Thunderstorms developed in an unstable air mass ahead of an approaching disturbance. Some of these storms became severe.
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The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.
Thunderstorms developed in an unstable air mass ahead of an approaching disturbance. Some of these storms became severe. 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 Jun 26, 12:55 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
155 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TODAY...BEFORE A COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING
A CONTINUED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOMEWHAT COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND...BUT OCCASIONAL
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
STILL REMAIN IN A MINIMUM OF CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. SOME DEVELOPMENT HAS STARTED ACROSS THE FAR
NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA WHERE MESOANALYSIS SHOWS AN AXIS OF
GREATER INSTABILITY. SO THERE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE SCATTERED
STORMS SKIRTING THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. MEANWHILE A CLUSTER OF
STORMS IS MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST OUT OF ILLINOIS. CURRENT
TRAJECTORY WOULD HAVE THIS IMPACTING THE TRI-STATE THIS AFTERNOON.
BUT IT APPEARS THAT INSTABILITY IS STILL LACKING. HIGH CLOUDS SEEM
TO BE THINNING OUT AHEAD OF THE CONVECTION. SO WITH HEATING THERE
SHOULD BE FURTHER DESTABILIZATION. DEPENDING ON INSTABILITY WHICH
IS STILL UNCERTAIN...THERE STILL IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS. MOISTURE TRANSPORT STARTS TO FOCUS ON THE SOUTHWEST
COUNTIES BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SO THIS WILL INCREASE THE
POSSIBILITY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL TO OCCUR WITH THE STORMS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
BULK SHEAR LOOKS MARGINAL AT BEST...BUT IF ENOUGH INSTABILITY
PERSISTS THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. BUT CONCERN IS INCREASING FOR HEAVY
RAIN/FLASH FLOOD THREAT.
AS A WELL DEFINED SHORT WAVE DROPS INTO THE REGION EXPECT SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING AND
THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. LOW LEVEL JET IS FORECAST TO
FOCUS MOISTURE TRANSPORT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST
AREA. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER AND DEEP
WARM CLOUD DEPTH SUGGESTS THAT THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN IS
SUBSTANTIAL. THEREFORE HAVE ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL
BUT THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA.
BY THURSDAY...THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BE EAST OF THE CWA...BUT
LARGER-SCALE TROUGHING WILL BE BUILDING IN THROUGH ONTARIO. THE
AIR MASS WILL NOT HAVE CHANGED APPRECIABLY AT THE SURFACE BEHIND
THE LOW (THOUGH SURFACE TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER...SO WILL
TEMPS ALOFT). INSTABILITY-DRIVEN SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN CWA...AND THEN AGAIN
ON FRIDAY IN A SIMILAR NORTHWEST FLOW SCENARIO. POPS FAVOR DIURNAL
TIMING FOR BOTH DAYS...WHICH MAKES A DEGREE OF PROBABILISTIC
SENSE...AS TIMING OUT INDIVIDUAL WAVES AROUND THE MEAN TROUGH WILL
BE TOUGH TO DO THIS FAR OUT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
WENT WITH CHANCE POPS FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH
MONDAY...DROPPING TO A SLIGHT CHANCE NEXT TUESDAY WHEN DRIER AIR
MAY WORK IN AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH.
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL READINGS IN THE LOW 80S ARE IN STORE FOR
THE REST OF THE PERIOD AS CLOUDS...PRECIPITATION AND WEAK COLD
ADVECTION RESULT IN A COOLER THERMAL REGIME.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
PERIODS OF CONVECTION WILL AFFECT THE TERMINALS THROUGH THE FIRST
HALF OF THE TAF PERIOD. THESE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BRING
TEMPORARY MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS. LATEST INDICATIONS ARE THAT BEST
CHANCE FOR STRONG STORMS WILL BE BETWEEN 03Z AND 07Z AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES EXPECT LOW CEILINGS TO
DEVELOP. THESE CLOUDS WILL LIKELY DROP TO IFR APPROACHING 12Z.
CEILINGS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE IN THE PERIOD WITH SOME
ADDITIONAL SHOWERS POSSIBLE AS WELL. AFTER A WIND SHIFT WITH
FRONTAL PASSAGE THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY VEER.
OUTLOOK...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE...MAINLY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
&&
.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR OHZ060>065-070>074-
077>082-088.
KY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR KYZ089>100.
IN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR INZ050-058-059-066-
073>075-080.
&&
SYNOPSIS...HATZOS
NEAR TERM...
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...CONIGLIO
AVIATION...HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 341 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ042-051>056-060>065- 070>074-077>082-088-271945- WAYNE-FAYETTE IN-UNION IN-FRANKLIN IN-RIPLEY-DEARBORN-OHIO- SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN-GRANT- PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-DARKE-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- 341 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 374 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NEEDED TONIGHT. OHZ026-034-035-043>046-271945- HARDIN-MERCER-AUGLAIZE-SHELBY-LOGAN-UNION OH-DELAWARE- 341 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL OHIO...MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND 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. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS SOME QUESTION HOW MUCH INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP. BUT IT APPEARS THAT IT WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR SOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVERNIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1127 AM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE CHILLICOTHE 39.40N 82.97W
06/26/2013 ROSS OH EMERGENCY MNGR
SCATTERED TREES SNAPPED OFF IN CLAYBURNE HEIGHTS
NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE EMPTY TRUCK TRAILER TIPPED OVER IN
PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO SR-159.
&&
SNYDERPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1226 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE CEDARVILLE 39.77N 83.77W
06/26/2013 GREENE OH TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES DOWN. TIME APPROXIMATE.
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
259 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
OHZ042-051-060-061-261945-
DARKE OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-PREBLE OH-
259 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN PREBLE...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY...SOUTHWESTERN MIAMI AND DARKE COUNTIES
THROUGH 345 PM EDT...
AT 255 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF SHARPS CROSSING TO WEST ALEXANDRIA...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 50 MPH...
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...LEWISBURG...ARCANUM...
GREENVILLE...ANSONIA...ENGLEWOOD AND WEST MILTON.
ALSO...PALESTINE...WEST MANCHESTER...CASTINE...SHARPEYE...WAYNE
LAKES...SHARPS CROSSING...ITHACA...PYRMONT...GORDON AND VERONA ARE
NEAR THE PATH OF THIS LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS.
LAT...LON 4032 8458 3983 8424 3969 8467 4002 8482
4016 8481
SNYDERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 327 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 INZ073>075-262000- OHIO IN-DEARBORN IN-RIPLEY IN- 327 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL RIPLEY...SOUTHWESTERN DEARBORN AND OHIO COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM EDT... AT 323 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BENHAM... MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... WINDS TO 40 MPH... ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL... VERY HEAVY RAIN... SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...DILLSBORO...MOORES HILL AND AURORA. ALSO...OLEAN...FRIENDSHIP...FARMERS RETREAT...COLD SPRINGS... MILTON...HARTFORD...MOUNT SINAI...WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM. 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 3919 8496 3897 8487 3893 8529 3903 8532
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
339 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
OHZ061-062-262015-
GREENE OH-MONTGOMERY OH-
339 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY AND WESTERN
GREENE COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...
AT 335 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
GERMANTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 50 MPH...
ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...MIAMISBURG...WEST
CARROLLTON...MORAINE...OAKWOOD...KETTERING...DOWNTOWN DAYTON AND
BELLBROOK.
ALSO...WOODBOURNE-HYDE PARK...RIVERSIDE...OVERLOOK-PAGE MANOR AND
CENTERVILLE 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 3968 8447 3979 8411 3958 8406 3958 8417
3959 8429 3959 8446SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
342 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
OHZ051-053-061-262030-
CLARK OH-MIAMI OH-MONTGOMERY OH-
342 PM EDT WED JUN 26 2013
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...MIAMI AND
NORTHWESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...
AT 340 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAYTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE...
WINDS TO 40 MPH...
VERY HEAVY RAIN...
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...WEST MILTON...
VANDALIA...PLEASANT HILL...HUBER HEIGHTS...TIPP CITY...TROY AND NEW
CARLISLE.
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 4008 8403 4004 8404 4004 8399 3993 8389
3974 8438 3980 8442 4006 8442 4016 8410The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:49 UTC.
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Large limbs were downed in the Germantown area due to thunderstorm winds.
Trees were downed near the intersection of South Bickett and Jasper Road due to thunderstorm winds.
Trees were down on power lines along Drake Road in Madiera due to thunderstorm winds.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, June 2013
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: 459231, 459233, 459232.