOMINGVILLE...ENTERPRISE...LAKE LOGAN STATE PARK...
UNION FURNACE...HAYDENVILLE...STARR AND MURRAY CITY 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.
LAT...LON 3947 8216 3947 8227 3938 8229 3939 8250
3937 8252 3937 8263 3936 8274 3931 8275
3935 8287 3961 8283 3955 8215
BINAUSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 242 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 OHZ072-080-211915- CLINTON OH-HIGHLAND OH- 242 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN HIGHLAND AND SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM EDT... AT 238 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MIDLAND... MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...NEW VIENNA. ALSO...CUBA...MARTINSVILLE AND MORRISVILLE 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. LAT...LON 3942 8363 3929 8360 3929 8399 3935 8399 BINAU
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
246 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
OHZ063-073-211930-
FAYETTE OH-ROSS OH-
246 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ROSS AND SOUTHERN
FAYETTE COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...
AT 242 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR JASPER
MILLS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE.
ALSO...STAUNTON...NEW MARTINSBURG...ROCK MILLS...GOOD HOPE...SOUTH
SALEM AND FRANKFORT 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.
LAT...LON 3929 8320 3936 8338 3938 8338 3938 8341
3945 8359 3958 8353 3944 8314
BINAUSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 315 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 OHZ073-080-082-212000- PIKE OH-ROSS OH-HIGHLAND OH- 315 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN HIGHLAND...SOUTHWESTERN ROSS AND WESTERN PIKE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 308 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR RAINSBORO...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND PENNY SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...CYNTHIANA...KINCAID SPRINGS AND PIKE LAKE. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS. MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED. LAT...LON 3922 8312 3902 8319 3916 8349 3924 8345 BINAU
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
327 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
OHZ073-212015-
ROSS OH-
327 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT ROSS COUNTY THROUGH 415 PM
EDT...
AT 325 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BOURNEVILLE...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM.
IN ADDITION...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN CAN
BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...NORTH FORK VILLAGE AND
CHILLICOTHE.
ALSO...KNOCKEMSTIFF...ANDERSONVILLE...SUMMITHILL...MASSIEVILLE...
SCIOTO TRAIL STATE PARK...MOORESVILLE...LONDONDERRY AND RICHMOND DALE
ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. WATER WILL
POND ON ROADS AND MAY QUICKLY FILL ROADSIDE DITCHES AND SMALL
STREAMS.
RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT. IF THIS STORM BECOMES
STRONGER...THEN A WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.
LAT...LON 3917 8277 3920 8313 3929 8328 3946 8316
3939 8275SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
420 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
INZ066-073-074-212100-
FRANKLIN IN-DEARBORN IN-RIPLEY IN-
420 PM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN RIPLEY...
NORTHWESTERN DEARBORN AND SOUTHWESTERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES THROUGH 500
PM EDT...
AT 416 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF BUENA VISTA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.
IN ADDITION...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...OLDENBURG AND
BATESVILLE.
ALSO...BUENA VISTA...HAMBURG...PEPPERTOWN...PENNTOWN...SUNMAN...
LAWRENCEVILLE...WEISBURG AND ST. LEON ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS
STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING
THREATENS. MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MAY BE ISSUED IF THE STORM STRENGTHENS.
LAT...LON 3927 8530 3947 8530 3948 8530 3931 8486
3908 8502 3925 8533
BINAUThe Indianapolis radar (KIND), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:36 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A roof was blown off of a business and a few trees were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds.
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