Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front that was dropping south through the region.
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Strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a cold front that was dropping south through the region.
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 21, 9:51 AM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1051 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 .SYNOPSIS... A cold front will drop south of the Ohio River today. The front is forecast to lift back north on Wednesday as a warm front ahead of low pressure developing to the west. Severe weather is expected Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night when the low will be tracking across northern Illinois and Indiana to Lake Erie. Thunderstorms will diminish Thursday as the low moves quickly to the east. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Cdfnt continues to slowly sag southward through the fa. Area of clouds along the front will move southward with it. Expect some thunderstorms to develop south of the front around the Ohio River and southward linger this afternoon. Northern locations will remain dry today. Highs this afternoon will range between 80 and 85 degrees due to the cold advection behind the front. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/... Mainly dry weather is forecast for early tonight though a few thunderstorms may linger in the far south near the frontal boundary. For later tonight, the boundary will be lifting back north ahead of deepening low pressure over eastern Nebraska, and thunderstorms are likely to develop in increasing lift and convergence mainly over southwest counties by Wednesday morning. As the low moves to Iowa and the boundary to Ohio during Wednesday, thunderstorms are forecast to spread northeast across the area. As the low tracks toward Lake Erie later on Wednesday, the thunderstorms are expected to become widespread Wednesday evening over northern counties, with scattered coverage in the south farther from the front. Very strong winds aloft in an environment containing around 3000 J/KG CAPE will greatly enhance thunderstorm development and organization. There is a good chance that a severe MCS will form and affect a swath of counties Wednesday evening and into the overnight hours. Damaging straight line winds will be the main threat, but isolated tornadoes and flash flooding will also be possible. Locations north of the Ohio River should see the bulk of the impacts. Convection will diminish but not disappear completely on Thursday in residual moisture and forcing in the wake of the low. High temperatures in the low 80s Wednesday will followed by somewhat warmer readings in the mid and upper 80s on Thursday. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... High pressure at the surface and aloft will provide a dry and mostly sunny period Friday and Saturday. Upper ridge axis will push east on Sunday, with upper trough and cold front bringing the next chance for precip Sunday into Monday. Temperatures will generally remain above normal through the period. && .AVIATION /15Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Latest surface analysis shows east-west oriented cold front in the i-70 corridor. Thunderstorms which developed in the unstable warm sector ahead of this front have dissipated. A band of mvfr CIGS have developed in the vicinity of the frontal boundary. Expect the slow moving front to push thru the southern TAF sites by mid morning. A stray shower is not out of the question until the front passes but probability is so low that have omitted any mention in the TAF fcsts. Expect a couple of hours of MVFR CIGS this morning with clouds diminishing to a few cumulus clouds and some high level clouds thru the remainder of the day. Westerly winds will shift to the northwest with passage of front. Gusts up to 22kts are possible this afternoon. VFR conditions through tonight with some increase in mid and high level clouds late. These clouds should mitigate widespread fog development. Have a mention of MVFR vsby restrictions at KLUK valley location. OUTLOOK...Showers and thunderstorms will again be possible Wednesday into Thursday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && SYNOPSIS...Coniglio NEAR TERM...Sites SHORT TERM...Coniglio LONG TERM...Kurz AVIATION...AR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 538 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088-220945- 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- 538 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL INDIANA...SOUTHEAST INDIANA...NORTHEAST KENTUCKY...NORTHERN KENTUCKY...CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE STORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL, BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...MULTIPLE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SAME LOCATIONS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
855 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0158 AM LIGHTNING 5 E VERSAILLES 39.08N 85.17W
06/21/2016 RIPLEY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOUSE WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT
DOWN.
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NWSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1116 AM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0215 AM LIGHTNING 2 SW FAIRVIEW 38.85N 85.11W
06/21/2016 SWITZERLAND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
*** 1 FATAL *** AN 11 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS FATALLY INJURED
WHEN A HEALTHY TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND FELL ON A
CABIN AT CAMP LIVINGSTON.
&&SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 1245 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 KYZ100-OHZ079-081-211730- LEWIS KY-ADAMS OH-BROWN OH- 1245 PM EDT TUE JUN 21 2016 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN LEWIS...SOUTHERN ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN BROWN COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM EDT... AT 1245 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GEORGETOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE... WINDS TO 40 MPH... PEA SIZE HAIL... FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... GEORGETOWN...WEST UNION...MANCHESTER...CONCORD...DECATUR... RUSSELLVILLE...CHERRY FORK...BENTONVILLE...CEDAR MILLS... LAKE WAYNOKA...STATE ROUTE 348 AT STATE ROUTE 125... REDOAK AND DUNKINSVILLE. DO NOT STAY IN THE OPEN NOR SEEK SHELTER UNDER TREES WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS. MOVE INDOORS WHEN A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES. TO REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS...GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILN AND SUBMIT YOUR REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY. LAT...LON 3884 8393 3897 8386 3885 8334 3860 8349 TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 292DEG 31KT 3888 8379
The Cincinnati radar (KILN), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:09 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were knocked down along with minor roof damage to a home.
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